| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1928 | 1502 | 128.4 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1872 | 1535 | 122.0 |
| 3 | RIC | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1734 | 1469 | 118.0 |
| 4 | STK | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1806 | 1550 | 116.5 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1796 | 1459 | 123.1 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1696 | 1749 | 97.0 |
| 7 | GEE | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1582 | 1713 | 92.4 |
| 8 | FIT | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1482 | 1661 | 89.2 |
| 9 | NME | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1561 | 1709 | 91.3 |
| 10 | HAW | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 1427 | 1657 | 86.1 |
| 11 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1494 | 1809 | 82.6 |
| 12 | SME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1367 | 1932 | 70.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 22 | 18. | 20 | 128 | v | HAW | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 61 | Junction Oval | H | -7.6 | 9/12 | -18.3 | +11 | +5.0 | -2.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 29 | 20. | 14 | 134 | v | FIT | 14. | 18 | 102 | W | 32 | Brunswick St | A | -2.6 | 8/12 | -6.3 | +4 | +2.8 | +0.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 06 | 10. | 21 | 81 | v | MEL | 16. | 16 | 112 | L | 31 | M.C.G. | A | +0.3 | 8/12 | +2.9 | -3 | -2.8 | -2.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 13 | 20. | 11 | 131 | v | COL | 13. | 16 | 94 | W | 37 | Junction Oval | H | -2.6 | 8/12 | +17.0 | -20 | +5.7 | +3.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 20 | 8. | 18 | 66 | v | ESS | 14. | 21 | 105 | L | 39 | Windy Hill | A | +3.1 | 7/12 | -0.8 | +4 | -4.3 | -1.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 27 | 16. | 18 | 114 | v | GEE | 10. | 16 | 76 | W | 38 | Junction Oval | H | -1.2 | 8/12 | +11.9 | -13 | +5.1 | +3.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 03 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | SYD | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 33 | Lake Oval | A | +3.9 | 6/12 | -24.6 | +40 | -0.8 | +3.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 10 | 18. | 12 | 120 | v | NME | 16. | 10 | 106 | W | 14 | Junction Oval | H | +3.2 | 6/12 | -19.1 | +22 | -0.8 | +2.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 17 | 19. | 16 | 130 | v | WBD | 12. | 14 | 86 | W | 44 | Western Oval | A | +2.3 | 6/12 | -5.9 | +8 | +3.6 | +5.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 24 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | CAR | 9. | 16 | 70 | W | 28 | Junction Oval | H | +5.9 | 6/12 | +13.1 | -7 | +3.5 | +9.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | RIC | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 15 | Punt Rd | A | +9.4 | 3/12 | +6.9 | +3 | +1.2 | +10.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | HAW | 11. | 18 | 84 | W | 23 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +10.7 | 4/12 | -8.9 | +20 | +0.3 | +11.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 15 | 16. | 19 | 115 | v | FIT | 13. | 6 | 84 | W | 31 | Junction Oval | H | +11.0 | 3/12 | -7.7 | +19 | +1.2 | +12.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 22 | 10. | 18 | 78 | v | MEL | 15. | 12 | 102 | L | 24 | Junction Oval | H | +12.2 | 4/12 | +13.5 | -1 | -2.3 | +10.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 05 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | COL | 18. | 8 | 116 | L | 27 | Victoria Park | A | +10.0 | 5/12 | +12.5 | -3 | -2.4 | +7.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 12 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | ESS | 18. | 14 | 122 | L | 31 | Junction Oval | H | +7.5 | 5/12 | -1.3 | +9 | -4.0 | +3.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 19 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | GEE | 7. | 17 | 59 | W | 25 | Corio Oval | A | +3.5 | 5/12 | -5.0 | +9 | +1.6 | +5.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 02 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | SYD | 6. | 16 | 52 | W | 27 | Junction Oval | H | +5.2 | 6/12 | -19.5 | +37 | -1.0 | +4.2 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 09 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | RIC | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 30 | M.C.G. | H | +4.2 | 5/12 | +14.0 | -10 | +4.0 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 23 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | COL | 20. | 14 | 134 | L | 29 | M.C.G. | A | +8.2 | 5/12 | +15.7 | -8 | -2.1 | +6.0 | ≡ |