| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 1594 | 1183 | 134.7 |
| 2 | COL | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 1528 | 1058 | 144.4 |
| 3 | FIT | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1233 | 1170 | 105.4 |
| 4 | CAR | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 1473 | 1310 | 112.4 |
| 5 | SME | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 1411 | 1337 | 105.5 |
| 6 | MEL | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 1420 | 1379 | 103.0 |
| 7 | NME | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 1352 | 1396 | 96.8 |
| 8 | ESS | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 1579 | 1390 | 113.6 |
| 9 | RIC | 19 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 1281 | 1384 | 92.6 |
| 10 | FOO | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 1052 | 1364 | 77.1 |
| 11 | HAW | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 1030 | 1480 | 69.6 |
| 12 | STK | 19 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1071 | 1573 | 68.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 19 | 8. | 26 | 74 | v | SYD | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 8 | Lake Oval | A | -19.1 | 11/12 | -1.5 | -6 | -0.2 | -19.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 26 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | MEL | 12. | 19 | 91 | L | 2 | Junction Oval | H | -19.3 | 10/12 | -28.3 | +9 | -1.1 | -20.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 03 | 5. | 4 | 34 | v | GEE | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 65 | Kardinia Park | A | -20.4 | 10/12 | +17.3 | -38 | -2.7 | -23.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 10 | 8. | 16 | 64 | v | COL | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 20 | Junction Oval | H | -23.2 | 11/12 | +22.8 | -46 | +2.6 | -20.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 17 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | ESS | 18. | 8 | 116 | L | 40 | Junction Oval | H | -20.6 | 11/12 | +9.4 | -30 | -1.0 | -21.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 31 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | CAR | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 21 | Princes Park | A | -21.6 | 11/12 | +1.6 | -23 | +0.2 | -21.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 07 | 3. | 6 | 24 | v | FIT | 8. | 15 | 63 | L | 39 | Brunswick St | A | -21.3 | 12/12 | -4.1 | -17 | -2.2 | -23.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 14 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | WBD | 5. | 4 | 34 | W | 15 | Yallourn | A | -23.5 | 12/12 | -3.3 | -20 | +3.5 | -20.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 21 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | HAW | 7. | 6 | 48 | L | 7 | Junction Oval | H | -20.0 | 11/12 | -22.7 | +3 | -1.0 | -21.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 28 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | NME | 9. | 10 | 64 | L | 25 | Arden St | A | -21.0 | 11/12 | -4.9 | -16 | -0.9 | -21.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 05 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | WBD | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 6 | Junction Oval | H | -21.9 | 12/12 | -10.8 | -11 | +0.5 | -21.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 12 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | RIC | 10. | 17 | 77 | L | 33 | Punt Rd | A | -21.4 | 11/12 | -3.8 | -18 | -1.5 | -22.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 19 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | SYD | 6. | 8 | 44 | L | 6 | Junction Oval | H | -22.9 | 12/12 | +13.5 | -24 | +1.8 | -21.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 26 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | MEL | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 20 | M.C.G. | A | -21.1 | 12/12 | -6.7 | -14 | -0.6 | -21.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 02 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | GEE | 9. | 16 | 70 | L | 15 | Junction Oval | H | -21.6 | 11/12 | +16.6 | -38 | +2.3 | -19.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 09 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | COL | 20. | 19 | 139 | L | 84 | Victoria Park | A | -19.3 | 11/12 | +14.8 | -34 | -5.0 | -24.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 16 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | ESS | 22. | 15 | 147 | L | 96 | Windy Hill | A | -24.3 | 12/12 | +5.3 | -30 | -6.6 | -30.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 23 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | CAR | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 36 | Junction Oval | H | -30.9 | 12/12 | +11.6 | -43 | +0.7 | -30.3 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 30 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | FIT | 8. | 18 | 66 | W | 6 | Junction Oval | H | -30.3 | 12/12 | +6.2 | -36 | +4.2 | -26.0 | ≡ |