| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 1567 | 1129 | 138.8 |
| 2 | ESS | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1447 | 1223 | 118.3 |
| 3 | HAW | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1321 | 1132 | 116.7 |
| 4 | CAR | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1341 | 1348 | 99.5 |
| 5 | COL | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1390 | 1366 | 101.8 |
| 6 | FOO | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1263 | 1275 | 99.1 |
| 7 | RIC | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1506 | 1604 | 93.9 |
| 8 | NME | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1404 | 1477 | 95.1 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1318 | 1394 | 94.5 |
| 10 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1349 | 1519 | 88.8 |
| 11 | FIT | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1355 | 1611 | 84.1 |
| 12 | GEE | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 1368 | 1551 | 88.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 22 | 19. | 14 | 128 | v | NME | 15. | 15 | 105 | W | 23 | Punt Rd | H | -9.7 | 9/12 | -24.5 | +15 | +0.8 | -8.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 27 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | HAW | 9. | 22 | 76 | L | 19 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -8.9 | 11/12 | -4.3 | -5 | -1.4 | -10.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 04 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | SYD | 19. | 16 | 130 | L | 43 | Lake Oval | A | -10.3 | 11/12 | -8.7 | +10 | -5.3 | -15.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 11 | 16. | 10 | 106 | v | FIT | 10. | 31 | 91 | W | 15 | Punt Rd | H | -15.7 | 11/12 | -5.9 | -10 | +2.5 | -13.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 18 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | CAR | 16. | 22 | 118 | L | 24 | Princes Park | A | -13.2 | 11/12 | +5.2 | -18 | -0.6 | -13.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 25 | 10. | 19 | 79 | v | WBD | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 19 | Western Oval | A | -13.7 | 11/12 | +4.7 | -18 | -0.1 | -13.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 01 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | MEL | 6. | 14 | 50 | W | 2 | Punt Rd | H | -13.8 | 12/12 | +22.5 | -36 | +3.8 | -10.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 08 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | STK | 10. | 19 | 79 | W | 2 | Punt Rd | H | -10.0 | 10/12 | -10.6 | +1 | +0.1 | -9.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 15 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | COL | 12. | 13 | 85 | W | 7 | Victoria Park | A | -9.8 | 10/12 | +2.2 | -12 | +1.9 | -7.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 22 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | ESS | 7. | 19 | 61 | W | 27 | Punt Rd | H | -7.9 | 9/12 | +8.1 | -16 | +4.3 | -3.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 29 | 14. | 8 | 92 | v | GEE | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 23 | Kardinia Park | A | -3.6 | 7/12 | -5.0 | +1 | +2.2 | -1.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 06 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | NME | 17. | 15 | 117 | L | 44 | Arden St | A | -1.5 | 7/12 | -7.8 | +6 | -5.0 | -6.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 13 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | HAW | 10. | 15 | 75 | W | 3 | Punt Rd | H | -6.5 | 10/12 | +0.2 | -7 | +1.0 | -5.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 27 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | SYD | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 5 | Punt Rd | H | -5.5 | 9/12 | -1.6 | +8 | -1.3 | -6.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 03 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | FIT | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 12 | Brunswick St | A | -6.8 | 10/12 | -21.8 | +15 | -2.7 | -9.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 10 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | CAR | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 24 | Punt Rd | H | -9.5 | 11/12 | +1.1 | -11 | +3.5 | -6.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 17 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | WBD | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 9 | Punt Rd | H | -6.1 | 10/12 | -5.2 | -1 | -0.8 | -6.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 24 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | MEL | 18. | 12 | 120 | L | 49 | M.C.G. | A | -6.9 | 10/12 | +19.4 | -26 | -2.3 | -9.1 | ≡ |