| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1746 | 1237 | 141.1 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1764 | 1383 | 127.5 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1702 | 1488 | 114.4 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1730 | 1327 | 130.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1534 | 1453 | 105.6 |
| 6 | COL | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1760 | 1559 | 112.9 |
| 7 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1520 | 1555 | 97.7 |
| 8 | NME | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 1463 | 1717 | 85.2 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1380 | 1706 | 80.9 |
| 10 | MEL | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1511 | 1842 | 82.0 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1178 | 1607 | 73.3 |
| 12 | ESS | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1392 | 1806 | 77.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 29 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | HAW | 11. | 13 | 79 | L | 2 | Junction Oval | H | -23.5 | 11/12 | -30.7 | +7 | -0.9 | -24.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 06 | 12. | 6 | 78 | v | ESS | 13. | 13 | 91 | L | 13 | Windy Hill | A | -24.5 | 11/12 | -2.4 | -22 | +0.9 | -23.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 13 | 9. | 5 | 59 | v | FIT | 21. | 17 | 143 | L | 84 | Junction Oval | H | -23.6 | 11/12 | -11.8 | -12 | -7.2 | -30.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 20 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | SYD | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 4 | Lake Oval | A | -30.8 | 12/12 | +15.1 | -34 | +3.0 | -27.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 27 | 13. | 19 | 97 | v | NME | 11. | 17 | 83 | W | 14 | Junction Oval | H | -27.8 | 12/12 | -13.3 | -14 | +2.8 | -24.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 05 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | WBD | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 13 | Western Oval | A | -24.9 | 12/12 | +5.0 | -30 | +1.7 | -23.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 10 | 10. | 5 | 65 | v | CAR | 20. | 10 | 130 | L | 65 | Junction Oval | H | -23.2 | 12/12 | +13.3 | -36 | -2.9 | -26.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 17 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | COL | 14. | 23 | 107 | L | 44 | Victoria Park | A | -26.1 | 12/12 | +6.8 | -33 | -1.1 | -27.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 24 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | MEL | 3. | 15 | 33 | W | 57 | Junction Oval | H | -27.2 | 12/12 | -12.9 | -14 | +7.1 | -20.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 01 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | RIC | 16. | 14 | 110 | L | 54 | Punt Rd | A | -20.1 | 11/12 | +20.2 | -40 | -1.4 | -21.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 08 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | GEE | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 25 | Junction Oval | H | -21.4 | 11/12 | +34.9 | -56 | +8.1 | -13.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 15 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | HAW | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 12 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -13.3 | 9/12 | -29.6 | +16 | -0.4 | -13.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 22 | 12. | 20 | 92 | v | ESS | 13. | 9 | 87 | W | 5 | Junction Oval | H | -13.7 | 9/12 | -19.9 | +6 | -0.1 | -13.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 29 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | FIT | 19. | 10 | 124 | L | 79 | Brunswick St | A | -13.9 | 8/12 | -2.7 | -11 | -6.8 | -20.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 05 | 8. | 19 | 67 | v | SYD | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 26 | Junction Oval | H | -20.6 | 10/12 | +25.0 | -34 | +0.8 | -19.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 19 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | NME | 15. | 17 | 107 | L | 35 | Arden St | A | -19.9 | 10/12 | -13.7 | -6 | -2.9 | -22.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 26 | 21. | 11 | 137 | v | WBD | 14. | 21 | 105 | W | 32 | Junction Oval | H | -22.8 | 10/12 | -2.7 | -20 | +5.2 | -17.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 02 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | CAR | 20. | 25 | 145 | L | 52 | Princes Park | A | -17.6 | 9/12 | +11.3 | -29 | -2.3 | -19.9 | ≡ |