| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1948 | 1619 | 120.3 |
| 2 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1993 | 1701 | 117.2 |
| 3 | RIC | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1714 | 1469 | 116.7 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1864 | 1431 | 130.3 |
| 5 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1743 | 1571 | 110.9 |
| 6 | FOO | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1676 | 1517 | 110.5 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1695 | 1760 | 96.3 |
| 8 | SME | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1397 | 1552 | 90.0 |
| 9 | NME | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1759 | 1893 | 92.9 |
| 10 | GEE | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1561 | 1880 | 83.0 |
| 11 | STK | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1454 | 1775 | 81.9 |
| 12 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1367 | 2003 | 68.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 26 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | STK | 12. | 20 | 92 | L | 5 | Junction Oval | A | -15.2 | 11/12 | -11.5 | -16 | +1.1 | -14.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 03 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | MEL | 14. | 17 | 101 | L | 8 | Lake Oval | H | -14.2 | 10/12 | +17.5 | -44 | +3.6 | -10.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 10 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | WBD | 16. | 4 | 100 | L | 42 | Western Oval | A | -10.6 | 9/12 | +15.3 | -38 | -0.4 | -11.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 17 | 15. | 19 | 109 | v | FIT | 12. | 10 | 82 | W | 27 | Lake Oval | H | -11.0 | 9/12 | -3.9 | -19 | +4.6 | -6.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 31 | 13. | 25 | 103 | v | GEE | 14. | 12 | 96 | W | 7 | Kardinia Park | A | -6.4 | 8/12 | -1.5 | -17 | +2.4 | -4.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 07 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | ESS | 13. | 18 | 96 | L | 35 | Lake Oval | H | -4.0 | 8/12 | +19.3 | -35 | +0.0 | -4.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 14 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | HAW | 6. | 20 | 56 | W | 34 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -4.0 | 8/12 | -24.2 | +8 | +2.6 | -1.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 21 | 8. | 16 | 64 | v | NME | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 22 | Lake Oval | H | -1.4 | 7/12 | -14.5 | +1 | +2.1 | +0.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 28 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | RIC | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 33 | Punt Rd | A | +0.7 | 7/12 | +13.2 | -24 | -0.8 | -0.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 05 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | COL | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 7 | Victoria Park | A | -0.1 | 8/12 | +3.1 | -15 | +2.2 | +2.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 12 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | CAR | 14. | 9 | 93 | W | 16 | Lake Oval | H | +2.1 | 6/12 | +9.7 | -20 | +3.6 | +5.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 19 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | STK | 8. | 6 | 54 | W | 42 | Lake Oval | H | +5.6 | 5/12 | -14.6 | +8 | +3.4 | +9.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 26 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | MEL | 18. | 16 | 124 | L | 51 | M.C.G. | A | +9.0 | 4/12 | +19.0 | -22 | -2.9 | +6.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 02 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | WBD | 10. | 21 | 81 | L | 26 | Lake Oval | H | +6.1 | 7/12 | +8.4 | -14 | -1.2 | +4.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 09 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | FIT | 16. | 17 | 113 | L | 33 | Brunswick St | A | +4.9 | 7/12 | -6.5 | -1 | -3.2 | +1.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 16 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | GEE | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 1 | Lake Oval | H | +1.7 | 7/12 | -16.4 | +6 | -0.5 | +1.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 23 | 7. | 4 | 46 | v | ESS | 12. | 23 | 95 | L | 49 | Windy Hill | A | +1.2 | 7/12 | +13.6 | -24 | -2.5 | -1.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 30 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | HAW | 11. | 17 | 83 | L | 29 | Lake Oval | H | -1.3 | 8/12 | -34.1 | +21 | -5.0 | -6.3 | ≡ |