| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 2772 | 1986 | 139.6 |
| 2 | NME | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2574 | 2083 | 123.6 |
| 3 | COL | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2501 | 1974 | 126.7 |
| 4 | FIT | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2699 | 2198 | 122.8 |
| 5 | ESS | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 50 | 2236 | 2127 | 105.1 |
| 6 | GEE | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2149 | 2140 | 100.4 |
| 7 | HAW | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2332 | 2336 | 99.8 |
| 8 | RIC | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2451 | 2512 | 97.6 |
| 9 | FOO | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 2015 | 2463 | 81.8 |
| 10 | SME | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 2424 | 2666 | 90.9 |
| 11 | MEL | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 2093 | 2759 | 75.9 |
| 12 | STK | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 1857 | 2859 | 65.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 07 | 19. | 11 | 125 | v | SYD | 15. | 21 | 111 | W | 14 | Lake Oval | A | +3.2 | 5/12 | +0.3 | +15 | -0.1 | +3.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Mon Apr 16 | 13. | 18 | 96 | v | CAR | 23. | 9 | 147 | L | 51 | M.C.G. | H | +3.1 | 5/12 | +18.9 | -16 | -3.5 | -0.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 21 | 20. | 12 | 132 | v | FIT | 16. | 16 | 112 | W | 20 | M.C.G. | H | -0.4 | 7/12 | -1.1 | +1 | +1.9 | +1.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Wed Apr 25 | 15. | 19 | 109 | v | MEL | 16. | 23 | 119 | L | 10 | M.C.G. | A | +1.5 | 7/12 | -34.6 | +36 | -4.6 | -3.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 05 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | HAW | 24. | 17 | 161 | L | 79 | M.C.G. | H | -3.1 | 7/12 | +18.8 | -22 | -5.7 | -8.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 12 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | NME | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 5 | Waverley Park | A | -8.8 | 8/12 | +24.3 | -33 | +2.8 | -6.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 19 | 14. | 15 | 99 | v | STK | 16. | 15 | 111 | L | 12 | Moorabbin Oval | A | -6.0 | 9/12 | -36.9 | +31 | -4.3 | -10.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 26 | 22. | 26 | 158 | v | WBD | 12. | 13 | 85 | W | 73 | M.C.G. | H | -10.3 | 9/12 | -10.4 | +0 | +7.3 | -3.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 02 | 10. | 20 | 80 | v | COL | 19. | 18 | 132 | L | 52 | Victoria Park | A | -3.0 | 7/12 | +23.6 | -27 | -2.5 | -5.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 09 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | GEE | 18. | 19 | 127 | L | 26 | M.C.G. | H | -5.5 | 8/12 | -5.5 | -0 | -2.6 | -8.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Mon Jun 18 | 16. | 12 | 108 | v | ESS | 20. | 12 | 132 | L | 24 | Waverley Park | H | -8.1 | 9/12 | +3.8 | -12 | -1.2 | -9.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 23 | 25. | 16 | 166 | v | SYD | 16. | 14 | 110 | W | 56 | M.C.G. | H | -9.3 | 9/12 | -2.5 | +5 | +5.1 | -4.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 30 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | CAR | 21. | 12 | 138 | L | 56 | Princes Park | A | -4.3 | 8/12 | +19.4 | -24 | -3.2 | -7.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 07 | 17. | 18 | 120 | v | MEL | 10. | 16 | 76 | W | 44 | M.C.G. | H | -7.5 | 9/12 | -30.5 | +23 | +2.1 | -5.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sun Jul 15 | 22. | 20 | 152 | v | FIT | 20. | 15 | 135 | W | 17 | S.C.G. | A | -5.4 | 9/12 | +17.1 | -22 | +3.9 | -1.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 21 | 18. | 11 | 119 | v | HAW | 14. | 20 | 104 | W | 15 | Princes Park | A | -1.4 | 7/12 | -0.1 | -1 | +1.6 | +0.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 28 | 16. | 15 | 111 | v | NME | 19. | 10 | 124 | L | 13 | M.C.G. | H | +0.2 | 6/12 | +8.3 | -8 | -0.5 | -0.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 04 | 28. | 22 | 190 | v | STK | 18. | 11 | 119 | W | 71 | Waverley Park | H | -0.3 | 6/12 | -29.7 | +29 | +4.2 | +3.9 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 11 | 6. | 5 | 41 | v | WBD | 13. | 19 | 97 | L | 56 | Western Oval | A | +3.9 | 6/12 | -26.3 | +30 | -8.6 | -4.8 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 18 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | COL | 13. | 17 | 95 | L | 20 | M.C.G. | H | -4.8 | 9/12 | +16.6 | -21 | +0.1 | -4.6 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 25 | 12. | 17 | 89 | v | GEE | 17. | 13 | 115 | L | 26 | Kardinia Park | A | -4.6 | 9/12 | -0.9 | -4 | -2.2 | -6.8 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Sep 01 | 18. | 14 | 122 | v | ESS | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 59 | Windy Hill | A | -6.8 | 8/12 | +3.8 | -11 | +7.0 | +0.1 | ≡ |