| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2303 | 1768 | 130.3 |
| 2 | COL | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2399 | 1957 | 122.6 |
| 3 | GEE | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2224 | 1714 | 129.8 |
| 4 | ESS | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2323 | 1821 | 127.6 |
| 5 | FIT | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2413 | 2152 | 112.1 |
| 6 | HAW | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2313 | 2114 | 109.4 |
| 7 | RIC | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2323 | 2207 | 105.3 |
| 8 | NME | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2386 | 2293 | 104.1 |
| 9 | SME | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 2165 | 2522 | 85.8 |
| 10 | STK | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 1930 | 2266 | 85.2 |
| 11 | FOO | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 1764 | 2680 | 65.8 |
| 12 | MEL | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1824 | 2873 | 63.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Mar 28 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | CAR | 22. | 12 | 144 | L | 62 | Waverley Park | A | +34.7 | 1/12 | +20.4 | +14 | -7.6 | +27.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 04 | 22. | 13 | 145 | v | SYD | 16. | 14 | 110 | W | 35 | Lake Oval | A | +27.1 | 2/12 | -0.0 | +39 | -0.4 | +26.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 11 | 17. | 16 | 118 | v | ESS | 16. | 18 | 114 | W | 4 | M.C.G. | H | +26.7 | 1/12 | +9.1 | +18 | -1.4 | +25.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 18 | 17. | 22 | 124 | v | NME | 13. | 17 | 95 | W | 29 | Waverley Park | A | +25.3 | 1/12 | +21.7 | +4 | +2.5 | +27.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 25 | 15. | 22 | 112 | v | GEE | 11. | 18 | 84 | W | 28 | M.C.G. | H | +27.9 | 1/12 | +12.6 | +15 | +1.3 | +29.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 02 | 10. | 19 | 79 | v | HAW | 23. | 16 | 154 | L | 75 | M.C.G. | H | +29.1 | 1/12 | +3.3 | +26 | -10.1 | +19.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 09 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | FIT | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 4 | Junction Oval | A | +19.1 | 2/12 | -4.7 | +24 | -2.8 | +16.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 16 | 25. | 17 | 167 | v | WBD | 17. | 15 | 117 | W | 50 | M.C.G. | H | +16.3 | 3/12 | -36.4 | +53 | -0.3 | +16.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 23 | 20. | 16 | 136 | v | STK | 15. | 15 | 105 | W | 31 | Waverley Park | H | +16.0 | 3/12 | -29.2 | +45 | -1.4 | +14.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat May 30 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | COL | 17. | 10 | 112 | L | 55 | Victoria Park | A | +14.6 | 4/12 | +20.0 | -5 | -5.0 | +9.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 06 | 20. | 16 | 136 | v | MEL | 14. | 10 | 94 | W | 42 | M.C.G. | H | +9.6 | 6/12 | -44.2 | +54 | -1.2 | +8.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 13 | 19. | 12 | 126 | v | SYD | 16. | 15 | 111 | W | 15 | Waverley Park | H | +8.4 | 7/12 | -6.4 | +27 | -1.2 | +7.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 20 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | ESS | 12. | 22 | 94 | L | 4 | Windy Hill | A | +7.3 | 7/12 | +17.4 | -10 | +0.6 | +7.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jun 27 | 21. | 23 | 149 | v | NME | 15. | 16 | 106 | W | 43 | M.C.G. | H | +7.9 | 6/12 | +7.6 | +0 | +4.3 | +12.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 11 | 8. | 4 | 52 | v | GEE | 12. | 10 | 82 | L | 30 | Kardinia Park | A | +12.2 | 5/12 | +25.6 | -13 | -1.7 | +10.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 18 | 20. | 11 | 131 | v | HAW | 12. | 14 | 86 | W | 45 | Princes Park | A | +10.5 | 6/12 | +15.5 | -5 | +5.0 | +15.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 25 | 16. | 19 | 115 | v | FIT | 17. | 14 | 116 | L | 1 | M.C.G. | H | +15.5 | 4/12 | +3.9 | +12 | -1.3 | +14.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 01 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | WBD | 9. | 15 | 69 | W | 34 | Waverley Park | A | +14.2 | 4/12 | -38.2 | +52 | -1.8 | +12.4 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 08 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | STK | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 6 | Moorabbin Oval | A | +12.4 | 4/12 | -22.8 | +35 | -2.9 | +9.5 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 15 | 11. | 20 | 86 | v | COL | 14. | 7 | 91 | L | 5 | M.C.G. | H | +9.5 | 5/12 | +12.2 | -3 | -0.2 | +9.2 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 22 | 17. | 14 | 116 | v | MEL | 15. | 9 | 99 | W | 17 | M.C.G. | A | +9.2 | 5/12 | -45.2 | +54 | -3.7 | +5.5 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 29 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | CAR | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 27 | M.C.G. | H | +5.5 | 6/12 | +20.5 | -15 | -1.2 | +4.3 | ≡ |