| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1869 | 1281 | 145.9 |
| 2 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 1425 | 1133 | 125.8 |
| 3 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1625 | 1323 | 122.8 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1629 | 1232 | 132.2 |
| 5 | STK | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1630 | 1328 | 122.7 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1406 | 1327 | 106.0 |
| 7 | MEL | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1258 | 1417 | 88.8 |
| 8 | NME | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 1234 | 1310 | 94.2 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 1446 | 1763 | 82.0 |
| 10 | HAW | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1241 | 1766 | 70.3 |
| 11 | FIT | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1193 | 1655 | 72.1 |
| 12 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1060 | 1481 | 71.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 15 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | MEL | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 5 | Arden St | H | +1.7 | 7/12 | -16.1 | +18 | -2.3 | -0.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 22 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | COL | 16. | 17 | 113 | L | 63 | Victoria Park | A | -0.6 | 7/12 | +32.4 | -33 | -3.0 | -3.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 29 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | CAR | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 16 | Princes Park | A | -3.6 | 7/12 | +9.2 | -13 | -0.3 | -3.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 06 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | RIC | 11. | 22 | 88 | L | 20 | Arden St | H | -3.9 | 8/12 | +9.9 | -14 | -0.6 | -4.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 13 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | FIT | 9. | 6 | 60 | W | 31 | Princes Park | A | -4.5 | 8/12 | -51.2 | +47 | -1.6 | -6.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 20 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | HAW | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 22 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -6.1 | 8/12 | -23.4 | +17 | +0.5 | -5.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 27 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | WBD | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 13 | Arden St | H | -5.6 | 8/12 | -25.3 | +20 | -0.7 | -6.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 03 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | ESS | 13. | 10 | 88 | D | 0 | Arden St | H | -6.3 | 8/12 | +8.2 | -14 | +1.4 | -4.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 10 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | STK | 9. | 17 | 71 | L | 10 | Moorabbin Oval | A | -4.8 | 8/12 | +8.8 | -14 | +0.4 | -4.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 24 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | SYD | 14. | 7 | 91 | W | 16 | Arden St | H | -4.5 | 8/12 | +7.0 | +1 | +1.5 | -2.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 9. | 18 | 72 | v | GEE | 12. | 6 | 78 | L | 6 | Kardinia Park | A | -2.9 | 8/12 | +11.6 | -15 | +0.9 | -2.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 15 | 5. | 22 | 52 | v | MEL | 8. | 7 | 55 | L | 3 | M.C.G. | A | -2.1 | 8/12 | -9.5 | +7 | -1.0 | -3.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 22 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | COL | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 19 | Arden St | H | -3.1 | 8/12 | +25.0 | -28 | +0.9 | -2.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 29 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | CAR | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 13 | Arden St | H | -2.2 | 7/12 | +7.5 | -10 | +2.3 | +0.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 05 | 13. | 7 | 85 | v | RIC | 14. | 21 | 105 | L | 20 | M.C.G. | A | +0.1 | 7/12 | +22.9 | -23 | +0.3 | +0.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 12 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | FIT | 15. | 15 | 105 | L | 39 | Arden St | H | +0.3 | 7/12 | -24.4 | +25 | -6.4 | -6.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 19 | 9. | 19 | 73 | v | HAW | 7. | 3 | 45 | W | 28 | Arden St | H | -6.0 | 7/12 | -30.0 | +24 | +0.4 | -5.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 26 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | WBD | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 2 | Western Oval | A | -5.6 | 7/12 | -18.7 | +13 | -1.1 | -6.7 | ≡ |