| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 1942 | 1197 | 162.2 |
| 2 | NME | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1595 | 1293 | 123.4 |
| 3 | MEL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1485 | 1205 | 123.2 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1562 | 1256 | 124.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1452 | 1314 | 110.5 |
| 6 | RIC | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1506 | 1476 | 102.0 |
| 7 | COL | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1586 | 1437 | 110.4 |
| 8 | CAR | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1528 | 1637 | 93.3 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1341 | 1553 | 86.3 |
| 10 | FOO | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1475 | 1608 | 91.7 |
| 11 | SME | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1438 | 1904 | 75.5 |
| 12 | HAW | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1022 | 2052 | 49.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 22 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | RIC | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 10 | Arden St | H | +16.5 | 2/12 | +8.7 | +8 | +0.2 | +16.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 29 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | CAR | 18. | 18 | 126 | L | 16 | Princes Park | A | +16.7 | 2/12 | +13.5 | +3 | -1.9 | +14.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 06 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | MEL | 7. | 17 | 59 | W | 24 | Arden St | H | +14.8 | 3/12 | +13.1 | +2 | +2.2 | +17.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 13 | 10. | 18 | 78 | v | STK | 12. | 8 | 80 | L | 2 | Junction Oval | A | +17.0 | 2/12 | -11.9 | +29 | -3.1 | +13.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 20 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | SYD | 14. | 9 | 93 | W | 3 | Arden St | H | +13.9 | 3/12 | -24.4 | +50 | -4.7 | +9.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 27 | 13. | 8 | 86 | v | ESS | 11. | 5 | 71 | W | 15 | Arden St | H | +9.2 | 5/12 | +25.8 | -17 | +3.2 | +12.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 03 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | FIT | 7. | 7 | 49 | W | 44 | Brunswick St | A | +12.3 | 4/12 | -1.8 | +14 | +3.0 | +15.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 12 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | GEE | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 17 | Arden St | H | +15.3 | 3/12 | +17.9 | -3 | +2.0 | +17.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 17 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | COL | 9. | 12 | 66 | W | 32 | Victoria Park | A | +17.3 | 2/12 | +8.5 | +9 | +2.3 | +19.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 24 | 12. | 22 | 94 | v | WBD | 13. | 12 | 90 | W | 4 | Western Oval | A | +19.6 | 2/12 | -13.2 | +33 | -2.9 | +16.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | HAW | 2. | 13 | 25 | W | 75 | Arden St | H | +16.7 | 2/12 | -45.3 | +62 | +1.3 | +18.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | RIC | 10. | 10 | 70 | L | 13 | Punt Rd | A | +18.0 | 3/12 | +5.3 | +13 | -2.6 | +15.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 15 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | CAR | 11. | 14 | 80 | W | 10 | Arden St | H | +15.5 | 3/12 | +0.7 | +15 | -0.5 | +15.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 22 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | MEL | 4. | 8 | 32 | W | 23 | M.C.G. | A | +15.0 | 4/12 | +16.1 | -1 | +2.4 | +17.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 05 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | STK | 7. | 5 | 47 | W | 57 | Arden St | H | +17.4 | 2/12 | -19.9 | +37 | +2.0 | +19.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 12 | 21. | 14 | 140 | v | SYD | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 51 | Lake Oval | A | +19.4 | 2/12 | -14.7 | +46 | +0.5 | +19.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 19 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | ESS | 15. | 12 | 102 | L | 8 | Windy Hill | A | +19.9 | 2/12 | +31.1 | -11 | +0.3 | +20.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 26 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | FIT | 13. | 12 | 90 | L | 24 | Arden St | H | +20.2 | 2/12 | +4.6 | +16 | -4.0 | +16.2 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 09 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | ESS | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 3 | M.C.G. | A | +16.2 | 3/12 | +34.2 | -18 | +1.5 | +17.7 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 16 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | GEE | 12. | 11 | 83 | W | 17 | M.C.G. | H | +17.7 | 2/12 | +16.9 | +1 | +1.6 | +19.3 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 23 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | ESS | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 38 | M.C.G. | A | +19.3 | 2/12 | +32.7 | -13 | -2.5 | +16.9 | ≡ |