| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1687 | 1073 | 157.2 |
| 2 | STK | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1641 | 1149 | 142.8 |
| 3 | GEE | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1599 | 1162 | 137.6 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1457 | 1204 | 121.0 |
| 5 | RIC | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1626 | 1320 | 123.2 |
| 6 | CAR | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1233 | 1143 | 107.9 |
| 7 | NME | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 1294 | 1381 | 93.7 |
| 8 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1486 | 1505 | 98.7 |
| 9 | HAW | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1224 | 1650 | 74.2 |
| 10 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1004 | 1458 | 68.9 |
| 11 | MEL | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1235 | 1580 | 78.2 |
| 12 | FIT | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1004 | 1865 | 53.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 25 | 16. | 10 | 106 | v | CAR | 14. | 16 | 100 | W | 6 | Princes Park | A | +20.3 | 2/12 | +6.8 | +14 | -0.8 | +19.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 30 | 17. | 15 | 117 | v | WBD | 5. | 17 | 47 | W | 70 | M.C.G. | H | +19.5 | 3/12 | -16.3 | +36 | +3.4 | +22.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 07 | 18. | 15 | 123 | v | MEL | 11. | 14 | 80 | W | 43 | M.C.G. | H | +22.9 | 2/12 | -12.1 | +35 | +0.8 | +23.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 14 | 5. | 18 | 48 | v | COL | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 37 | Victoria Park | A | +23.7 | 2/12 | +17.0 | +7 | -4.4 | +19.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 21 | 15. | 8 | 98 | v | GEE | 12. | 8 | 80 | W | 18 | Kardinia Park | A | +19.4 | 3/12 | +7.5 | +12 | +0.6 | +20.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 28 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | SYD | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 25 | M.C.G. | H | +20.0 | 3/12 | +2.4 | +30 | -0.5 | +19.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 04 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | FIT | 12. | 6 | 78 | W | 24 | Brunswick St | A | +19.5 | 3/12 | -32.8 | +52 | -2.8 | +16.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 13 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | NME | 8. | 23 | 71 | D | 0 | M.C.G. | H | +16.7 | 3/12 | -14.4 | +31 | -3.1 | +13.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 18 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | STK | 11. | 8 | 74 | W | 35 | M.C.G. | H | +13.6 | 3/12 | +27.6 | -14 | +4.9 | +18.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 25 | 15. | 6 | 96 | v | ESS | 14. | 16 | 100 | L | 4 | Windy Hill | A | +18.5 | 3/12 | +8.6 | +10 | -1.4 | +17.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 09 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | HAW | 6. | 13 | 49 | W | 30 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +17.1 | 3/12 | -24.1 | +41 | -1.1 | +16.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 16 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | CAR | 4. | 6 | 30 | W | 31 | M.C.G. | H | +16.0 | 4/12 | +7.2 | +9 | +2.2 | +18.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 23 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | WBD | 7. | 15 | 57 | W | 25 | Western Oval | A | +18.2 | 4/12 | -16.0 | +34 | -0.9 | +17.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 30 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | MEL | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 25 | M.C.G. | A | +17.3 | 3/12 | -4.8 | +22 | +0.3 | +17.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 06 | 13. | 8 | 86 | v | COL | 16. | 9 | 105 | L | 19 | M.C.G. | H | +17.6 | 3/12 | +18.0 | -0 | -1.9 | +15.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 13 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | GEE | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 34 | M.C.G. | H | +15.7 | 5/12 | +19.9 | -4 | -3.0 | +12.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 20 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | SYD | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 1 | Lake Oval | A | +12.7 | 5/12 | +2.5 | +22 | -2.1 | +10.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 27 | 20. | 23 | 143 | v | FIT | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 67 | M.C.G. | H | +10.6 | 5/12 | -40.0 | +51 | +1.6 | +12.3 | ≡ |