| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | HAW | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1485 | 1137 | 130.6 |
| 2 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1354 | 1056 | 128.2 |
| 3 | MEL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1680 | 1136 | 147.9 |
| 4 | STK | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1501 | 1071 | 140.1 |
| 5 | ESS | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1470 | 1069 | 137.5 |
| 6 | CAR | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1275 | 1234 | 103.3 |
| 7 | NME | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1059 | 1244 | 85.1 |
| 8 | COL | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1365 | 1427 | 95.7 |
| 9 | FOO | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1126 | 1283 | 87.8 |
| 10 | RIC | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1279 | 1687 | 75.8 |
| 11 | SME | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1202 | 1722 | 69.8 |
| 12 | FIT | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 986 | 1716 | 57.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 20 | 13. | 5 | 83 | v | MEL | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 18 | Junction Oval | H | +3.8 | 5/12 | +13.2 | -9 | +2.7 | +6.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 27 | 6. | 15 | 51 | v | CAR | 7. | 11 | 53 | L | 2 | Princes Park | A | +6.5 | 5/12 | +10.8 | -4 | +0.2 | +6.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 04 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | FIT | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 10 | Brunswick St | A | +6.7 | 5/12 | -18.0 | +25 | -1.5 | +5.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 11 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | COL | 11. | 7 | 73 | W | 24 | Junction Oval | H | +5.3 | 5/12 | -3.0 | +8 | +1.6 | +6.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 18 | 3. | 11 | 29 | v | GEE | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 43 | Kardinia Park | A | +6.8 | 5/12 | +18.8 | -12 | -3.1 | +3.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 25 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | SYD | 8. | 5 | 53 | W | 41 | Junction Oval | H | +3.7 | 6/12 | -20.2 | +36 | +0.5 | +4.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 01 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | NME | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 8 | Arden St | A | +4.2 | 5/12 | -17.3 | +22 | -1.4 | +2.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 08 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | HAW | 9. | 11 | 65 | L | 4 | Junction Oval | H | +2.9 | 7/12 | +5.6 | -3 | -0.1 | +2.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 22 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | ESS | 4. | 16 | 40 | W | 16 | Windy Hill | A | +2.8 | 7/12 | +25.3 | -22 | +3.9 | +6.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 29 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | WBD | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 4 | Junction Oval | H | +6.6 | 6/12 | -6.2 | +13 | -1.7 | +4.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 20 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | RIC | 9. | 4 | 58 | W | 42 | Punt Rd | A | +4.9 | 7/12 | -18.3 | +23 | +1.9 | +6.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 27 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | MEL | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 59 | M.C.G. | A | +6.8 | 6/12 | +19.3 | -13 | -4.6 | +2.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 03 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | CAR | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 41 | Junction Oval | H | +2.2 | 7/12 | +3.3 | -1 | +4.2 | +6.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 10 | 16. | 21 | 117 | v | FIT | 2. | 3 | 15 | W | 102 | Junction Oval | H | +6.4 | 5/12 | -23.3 | +30 | +7.2 | +13.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 17 | 14. | 20 | 104 | v | COL | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 62 | Victoria Park | A | +13.6 | 3/12 | -2.0 | +16 | +4.6 | +18.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 24 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | GEE | 8. | 21 | 69 | W | 21 | Junction Oval | H | +18.2 | 2/12 | +16.7 | +2 | +1.9 | +20.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 31 | 19. | 14 | 128 | v | SYD | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 73 | Lake Oval | A | +20.2 | 2/12 | -16.6 | +49 | +2.4 | +22.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 07 | 17. | 14 | 116 | v | NME | 4. | 8 | 32 | W | 84 | Junction Oval | H | +22.6 | 2/12 | -11.0 | +34 | +5.0 | +27.7 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 14 | 8. | 16 | 64 | v | MEL | 9. | 17 | 71 | L | 7 | M.C.G. | A | +27.7 | 2/12 | +27.9 | -0 | -0.7 | +27.0 | ≡ |