| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 2333 | 1709 | 136.5 |
| 2 | CAR | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2146 | 1911 | 112.3 |
| 3 | STK | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 1926 | 1532 | 125.7 |
| 4 | SME | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 1914 | 1828 | 104.7 |
| 5 | GEE | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 1949 | 1903 | 102.4 |
| 6 | RIC | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2029 | 1998 | 101.6 |
| 7 | FOO | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1728 | 1894 | 91.2 |
| 8 | HAW | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2264 | 1986 | 114.0 |
| 9 | FIT | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 1774 | 2155 | 82.3 |
| 10 | MEL | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 1705 | 2043 | 83.5 |
| 11 | ESS | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 1734 | 2128 | 81.5 |
| 12 | NME | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 1574 | 1989 | 79.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 04 | 7. | 6 | 48 | v | STK | 14. | 16 | 100 | L | 52 | Moorabbin Oval | A | -15.1 | 9/12 | +3.1 | -18 | -3.4 | -18.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 11 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | SYD | 8. | 12 | 60 | L | 1 | Arden St | H | -18.5 | 11/12 | -21.9 | +15 | -1.6 | -20.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 18 | 18. | 13 | 121 | v | MEL | 8. | 16 | 64 | W | 57 | Arden St | H | -20.1 | 10/12 | -13.1 | -7 | +6.4 | -13.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 25 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | CAR | 16. | 16 | 112 | L | 19 | Princes Park | A | -13.7 | 9/12 | +22.6 | -36 | +1.7 | -12.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 02 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | FIT | 5. | 24 | 54 | L | 5 | Junction Oval | A | -12.0 | 9/12 | -28.5 | +16 | -2.1 | -14.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 09 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | COL | 17. | 30 | 132 | L | 66 | Arden St | H | -14.2 | 11/12 | +23.2 | -37 | -2.9 | -17.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 16 | 9. | 22 | 76 | v | ESS | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 16 | Waverley Park | A | -17.0 | 11/12 | -4.7 | -12 | +2.8 | -14.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 23 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | WBD | 13. | 18 | 96 | L | 29 | Arden St | H | -14.2 | 11/12 | -8.2 | -6 | -2.3 | -16.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 30 | 15. | 7 | 97 | v | RIC | 10. | 17 | 77 | W | 20 | M.C.G. | A | -16.5 | 11/12 | +6.4 | -23 | +4.3 | -12.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 06 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | HAW | 11. | 9 | 75 | L | 13 | Waverley Park | H | -12.2 | 10/12 | +5.1 | -17 | +0.4 | -11.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Mon Jun 15 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | GEE | 11. | 17 | 83 | L | 19 | Kardinia Park | A | -11.8 | 10/12 | +6.5 | -18 | -0.1 | -11.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 20 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | STK | 11. | 5 | 71 | L | 31 | Arden St | H | -11.8 | 10/12 | +10.8 | -23 | -0.8 | -12.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 27 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | SYD | 16. | 9 | 105 | L | 9 | Lake Oval | A | -12.7 | 10/12 | +8.1 | -9 | -0.0 | -12.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 04 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | MEL | 11. | 19 | 85 | L | 8 | M.C.G. | A | -12.7 | 10/12 | -21.9 | +9 | -1.7 | -14.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 11 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | CAR | 13. | 21 | 99 | L | 68 | Waverley Park | H | -14.4 | 10/12 | +12.6 | -27 | -4.1 | -18.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 18 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | FIT | 18. | 14 | 122 | L | 27 | Arden St | H | -18.5 | 11/12 | -13.0 | -6 | -2.1 | -20.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 25 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | COL | 14. | 21 | 105 | L | 49 | Victoria Park | A | -20.7 | 12/12 | +11.3 | -32 | -1.7 | -22.4 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 01 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | ESS | 16. | 22 | 118 | L | 27 | Arden St | H | -22.4 | 11/12 | -12.6 | -10 | -1.7 | -24.1 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 08 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | WBD | 10. | 23 | 83 | L | 2 | Western Oval | A | -24.1 | 12/12 | -11.5 | -13 | +1.1 | -23.0 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 15 | 7. | 6 | 48 | v | RIC | 16. | 10 | 106 | L | 58 | Arden St | H | -23.0 | 12/12 | -2.1 | -21 | -3.7 | -26.7 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 22 | 9. | 20 | 74 | v | HAW | 21. | 14 | 140 | L | 66 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -26.7 | 12/12 | +7.6 | -34 | -3.2 | -29.9 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 29 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | GEE | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 41 | Arden St | H | -29.9 | 12/12 | +0.3 | -30 | +7.1 | -22.8 | ≡ |