| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 1942 | 1197 | 162.2 |
| 2 | NME | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1595 | 1293 | 123.4 |
| 3 | MEL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1485 | 1205 | 123.2 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1562 | 1256 | 124.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1452 | 1314 | 110.5 |
| 6 | RIC | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1506 | 1476 | 102.0 |
| 7 | COL | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1586 | 1437 | 110.4 |
| 8 | CAR | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1528 | 1637 | 93.3 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1341 | 1553 | 86.3 |
| 10 | FOO | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1475 | 1608 | 91.7 |
| 11 | SME | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1438 | 1904 | 75.5 |
| 12 | HAW | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1022 | 2052 | 49.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 22 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | NME | 11. | 8 | 74 | L | 10 | Arden St | A | +8.7 | 6/12 | +16.5 | -8 | -0.2 | +8.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 29 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | MEL | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 1 | Punt Rd | H | +8.5 | 6/12 | +13.5 | -5 | +0.4 | +8.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 06 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | FIT | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 10 | Punt Rd | H | +8.9 | 7/12 | -5.2 | +14 | -0.4 | +8.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 13 | 16. | 10 | 106 | v | CAR | 17. | 15 | 117 | L | 11 | Princes Park | A | +8.5 | 7/12 | +16.4 | -8 | -0.3 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 20 | 10. | 18 | 78 | v | ESS | 17. | 8 | 110 | L | 32 | Punt Rd | H | +8.2 | 7/12 | +24.2 | -16 | -1.6 | +6.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 27 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | COL | 14. | 14 | 98 | W | 9 | Victoria Park | A | +6.6 | 7/12 | +9.0 | -2 | +1.1 | +7.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 03 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | GEE | 9. | 20 | 74 | W | 5 | Punt Rd | H | +7.7 | 7/12 | +19.6 | -12 | +1.7 | +9.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 10 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | HAW | 9. | 7 | 61 | W | 32 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +9.4 | 6/12 | -52.6 | +62 | -3.0 | +6.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 17 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | STK | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 26 | Punt Rd | H | +6.4 | 7/12 | -13.6 | +20 | +0.6 | +7.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 24 | 13. | 8 | 86 | v | SYD | 14. | 17 | 101 | L | 15 | Lake Oval | A | +7.0 | 6/12 | -16.6 | +36 | -5.1 | +2.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 15. | 18 | 108 | v | WBD | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 46 | Punt Rd | H | +2.0 | 7/12 | -10.3 | +12 | +3.4 | +5.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | NME | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 13 | Punt Rd | H | +5.3 | 5/12 | +18.0 | -13 | +2.6 | +7.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 15 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | MEL | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 30 | M.C.G. | A | +7.9 | 5/12 | +13.7 | -6 | -2.4 | +5.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 22 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | FIT | 6. | 10 | 46 | L | 10 | Brunswick St | A | +5.5 | 5/12 | +2.6 | +3 | -1.3 | +4.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 05 | 14. | 20 | 104 | v | CAR | 9. | 16 | 70 | W | 34 | Punt Rd | H | +4.2 | 6/12 | -2.3 | +7 | +2.7 | +6.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 12 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | ESS | 20. | 15 | 135 | L | 57 | Windy Hill | A | +6.9 | 6/12 | +27.4 | -20 | -3.7 | +3.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 19 | 15. | 19 | 109 | v | COL | 15. | 10 | 100 | W | 9 | Punt Rd | H | +3.3 | 7/12 | +11.7 | -8 | +1.7 | +5.0 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 26 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | GEE | 10. | 14 | 74 | W | 12 | Kardinia Park | A | +5.0 | 6/12 | +14.6 | -10 | +2.2 | +7.2 | ≡ |