| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1886 | 1438 | 131.2 |
| 2 | FIT | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1678 | 1280 | 131.1 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 1887 | 1408 | 134.0 |
| 4 | FOO | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 1529 | 1430 | 106.9 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1656 | 1259 | 131.5 |
| 6 | NME | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1619 | 1614 | 100.3 |
| 7 | SME | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1358 | 1402 | 96.9 |
| 8 | MEL | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1521 | 1481 | 102.7 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 1358 | 1502 | 90.4 |
| 10 | COL | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1452 | 1629 | 89.1 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1268 | 1914 | 66.2 |
| 12 | GEE | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1210 | 2065 | 58.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 06 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | FIT | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 9 | Brunswick St | A | -25.8 | 12/12 | +12.0 | -38 | +2.9 | -22.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 13 | 12. | 17 | 89 | v | WBD | 10. | 14 | 74 | W | 15 | Junction Oval | H | -22.9 | 11/12 | +0.2 | -23 | +3.8 | -19.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 20 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | SYD | 9. | 10 | 64 | L | 12 | Junction Oval | A | -19.1 | 10/12 | +7.3 | -14 | +0.2 | -18.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 27 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | HAW | 11. | 7 | 73 | L | 7 | Junction Oval | H | -18.9 | 10/12 | +2.6 | -22 | +1.5 | -17.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 03 | 13. | 8 | 86 | v | MEL | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 13 | Punt Rd | A | -17.4 | 11/12 | -3.3 | -14 | +2.7 | -14.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 10 | 9. | 17 | 71 | v | ESS | 9. | 17 | 71 | D | 0 | Junction Oval | H | -14.7 | 11/12 | +11.8 | -26 | +2.6 | -12.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 17 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | CAR | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 55 | Junction Oval | H | -12.1 | 11/12 | +19.9 | -32 | -2.3 | -14.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 24 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | GEE | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 25 | Kardinia Park | A | -14.4 | 11/12 | -41.4 | +22 | +0.3 | -14.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 01 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | RIC | 11. | 18 | 84 | L | 31 | Punt Rd | A | -14.1 | 11/12 | +26.3 | -40 | +0.9 | -13.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 08 | 17. | 11 | 113 | v | COL | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 68 | Junction Oval | H | -13.1 | 10/12 | -5.4 | -8 | +7.6 | -5.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 15 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | NME | 11. | 20 | 86 | L | 33 | Arden St | A | -5.6 | 8/12 | -4.4 | -1 | -3.2 | -8.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 22 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | FIT | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 26 | Junction Oval | H | -8.7 | 9/12 | +15.5 | -24 | +5.0 | -3.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 29 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | WBD | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 23 | Western Oval | A | -3.7 | 8/12 | -2.7 | -1 | -2.2 | -5.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 05 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | SYD | 10. | 19 | 79 | L | 25 | Junction Oval | H | -5.9 | 9/12 | +3.1 | +3 | -2.8 | -8.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 12 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | HAW | 12. | 16 | 88 | D | 0 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -8.7 | 9/12 | -32.7 | +24 | -2.4 | -11.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 19 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | MEL | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 39 | Junction Oval | H | -11.1 | 9/12 | +1.6 | -13 | +5.2 | -5.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 26 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | ESS | 28. | 21 | 189 | L | 106 | Windy Hill | A | -5.9 | 8/12 | +14.2 | -20 | -8.6 | -14.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 02 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | NME | 16. | 15 | 111 | L | 29 | Junction Oval | H | -14.5 | 10/12 | -7.3 | -7 | -2.2 | -16.7 | ≡ |