| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 1860 | 1428 | 130.3 |
| 2 | CAR | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 1751 | 1343 | 130.4 |
| 3 | GEE | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 1528 | 1431 | 106.8 |
| 4 | STK | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 58 | 1718 | 1263 | 136.0 |
| 5 | RIC | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 56 | 1889 | 1536 | 123.0 |
| 6 | HAW | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 1934 | 1869 | 103.5 |
| 7 | COL | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 1623 | 1717 | 94.5 |
| 8 | MEL | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 1434 | 1709 | 83.9 |
| 9 | SME | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 1639 | 1954 | 83.9 |
| 10 | FOO | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 1413 | 1710 | 82.6 |
| 11 | FIT | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 1643 | 2035 | 80.7 |
| 12 | NME | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 1266 | 1703 | 74.3 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 15 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | WBD | 9. | 18 | 72 | W | 16 | Western Oval | A | -3.5 | 7/12 | -21.1 | +18 | -0.2 | -3.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 20 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | ESS | 10. | 22 | 82 | L | 19 | Arden St | H | -3.6 | 7/12 | +11.6 | -15 | -0.4 | -4.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 27 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | FIT | 14. | 7 | 91 | W | 16 | Arden St | H | -4.0 | 7/12 | -18.3 | +14 | +0.2 | -3.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 04 | 12. | 4 | 76 | v | MEL | 12. | 10 | 82 | L | 6 | M.C.G. | A | -3.8 | 7/12 | -13.6 | +10 | -1.6 | -5.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 11 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | STK | 9. | 7 | 61 | L | 12 | Arden St | H | -5.4 | 7/12 | +21.2 | -27 | +1.5 | -3.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 18 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | RIC | 14. | 17 | 101 | L | 70 | M.C.G. | A | -3.9 | 7/12 | +24.9 | -29 | -4.1 | -8.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 25 | 7. | 15 | 57 | v | SYD | 8. | 13 | 61 | L | 4 | Arden St | H | -8.1 | 7/12 | -9.1 | +13 | -1.7 | -9.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 08 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | GEE | 13. | 11 | 89 | L | 24 | Arden St | H | -9.8 | 8/12 | +11.7 | -22 | -0.2 | -10.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 15 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | CAR | 20. | 11 | 131 | L | 56 | Princes Park | A | -10.0 | 8/12 | +17.2 | -27 | -2.9 | -12.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 22 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | HAW | 15. | 16 | 106 | L | 44 | Arden St | H | -12.9 | 8/12 | -17.5 | +5 | -4.9 | -17.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 29 | 4. | 8 | 32 | v | COL | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 62 | Victoria Park | A | -17.8 | 10/12 | +2.5 | -20 | -4.2 | -21.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 06 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | WBD | 9. | 18 | 72 | L | 15 | Arden St | H | -21.9 | 11/12 | -21.3 | -1 | -1.4 | -23.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 13 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | ESS | 16. | 19 | 115 | L | 52 | Windy Hill | A | -23.4 | 11/12 | +14.2 | -38 | -1.4 | -24.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 20 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | FIT | 13. | 17 | 95 | L | 27 | Princes Park | A | -24.8 | 12/12 | -23.7 | -1 | -2.6 | -27.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 27 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | MEL | 6. | 4 | 40 | L | 2 | Arden St | H | -27.4 | 12/12 | -12.9 | -15 | +1.3 | -26.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 03 | 6. | 3 | 39 | v | STK | 8. | 13 | 61 | L | 22 | Moorabbin Oval | A | -26.2 | 12/12 | +13.3 | -39 | +1.7 | -24.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 10 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | RIC | 11. | 19 | 85 | L | 34 | Arden St | H | -24.4 | 12/12 | +17.6 | -42 | +0.8 | -23.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 17 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | SYD | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 11 | Lake Oval | A | -23.6 | 12/12 | -6.2 | -5 | +1.6 | -22.0 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 24 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | GEE | 14. | 13 | 97 | L | 10 | Kardinia Park | A | -22.0 | 12/12 | +7.0 | -29 | +1.9 | -20.1 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 31 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | CAR | 15. | 10 | 100 | L | 21 | Arden St | H | -20.1 | 11/12 | +16.8 | -37 | +1.6 | -18.5 | ≡ |