| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | NME | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 1471 | 1235 | 119.1 |
| 2 | CAR | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1679 | 1328 | 126.4 |
| 3 | COL | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1616 | 1308 | 123.5 |
| 4 | ESS | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1649 | 1366 | 120.7 |
| 5 | MEL | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 1516 | 1341 | 113.0 |
| 6 | RIC | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 1733 | 1485 | 116.7 |
| 7 | FIT | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 1488 | 1521 | 97.8 |
| 8 | GEE | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 1722 | 1540 | 111.8 |
| 9 | FOO | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 1211 | 1444 | 83.9 |
| 10 | SME | 19 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 1343 | 1669 | 80.5 |
| 11 | STK | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 1272 | 1730 | 73.5 |
| 12 | HAW | 19 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 1153 | 1886 | 61.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 16 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | FIT | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 22 | Junction Oval | H | -41.2 | 12/12 | +10.5 | -52 | +3.0 | -38.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 23 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | SYD | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 3 | Lake Oval | A | -38.3 | 12/12 | -19.7 | -7 | +0.4 | -37.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 30 | 5. | 15 | 45 | v | ESS | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 49 | Junction Oval | H | -37.9 | 12/12 | +29.2 | -67 | +1.8 | -36.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 07 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | RIC | 17. | 11 | 113 | L | 33 | Punt Rd | A | -36.1 | 12/12 | +17.5 | -54 | +2.1 | -34.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 14 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | GEE | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 32 | Kardinia Park | A | -34.0 | 12/12 | +2.0 | -36 | +0.4 | -33.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 21 | 4. | 13 | 37 | v | MEL | 8. | 13 | 61 | L | 24 | Junction Oval | H | -33.6 | 12/12 | +6.9 | -41 | +1.7 | -32.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 28 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | CAR | 14. | 11 | 95 | L | 33 | Junction Oval | H | -32.0 | 12/12 | +26.6 | -59 | +2.6 | -29.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 04 | 4. | 12 | 36 | v | COL | 21. | 22 | 148 | L | 112 | Victoria Park | A | -29.4 | 11/12 | +14.0 | -43 | -6.9 | -36.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Mon Jun 13 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | NME | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 29 | Arden St | A | -36.3 | 12/12 | -1.5 | -35 | +0.6 | -35.7 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 18 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | WBD | 11. | 11 | 77 | L | 21 | Junction Oval | H | -35.7 | 12/12 | -15.0 | -21 | -0.0 | -35.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 02 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | HAW | 14. | 13 | 97 | L | 8 | Junction Oval | H | -35.7 | 12/12 | -34.1 | -2 | -0.6 | -36.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 09 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | FIT | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 45 | Brunswick St | A | -36.4 | 12/12 | -1.6 | -35 | -1.0 | -37.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 16 | 16. | 15 | 111 | v | SYD | 13. | 13 | 91 | W | 20 | Junction Oval | H | -37.4 | 12/12 | -9.7 | -16 | +3.6 | -33.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 23 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | ESS | 13. | 17 | 95 | L | 31 | Windy Hill | A | -33.8 | 11/12 | +6.5 | -40 | +0.9 | -32.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 30 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | RIC | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 21 | Junction Oval | H | -32.9 | 11/12 | +5.7 | -39 | +6.0 | -26.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 06 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | GEE | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 9 | Junction Oval | H | -26.9 | 11/12 | +18.9 | -46 | +5.5 | -21.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 13 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | MEL | 15. | 16 | 106 | L | 54 | M.C.G. | A | -21.4 | 11/12 | +10.9 | -32 | -2.2 | -23.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 20 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | CAR | 13. | 17 | 95 | L | 21 | Princes Park | A | -23.6 | 11/12 | +14.6 | -38 | +1.7 | -21.9 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 27 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | COL | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 9 | Junction Oval | H | -21.9 | 11/12 | +14.3 | -36 | +4.5 | -17.4 | ≡ |