| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2303 | 1768 | 130.3 |
| 2 | COL | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2399 | 1957 | 122.6 |
| 3 | GEE | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2224 | 1714 | 129.8 |
| 4 | ESS | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2323 | 1821 | 127.6 |
| 5 | FIT | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2413 | 2152 | 112.1 |
| 6 | HAW | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2313 | 2114 | 109.4 |
| 7 | RIC | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2323 | 2207 | 105.3 |
| 8 | NME | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2386 | 2293 | 104.1 |
| 9 | SME | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 2165 | 2522 | 85.8 |
| 10 | STK | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 1930 | 2266 | 85.2 |
| 11 | FOO | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 1764 | 2680 | 65.8 |
| 12 | MEL | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1824 | 2873 | 63.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Mar 28 | 16. | 16 | 112 | v | HAW | 23. | 15 | 153 | L | 41 | M.C.G. | H | -25.9 | 10/12 | -6.0 | -20 | -2.1 | -28.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 04 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | FIT | 23. | 17 | 155 | L | 45 | Waverley Park | A | -28.0 | 10/12 | -17.1 | -11 | -3.4 | -31.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 11 | 18. | 12 | 120 | v | WBD | 18. | 11 | 119 | W | 1 | Western Oval | A | -31.4 | 11/12 | -40.9 | +10 | -0.9 | -32.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 18 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | STK | 16. | 32 | 128 | L | 52 | M.C.G. | H | -32.2 | 11/12 | -24.8 | -7 | -4.5 | -36.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 25 | 13. | 5 | 83 | v | COL | 21. | 20 | 146 | L | 63 | Victoria Park | A | -36.7 | 12/12 | +16.2 | -53 | -1.0 | -37.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sun May 03 | 16. | 8 | 104 | v | GEE | 22. | 21 | 153 | L | 49 | S.C.G. | A | -37.7 | 11/12 | +11.3 | -49 | +0.0 | -37.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 09 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | CAR | 12. | 24 | 96 | L | 40 | M.C.G. | H | -37.7 | 12/12 | +16.5 | -54 | +1.4 | -36.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 16 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | SYD | 17. | 25 | 127 | L | 44 | Lake Oval | A | -36.3 | 11/12 | -2.6 | -22 | -2.2 | -38.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 23 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | ESS | 14. | 20 | 104 | L | 34 | M.C.G. | H | -38.5 | 12/12 | +7.6 | -46 | +1.2 | -37.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat May 30 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | NME | 25. | 22 | 172 | L | 129 | Waverley Park | H | -37.3 | 12/12 | +22.8 | -60 | -6.9 | -44.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 06 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | RIC | 20. | 16 | 136 | L | 42 | M.C.G. | A | -44.2 | 12/12 | +9.6 | -54 | +1.2 | -43.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 13 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | FIT | 17. | 32 | 134 | L | 44 | M.C.G. | H | -43.0 | 12/12 | -5.7 | -37 | -0.7 | -43.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 20 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | WBD | 19. | 11 | 125 | L | 31 | Waverley Park | H | -43.7 | 12/12 | -30.7 | -13 | -1.8 | -45.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jun 27 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | STK | 18. | 19 | 127 | L | 72 | Moorabbin Oval | A | -45.5 | 12/12 | -27.7 | -18 | -5.4 | -50.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 11 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | COL | 12. | 16 | 88 | L | 22 | M.C.G. | H | -50.9 | 12/12 | +18.6 | -70 | +4.8 | -46.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 18 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | GEE | 22. | 35 | 167 | L | 88 | M.C.G. | H | -46.2 | 12/12 | +27.2 | -73 | -1.5 | -47.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 25 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | CAR | 23. | 15 | 153 | L | 53 | Princes Park | A | -47.6 | 12/12 | +18.9 | -67 | +1.4 | -46.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 01 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | SYD | 17. | 13 | 115 | L | 29 | M.C.G. | H | -46.3 | 12/12 | +5.0 | -39 | +1.0 | -45.2 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 08 | 9. | 6 | 60 | v | ESS | 14. | 20 | 104 | L | 44 | Windy Hill | A | -45.2 | 12/12 | +20.4 | -66 | +2.2 | -43.1 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 15 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | NME | 21. | 19 | 145 | L | 58 | Arden St | A | -43.1 | 12/12 | -6.5 | -37 | -2.1 | -45.2 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 22 | 15. | 9 | 99 | v | RIC | 17. | 14 | 116 | L | 17 | M.C.G. | H | -45.2 | 12/12 | +9.2 | -54 | +3.7 | -41.5 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 29 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | HAW | 15. | 20 | 110 | L | 53 | Princes Park | A | -41.5 | 12/12 | -1.6 | -40 | -1.3 | -42.8 | ≡ |