| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 1838 | 1340 | 137.2 |
| 2 | MEL | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1682 | 1347 | 124.9 |
| 3 | COL | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1775 | 1500 | 118.3 |
| 4 | FOO | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 1499 | 1453 | 103.2 |
| 5 | RIC | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 1895 | 1509 | 125.6 |
| 6 | CAR | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 1769 | 1564 | 113.1 |
| 7 | FIT | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 1529 | 1355 | 112.8 |
| 8 | NME | 19 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 1328 | 1589 | 83.6 |
| 9 | GEE | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 1558 | 1737 | 89.7 |
| 10 | SME | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 1512 | 1826 | 82.8 |
| 11 | HAW | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 1280 | 1690 | 75.7 |
| 12 | STK | 19 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1124 | 1879 | 59.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 17 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | COL | 11. | 20 | 86 | L | 20 | Arden St | H | -22.1 | 10/12 | +13.4 | -36 | +1.6 | -20.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 24 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | GEE | 15. | 17 | 107 | L | 39 | Kardinia Park | A | -20.6 | 10/12 | +3.6 | -24 | -1.5 | -22.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 01 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | SYD | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 23 | Arden St | H | -22.1 | 10/12 | +1.2 | -11 | -1.2 | -23.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 08 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | HAW | 14. | 21 | 105 | L | 24 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -23.2 | 10/12 | -27.5 | +4 | -2.8 | -26.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 15 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | MEL | 14. | 11 | 95 | L | 45 | M.C.G. | A | -26.1 | 11/12 | +6.2 | -32 | -1.3 | -27.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 22 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | STK | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 24 | Arden St | H | -27.3 | 11/12 | -45.4 | +18 | +0.6 | -26.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 29 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | FIT | 9. | 20 | 74 | L | 24 | Brunswick St | A | -26.7 | 11/12 | +22.9 | -50 | +2.6 | -24.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 05 | 11. | 6 | 72 | v | WBD | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 15 | Arden St | H | -24.2 | 11/12 | +0.4 | -25 | +4.0 | -20.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 12 | 4. | 8 | 32 | v | ESS | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 54 | Windy Hill | A | -20.2 | 11/12 | +19.4 | -40 | -1.4 | -21.7 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 19 | 14. | 6 | 90 | v | RIC | 9. | 16 | 70 | W | 20 | Arden St | H | -21.7 | 11/12 | +14.6 | -36 | +5.6 | -16.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 03 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | CAR | 10. | 23 | 83 | W | 11 | Princes Park | A | -16.0 | 10/12 | +9.3 | -25 | +3.6 | -12.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 10 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | COL | 19. | 13 | 127 | L | 56 | Victoria Park | A | -12.4 | 10/12 | +17.1 | -30 | -2.6 | -15.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 17 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | GEE | 10. | 15 | 75 | L | 7 | Arden St | H | -15.0 | 10/12 | +6.7 | -22 | +1.5 | -13.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 24 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | SYD | 14. | 18 | 102 | W | 2 | Lake Oval | A | -13.6 | 10/12 | -7.4 | +6 | -0.4 | -14.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 31 | 11. | 18 | 84 | v | HAW | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 27 | Arden St | H | -14.0 | 10/12 | -23.9 | +10 | +1.7 | -12.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 14 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | MEL | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 32 | Arden St | H | -12.3 | 9/12 | +13.3 | -26 | -0.6 | -12.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 21 | 7. | 19 | 61 | v | STK | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 3 | Junction Oval | A | -12.9 | 10/12 | -43.1 | +30 | -2.7 | -15.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 28 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | FIT | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 14 | Arden St | H | -15.6 | 10/12 | -2.1 | -14 | +2.8 | -12.9 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Sep 04 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | WBD | 18. | 21 | 129 | L | 53 | Western Oval | A | -12.9 | 10/12 | -2.3 | -11 | -4.2 | -17.1 | ≡ |