| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1429 | 979 | 146.0 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1420 | 1128 | 125.9 |
| 3 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1427 | 1171 | 121.9 |
| 4 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1323 | 1159 | 114.2 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1304 | 1147 | 113.7 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1308 | 1365 | 95.8 |
| 7 | HAW | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 1193 | 1342 | 88.9 |
| 8 | FIT | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1190 | 1332 | 89.3 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1210 | 1374 | 88.1 |
| 10 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1277 | 1471 | 86.8 |
| 11 | STK | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 1170 | 1330 | 88.0 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1038 | 1491 | 69.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 14 | 15. | 8 | 98 | v | STK | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 57 | Arden St | H | -19.7 | 11/12 | -54.2 | +34 | +2.3 | -17.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 21 | 2. | 10 | 22 | v | GEE | 16. | 14 | 110 | L | 88 | Kardinia Park | A | -17.5 | 11/12 | +15.1 | -33 | -5.5 | -23.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 28 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | ESS | 15. | 17 | 107 | L | 42 | Arden St | H | -23.0 | 11/12 | +15.2 | -38 | -0.4 | -23.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 05 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | CAR | 15. | 12 | 102 | L | 8 | Princes Park | A | -23.4 | 11/12 | -12.3 | -11 | +0.3 | -23.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 12 | 7. | 6 | 48 | v | FIT | 8. | 15 | 63 | L | 15 | Brunswick St | A | -23.1 | 11/12 | +0.2 | -23 | +0.8 | -22.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 19 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | MEL | 11. | 18 | 84 | L | 42 | Arden St | H | -22.3 | 11/12 | +29.7 | -52 | +1.0 | -21.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 26 | 15. | 7 | 97 | v | SYD | 7. | 16 | 58 | W | 39 | Arden St | H | -21.3 | 11/12 | -1.7 | -8 | +4.7 | -16.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 02 | 3. | 4 | 22 | v | COL | 9. | 10 | 64 | L | 42 | Victoria Park | A | -16.6 | 11/12 | +12.9 | -30 | -1.2 | -17.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 09 | 3. | 12 | 30 | v | HAW | 7. | 13 | 55 | L | 25 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -17.9 | 11/12 | -8.1 | -10 | -1.5 | -19.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 16 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | RIC | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 10 | Arden St | H | -19.4 | 11/12 | -11.3 | -8 | -0.2 | -19.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 30 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | WBD | 6. | 13 | 49 | L | 10 | Arden St | H | -19.6 | 11/12 | +15.3 | -35 | +2.5 | -17.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 07 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | STK | 20. | 9 | 129 | L | 78 | Junction Oval | A | -17.1 | 11/12 | -23.5 | +6 | -8.4 | -25.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 14 | 7. | 5 | 47 | v | GEE | 19. | 15 | 129 | L | 82 | Arden St | H | -25.5 | 12/12 | +13.7 | -39 | -4.3 | -29.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 21 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | ESS | 10. | 18 | 78 | L | 31 | Windy Hill | A | -29.8 | 12/12 | -7.2 | -23 | -0.8 | -30.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 28 | 4. | 8 | 32 | v | CAR | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 50 | Arden St | H | -30.6 | 12/12 | +5.0 | -36 | -1.4 | -32.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 04 | 14. | 21 | 105 | v | FIT | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 49 | Arden St | H | -32.1 | 12/12 | -6.6 | -25 | +7.4 | -24.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 11 | 11. | 5 | 71 | v | MEL | 16. | 18 | 114 | L | 43 | M.C.G. | A | -24.6 | 12/12 | +21.7 | -46 | +0.3 | -24.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 18 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | SYD | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 32 | Lake Oval | A | -24.3 | 12/12 | +1.1 | -13 | -1.9 | -26.2 | ≡ |