| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 2556 | 1994 | 128.2 |
| 2 | HAW | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2724 | 2069 | 131.7 |
| 3 | CAR | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2332 | 2014 | 115.8 |
| 4 | COL | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2260 | 2072 | 109.1 |
| 5 | FIT | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 2405 | 2345 | 102.6 |
| 6 | GEE | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 2112 | 2239 | 94.3 |
| 7 | FOO | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1992 | 2123 | 93.8 |
| 8 | RIC | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2157 | 2373 | 90.9 |
| 9 | MEL | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2328 | 2233 | 104.3 |
| 10 | SYD | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2223 | 2522 | 88.1 |
| 11 | NME | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 2174 | 2661 | 81.7 |
| 12 | STK | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 1904 | 2522 | 75.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Mar 31 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | CAR | 31. | 13 | 199 | L | 137 | Waverley Park | H | +27.5 | 1/12 | +5.3 | +22 | -15.9 | +11.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 07 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | RIC | 15. | 17 | 107 | L | 14 | M.C.G. | A | +11.6 | 5/12 | -16.3 | +28 | -4.2 | +7.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 14 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | WBD | 25. | 14 | 164 | L | 63 | Arden St | H | +7.4 | 6/12 | -13.9 | +21 | -8.4 | -1.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Mon Apr 23 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | GEE | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 14 | Kardinia Park | A | -1.0 | 7/12 | +4.9 | -6 | +2.0 | +1.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 28 | 16. | 17 | 113 | v | MEL | 14. | 14 | 98 | W | 15 | M.C.G. | H | +1.0 | 6/12 | -12.3 | +13 | +0.2 | +1.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 05 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | COL | 15. | 18 | 108 | L | 21 | Victoria Park | A | +1.2 | 7/12 | +2.4 | -1 | -2.0 | -0.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 12 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | STK | 22. | 16 | 148 | L | 47 | Waverley Park | H | -0.8 | 6/12 | -31.1 | +30 | -7.7 | -8.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 19 | 18. | 19 | 127 | v | SYD | 19. | 20 | 134 | L | 7 | Arden St | H | -8.6 | 9/12 | -13.1 | +17 | -2.4 | -10.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 26 | 13. | 8 | 86 | v | HAW | 21. | 17 | 143 | L | 57 | Princes Park | A | -10.9 | 11/12 | +24.1 | -35 | -2.2 | -13.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 02 | 15. | 16 | 106 | v | ESS | 16. | 12 | 108 | L | 2 | Arden St | H | -13.1 | 9/12 | +27.2 | -40 | +3.8 | -9.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Mon Jun 11 | 23. | 14 | 152 | v | FIT | 25. | 16 | 166 | L | 14 | Junction Oval | A | -9.3 | 9/12 | +4.3 | -14 | -0.0 | -9.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 16 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | RIC | 16. | 14 | 110 | L | 16 | Arden St | H | -9.3 | 9/12 | +0.2 | -10 | -0.6 | -10.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 23 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | WBD | 11. | 11 | 77 | L | 15 | Waverley Park | A | -10.0 | 9/12 | -12.5 | +3 | -1.8 | -11.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jun 30 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | GEE | 19. | 11 | 125 | L | 18 | M.C.G. | H | -11.7 | 10/12 | -9.2 | -3 | -1.5 | -13.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 07 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | MEL | 18. | 9 | 117 | L | 43 | M.C.G. | A | -13.3 | 10/12 | +12.8 | -26 | -1.7 | -15.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 21 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | COL | 21. | 20 | 146 | L | 45 | M.C.G. | H | -15.0 | 10/12 | +0.4 | -15 | -3.0 | -17.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 28 | 5. | 14 | 44 | v | STK | 5. | 12 | 42 | W | 2 | Waverley Park | A | -17.9 | 11/12 | -19.6 | +2 | +0.0 | -17.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sun Aug 05 | 18. | 15 | 123 | v | SYD | 17. | 6 | 108 | W | 15 | S.C.G. | A | -17.9 | 10/12 | -20.9 | -9 | +2.4 | -15.5 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 11 | 17. | 20 | 122 | v | HAW | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 71 | Arden St | H | -15.5 | 10/12 | +30.7 | -46 | +11.7 | -3.8 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 18 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | CAR | 16. | 15 | 111 | L | 13 | Princes Park | A | -3.8 | 8/12 | +15.1 | -19 | +0.6 | -3.2 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 25 | 15. | 21 | 111 | v | FIT | 26. | 9 | 165 | L | 54 | M.C.G. | H | -3.2 | 7/12 | +9.4 | -13 | -4.1 | -7.3 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Sep 01 | 19. | 17 | 131 | v | ESS | 27. | 7 | 169 | L | 38 | Windy Hill | A | -7.3 | 9/12 | +16.4 | -24 | -1.4 | -8.7 | ≡ |