| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | NME | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2407 | 1991 | 120.9 |
| 2 | HAW | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2496 | 2120 | 117.7 |
| 3 | COL | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2347 | 2072 | 113.3 |
| 4 | CAR | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2329 | 1994 | 116.8 |
| 5 | GEE | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2153 | 2104 | 102.3 |
| 6 | STK | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 2330 | 2503 | 93.1 |
| 7 | RIC | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 2459 | 2389 | 102.9 |
| 8 | SME | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2390 | 2383 | 100.3 |
| 9 | FIT | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 2258 | 2339 | 96.5 |
| 10 | ESS | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 2203 | 2337 | 94.3 |
| 11 | FOO | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 2272 | 2508 | 90.6 |
| 12 | MEL | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 2025 | 2929 | 69.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 01 | 25. | 24 | 174 | v | CAR | 14. | 13 | 97 | W | 77 | M.C.G. | H | +13.0 | 4/12 | +10.1 | +3 | +7.4 | +20.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 08 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | NME | 25. | 16 | 166 | L | 73 | Arden St | A | +20.4 | 3/12 | +20.2 | +0 | -7.3 | +13.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 15 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | STK | 15. | 20 | 110 | D | 0 | M.C.G. | H | +13.0 | 4/12 | -26.8 | +40 | -4.0 | +9.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 22 | 15. | 8 | 98 | v | GEE | 18. | 17 | 125 | L | 27 | Kardinia Park | A | +9.1 | 5/12 | -7.4 | +16 | -4.3 | +4.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Tue Apr 25 | 19. | 16 | 130 | v | MEL | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 71 | M.C.G. | H | +4.7 | 5/12 | -17.6 | +22 | +4.9 | +9.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 06 | 19. | 15 | 129 | v | ESS | 22. | 18 | 150 | L | 21 | Windy Hill | A | +9.6 | 4/12 | -15.7 | +25 | -4.6 | +5.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 13 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | SYD | 19. | 11 | 125 | L | 27 | M.C.G. | H | +5.0 | 5/12 | +8.6 | +8 | -3.5 | +1.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 20 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | HAW | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 29 | Waverley Park | H | +1.4 | 5/12 | +28.9 | -27 | -0.2 | +1.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 27 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | COL | 12. | 20 | 92 | L | 16 | Victoria Park | A | +1.3 | 5/12 | +17.0 | -16 | -0.0 | +1.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 03 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | FIT | 11. | 14 | 80 | W | 6 | M.C.G. | H | +1.2 | 6/12 | -12.9 | +14 | -0.8 | +0.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 17 | 23. | 17 | 155 | v | WBD | 14. | 13 | 97 | W | 58 | M.C.G. | H | +0.4 | 6/12 | -8.7 | +9 | +4.9 | +5.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 24 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | CAR | 20. | 17 | 137 | L | 43 | Princes Park | A | +5.3 | 6/12 | +10.8 | -5 | -3.8 | +1.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 01 | 21. | 16 | 142 | v | NME | 17. | 15 | 117 | W | 25 | M.C.G. | H | +1.6 | 6/12 | +10.2 | -9 | +3.4 | +4.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 08 | 17. | 20 | 122 | v | GEE | 18. | 9 | 117 | W | 5 | M.C.G. | H | +4.9 | 6/12 | -1.0 | +6 | -0.1 | +4.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 15 | 19. | 11 | 125 | v | STK | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 54 | Moorabbin Oval | A | +4.8 | 5/12 | -30.4 | +35 | +1.9 | +6.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 22 | 17. | 19 | 121 | v | MEL | 14. | 9 | 93 | W | 28 | M.C.G. | A | +6.7 | 5/12 | -43.0 | +50 | -2.2 | +4.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 29 | 20. | 16 | 136 | v | ESS | 13. | 18 | 96 | W | 40 | M.C.G. | H | +4.5 | 6/12 | -3.0 | +8 | +3.2 | +7.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 05 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | SYD | 14. | 9 | 93 | L | 23 | Waverley Park | A | +7.8 | 6/12 | +16.9 | +3 | -2.6 | +5.2 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 12 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | HAW | 18. | 19 | 127 | L | 57 | Princes Park | A | +5.2 | 6/12 | +15.5 | -10 | -4.7 | +0.5 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 19 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | COL | 19. | 9 | 123 | L | 14 | M.C.G. | H | +0.5 | 7/12 | +9.0 | -8 | -0.6 | -0.0 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 26 | 17. | 15 | 117 | v | FIT | 20. | 14 | 134 | L | 17 | Junction Oval | A | -0.0 | 7/12 | +2.1 | -2 | -1.5 | -1.5 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Sep 02 | 19. | 20 | 134 | v | WBD | 11. | 15 | 81 | W | 53 | Waverley Park | A | -1.5 | 7/12 | -6.2 | +5 | +4.8 | +3.3 | ≡ |