| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1608 | 1300 | 123.7 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1528 | 1235 | 123.7 |
| 3 | FIT | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1551 | 1283 | 120.9 |
| 4 | NME | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1228 | 1324 | 92.7 |
| 5 | ESS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1519 | 1365 | 111.3 |
| 6 | HAW | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1419 | 1298 | 109.3 |
| 7 | CAR | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1158 | 1260 | 91.9 |
| 8 | STK | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1340 | 1454 | 92.2 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1450 | 1634 | 88.7 |
| 10 | RIC | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1425 | 1611 | 88.5 |
| 11 | FOO | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1401 | 1440 | 97.3 |
| 12 | GEE | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1192 | 1615 | 73.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 12 | 17. | 18 | 120 | v | SYD | 12. | 23 | 95 | W | 25 | Lake Oval | A | -1.8 | 7/12 | -9.2 | +19 | +0.6 | -1.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 19 | 21. | 12 | 138 | v | WBD | 14. | 12 | 96 | W | 42 | Punt Rd | H | -1.2 | 6/12 | -2.9 | +2 | +4.0 | +2.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 26 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | STK | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 15 | Punt Rd | H | +2.8 | 5/12 | +0.7 | +2 | +1.3 | +4.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 03 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | FIT | 16. | 17 | 113 | L | 57 | Brunswick St | A | +4.1 | 5/12 | -3.2 | +7 | -6.4 | -2.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 10 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | GEE | 11. | 15 | 81 | W | 16 | Kardinia Park | A | -2.3 | 8/12 | -21.7 | +19 | -0.3 | -2.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 17 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | COL | 13. | 17 | 95 | L | 39 | Punt Rd | H | -2.7 | 7/12 | +11.4 | -14 | -2.5 | -5.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 24 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | ESS | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 14 | Windy Hill | A | -5.2 | 7/12 | +4.1 | -9 | -0.5 | -5.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 31 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | MEL | 12. | 18 | 90 | L | 7 | M.C.G. | A | -5.6 | 8/12 | +22.6 | -28 | +2.1 | -3.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 07 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | NME | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 11 | Punt Rd | H | -3.5 | 7/12 | -5.2 | +2 | -1.3 | -4.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 14 | 2. | 9 | 21 | v | CAR | 6. | 15 | 51 | L | 30 | Princes Park | A | -4.8 | 8/12 | -8.4 | +4 | -3.4 | -8.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 21 | 15. | 11 | 101 | v | HAW | 13. | 9 | 87 | W | 14 | Punt Rd | H | -8.1 | 10/12 | +10.0 | -18 | +3.2 | -4.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 28 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | SYD | 11. | 8 | 74 | W | 11 | Punt Rd | H | -4.9 | 8/12 | -11.3 | +18 | -0.7 | -5.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 19 | 2. | 11 | 23 | v | WBD | 14. | 12 | 96 | L | 73 | Western Oval | A | -5.7 | 9/12 | -4.4 | -1 | -7.2 | -12.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 26 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | STK | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 8 | Junction Oval | A | -12.8 | 11/12 | -12.8 | -0 | -0.8 | -13.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 02 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | FIT | 19. | 18 | 132 | L | 64 | Punt Rd | H | -13.6 | 11/12 | +8.1 | -22 | -4.2 | -17.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 09 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | GEE | 9. | 15 | 69 | W | 21 | Punt Rd | H | -17.9 | 12/12 | -17.2 | -1 | +2.2 | -15.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 16 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | COL | 16. | 11 | 107 | L | 19 | Victoria Park | A | -15.7 | 11/12 | +9.9 | -26 | +0.7 | -15.0 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 23 | 15. | 11 | 101 | v | ESS | 16. | 13 | 109 | L | 8 | Punt Rd | H | -15.0 | 10/12 | +10.4 | -25 | +1.7 | -13.3 | ≡ |