| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1886 | 1438 | 131.2 |
| 2 | FIT | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1678 | 1280 | 131.1 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 1887 | 1408 | 134.0 |
| 4 | FOO | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 1529 | 1430 | 106.9 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1656 | 1259 | 131.5 |
| 6 | NME | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1619 | 1614 | 100.3 |
| 7 | SME | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1358 | 1402 | 96.9 |
| 8 | MEL | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1521 | 1481 | 102.7 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 1358 | 1502 | 90.4 |
| 10 | COL | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1452 | 1629 | 89.1 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1268 | 1914 | 66.2 |
| 12 | GEE | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1210 | 2065 | 58.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 06 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | CAR | 9. | 7 | 61 | W | 27 | Junction Oval | H | +1.1 | 6/12 | +18.0 | -29 | +5.6 | +6.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 13 | 11. | 18 | 84 | v | GEE | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 19 | Kardinia Park | A | +6.7 | 5/12 | -23.2 | +13 | +0.6 | +7.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 20 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | STK | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 12 | Junction Oval | H | +7.3 | 5/12 | -19.1 | +14 | -0.2 | +7.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 27 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | COL | 11. | 18 | 84 | W | 6 | Victoria Park | A | +7.1 | 5/12 | -10.2 | +5 | +0.1 | +7.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 03 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | NME | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 1 | Junction Oval | H | +7.2 | 5/12 | -14.3 | +9 | -1.0 | +6.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 10 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | FIT | 14. | 7 | 91 | L | 14 | Brunswick St | A | +6.1 | 4/12 | +5.8 | -12 | -0.2 | +5.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 17 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | WBD | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 9 | Western Oval | A | +5.9 | 5/12 | -3.5 | -3 | -0.6 | +5.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 24 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | RIC | 17. | 10 | 112 | L | 35 | Junction Oval | H | +5.3 | 4/12 | +26.0 | -33 | -0.2 | +5.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 01 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | HAW | 11. | 11 | 77 | W | 25 | Junction Oval | H | +5.0 | 5/12 | -12.2 | +5 | +2.0 | +7.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 08 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | MEL | 10. | 10 | 70 | L | 3 | Punt Rd | A | +7.0 | 5/12 | -6.9 | +2 | -0.5 | +6.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 15 | 7. | 15 | 57 | v | ESS | 15. | 16 | 106 | L | 49 | Junction Oval | H | +6.5 | 5/12 | +14.3 | -20 | -2.9 | +3.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 22 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | CAR | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 14 | Princes Park | A | +3.6 | 5/12 | +16.1 | -24 | +1.0 | +4.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 29 | 8. | 30 | 78 | v | GEE | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 22 | Junction Oval | H | +4.6 | 5/12 | -49.7 | +37 | -1.5 | +3.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 05 | 10. | 19 | 79 | v | STK | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 25 | Junction Oval | A | +3.1 | 5/12 | -5.9 | -3 | +2.8 | +5.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 12 | 16. | 10 | 106 | v | COL | 8. | 22 | 70 | W | 36 | Junction Oval | H | +5.9 | 5/12 | -16.4 | +10 | +2.6 | +8.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 19 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | NME | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 46 | Arden St | A | +8.5 | 5/12 | -2.1 | -1 | +4.7 | +13.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 26 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | FIT | 17. | 14 | 116 | L | 55 | Junction Oval | H | +13.2 | 5/12 | +18.5 | -17 | -3.8 | +9.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 02 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | ESS | 17. | 24 | 126 | L | 82 | Windy Hill | A | +9.5 | 5/12 | +22.7 | -25 | -5.7 | +3.8 | ≡ |