| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1574 | 1207 | 130.4 |
| 2 | GEE | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1690 | 1213 | 139.3 |
| 3 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1374 | 1092 | 125.8 |
| 4 | CAR | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1361 | 1205 | 112.9 |
| 5 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1390 | 1281 | 108.5 |
| 6 | STK | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1379 | 1267 | 108.8 |
| 7 | COL | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1365 | 1386 | 98.5 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1308 | 1446 | 90.5 |
| 9 | HAW | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1307 | 1510 | 86.6 |
| 10 | FIT | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1222 | 1529 | 79.9 |
| 11 | NME | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1152 | 1575 | 73.1 |
| 12 | SME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1193 | 1604 | 74.4 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 23 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | COL | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 25 | Victoria Park | A | +12.5 | 3/12 | -12.8 | +25 | -0.0 | +12.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 28 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | SYD | 13. | 7 | 85 | L | 12 | Junction Oval | H | +12.5 | 3/12 | -23.6 | +48 | -6.0 | +6.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 05 | 16. | 7 | 103 | v | FIT | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 38 | Brunswick St | A | +6.5 | 5/12 | -0.3 | +7 | +3.1 | +9.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 12 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | ESS | 11. | 13 | 79 | L | 4 | Junction Oval | H | +9.6 | 4/12 | +8.8 | +1 | -0.5 | +9.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 19 | 9. | 19 | 73 | v | WBD | 13. | 12 | 90 | L | 17 | Western Oval | A | +9.1 | 5/12 | +11.4 | -2 | -1.5 | +7.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 26 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | RIC | 12. | 8 | 80 | W | 8 | Junction Oval | H | +7.6 | 4/12 | -12.6 | +20 | -1.2 | +6.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 04 | 12. | 22 | 94 | v | HAW | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 32 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +6.4 | 5/12 | +0.3 | +6 | +2.6 | +9.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 09 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | CAR | 6. | 10 | 46 | L | 3 | Junction Oval | H | +9.0 | 5/12 | -2.8 | +12 | -1.5 | +7.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 23 | 11. | 6 | 72 | v | MEL | 11. | 18 | 84 | L | 12 | M.C.G. | A | +7.5 | 5/12 | +16.9 | -9 | -0.3 | +7.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 30 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | GEE | 7. | 10 | 52 | L | 4 | Kardinia Park | A | +7.3 | 5/12 | +8.2 | -1 | -0.3 | +6.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 07 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | NME | 12. | 6 | 78 | L | 10 | Junction Oval | H | +6.9 | 5/12 | -28.9 | +36 | -4.6 | +2.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 14 | 16. | 12 | 108 | v | COL | 12. | 13 | 85 | W | 23 | Junction Oval | H | +2.4 | 5/12 | -0.7 | +3 | +2.0 | +4.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 21 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | SYD | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 17 | Lake Oval | A | +4.4 | 5/12 | -24.5 | +41 | -2.4 | +2.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 28 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | FIT | 8. | 6 | 54 | W | 40 | Junction Oval | H | +2.0 | 6/12 | -6.2 | +8 | +3.2 | +5.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 04 | 5. | 17 | 47 | v | ESS | 15. | 7 | 97 | L | 50 | Windy Hill | A | +5.2 | 5/12 | +17.3 | -12 | -3.8 | +1.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 11 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | WBD | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 10 | Junction Oval | H | +1.4 | 5/12 | +0.6 | +1 | +0.9 | +2.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 18 | 8. | 16 | 64 | v | RIC | 10. | 8 | 68 | L | 4 | Punt Rd | A | +2.3 | 5/12 | -8.6 | +11 | -1.5 | +0.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 25 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | HAW | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 35 | Junction Oval | H | +0.8 | 6/12 | -6.6 | +7 | +2.8 | +3.6 | ≡ |