| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1429 | 979 | 146.0 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1420 | 1128 | 125.9 |
| 3 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1427 | 1171 | 121.9 |
| 4 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1323 | 1159 | 114.2 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1304 | 1147 | 113.7 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1308 | 1365 | 95.8 |
| 7 | HAW | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 1193 | 1342 | 88.9 |
| 8 | FIT | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1190 | 1332 | 89.3 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1210 | 1374 | 88.1 |
| 10 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1277 | 1471 | 86.8 |
| 11 | STK | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 1170 | 1330 | 88.0 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1038 | 1491 | 69.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 14 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | NME | 15. | 8 | 98 | L | 57 | Arden St | A | -54.2 | 12/12 | -19.7 | -34 | -2.3 | -56.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 21 | 7. | 4 | 46 | v | WBD | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 28 | Junction Oval | H | -56.4 | 12/12 | +22.0 | -78 | +5.0 | -51.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 28 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | CAR | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 22 | Junction Oval | H | -51.4 | 12/12 | -10.4 | -41 | +1.9 | -49.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 05 | 9. | 23 | 77 | v | ESS | 18. | 9 | 117 | L | 40 | Windy Hill | A | -49.5 | 12/12 | +15.6 | -65 | +2.5 | -47.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 12 | 3. | 9 | 27 | v | HAW | 6. | 12 | 48 | L | 21 | Junction Oval | H | -47.0 | 12/12 | -4.5 | -42 | +2.1 | -44.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 19 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | FIT | 11. | 11 | 77 | L | 24 | Brunswick St | A | -44.8 | 12/12 | -0.7 | -44 | +2.0 | -42.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 26 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | RIC | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 20 | Junction Oval | H | -42.8 | 12/12 | -1.5 | -41 | +6.1 | -36.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 02 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | MEL | 9. | 7 | 61 | L | 14 | Junction Oval | H | -36.7 | 12/12 | +29.0 | -66 | +5.2 | -31.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 09 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | SYD | 14. | 5 | 89 | L | 15 | Lake Oval | A | -31.5 | 12/12 | -5.0 | -15 | -0.0 | -31.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 16 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | COL | 8. | 21 | 69 | L | 6 | Junction Oval | H | -31.6 | 12/12 | +17.1 | -49 | +4.3 | -27.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 30 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | GEE | 9. | 8 | 62 | L | 5 | Kardinia Park | A | -27.3 | 12/12 | +15.6 | -43 | +3.8 | -23.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 07 | 20. | 9 | 129 | v | NME | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 78 | Junction Oval | H | -23.5 | 12/12 | -17.1 | -6 | +8.4 | -15.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 14 | 13. | 2 | 80 | v | WBD | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 1 | Western Oval | A | -15.1 | 11/12 | +11.6 | -27 | +2.8 | -12.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 21 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | CAR | 8. | 18 | 66 | D | 0 | Princes Park | A | -12.3 | 11/12 | +6.9 | -19 | +1.9 | -10.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 28 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | ESS | 7. | 7 | 49 | L | 2 | Junction Oval | H | -10.4 | 11/12 | -6.3 | -4 | +0.2 | -10.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 04 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | HAW | 15. | 8 | 98 | L | 17 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -10.2 | 11/12 | -9.5 | -1 | -1.6 | -11.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 11 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | FIT | 8. | 8 | 56 | L | 13 | Junction Oval | H | -11.8 | 10/12 | -14.1 | +2 | -1.5 | -13.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 18 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | RIC | 16. | 9 | 105 | W | 5 | Punt Rd | A | -13.3 | 11/12 | -4.6 | -9 | +1.4 | -12.0 | ≡ |