| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1455 | 1017 | 143.1 |
| 2 | FIT | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1332 | 1184 | 112.5 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1506 | 1204 | 125.1 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1314 | 1150 | 114.3 |
| 5 | HAW | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1251 | 1192 | 104.9 |
| 6 | STK | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1159 | 1140 | 101.7 |
| 7 | CAR | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1300 | 1313 | 99.0 |
| 8 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1304 | 1413 | 92.3 |
| 9 | GEE | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1311 | 1373 | 95.5 |
| 10 | FOO | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1065 | 1178 | 90.4 |
| 11 | NME | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1183 | 1474 | 80.3 |
| 12 | RIC | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1086 | 1628 | 66.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 16 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | SYD | 17. | 12 | 114 | L | 51 | Lake Oval | A | -6.9 | 8/12 | +8.3 | -3 | -4.8 | -11.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Mon Apr 25 | 5. | 18 | 48 | v | MEL | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 24 | Junction Oval | H | -11.7 | 9/12 | +33.2 | -45 | +2.1 | -9.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 07 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | CAR | 7. | 3 | 45 | L | 4 | Junction Oval | H | -9.6 | 8/12 | +1.8 | -11 | +0.7 | -8.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 14 | 9. | 5 | 59 | v | GEE | 4. | 14 | 38 | W | 21 | Kardinia Park | A | -8.9 | 8/12 | -12.3 | +3 | +1.8 | -7.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 21 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | COL | 4. | 13 | 37 | W | 2 | Junction Oval | H | -7.1 | 8/12 | +23.1 | -30 | +3.2 | -3.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 28 | 10. | 5 | 65 | v | WBD | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 18 | Western Oval | A | -3.9 | 8/12 | -12.6 | +9 | +0.9 | -2.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 04 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | FIT | 9. | 12 | 66 | W | 24 | Junction Oval | H | -2.9 | 7/12 | +5.9 | -9 | +3.3 | +0.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 11 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | NME | 13. | 12 | 90 | W | 2 | Arden St | A | +0.3 | 6/12 | -11.8 | +12 | -1.0 | -0.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 18 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | HAW | 8. | 19 | 67 | L | 12 | Junction Oval | H | -0.7 | 6/12 | -1.5 | +1 | -1.3 | -2.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 02 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | ESS | 12. | 4 | 76 | L | 2 | Windy Hill | A | -2.0 | 7/12 | +14.1 | -16 | +1.4 | -0.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 09 | 14. | 15 | 99 | v | RIC | 4. | 18 | 42 | W | 57 | Junction Oval | H | -0.5 | 7/12 | -24.0 | +23 | +3.4 | +2.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 16 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | SYD | 9. | 3 | 57 | W | 22 | Junction Oval | H | +2.8 | 5/12 | +8.3 | +6 | +1.6 | +4.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 23 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | MEL | 6. | 13 | 49 | L | 4 | M.C.G. | A | +4.4 | 6/12 | +27.6 | -23 | +1.9 | +6.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 30 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | CAR | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 11 | Princes Park | A | +6.3 | 5/12 | -0.8 | +7 | +0.4 | +6.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 06 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | GEE | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 17 | Junction Oval | H | +6.7 | 5/12 | -9.8 | +16 | -3.3 | +3.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 13 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | COL | 8. | 12 | 60 | L | 11 | Victoria Park | A | +3.3 | 5/12 | +6.0 | -3 | -0.8 | +2.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 20 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | WBD | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 12 | Junction Oval | H | +2.5 | 7/12 | -16.5 | +19 | -0.7 | +1.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 27 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | FIT | 9. | 16 | 70 | L | 25 | Brunswick St | A | +1.8 | 8/12 | +10.4 | -9 | -1.6 | +0.2 | ≡ |