| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SME | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 1840 | 1396 | 131.8 |
| 2 | COL | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 1902 | 1477 | 128.8 |
| 3 | NME | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 1696 | 1526 | 111.1 |
| 4 | CAR | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 1718 | 1607 | 106.9 |
| 5 | FOO | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 48 | 1717 | 1576 | 108.9 |
| 6 | FIT | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 46 | 1730 | 1452 | 119.1 |
| 7 | RIC | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 44 | 1802 | 1742 | 103.4 |
| 8 | ESS | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 1837 | 1614 | 113.8 |
| 9 | MEL | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 1683 | 1699 | 99.1 |
| 10 | HAW | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 1665 | 1944 | 85.6 |
| 11 | GEE | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 1415 | 2180 | 64.9 |
| 12 | STK | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 1305 | 2097 | 62.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 21 | 17. | 16 | 118 | v | STK | 10. | 17 | 77 | W | 41 | Junction Oval | A | -3.0 | 8/12 | -6.2 | -9 | +5.0 | +2.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 28 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | COL | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 10 | Junction Oval | H | +2.0 | 7/12 | -6.4 | -4 | +1.4 | +3.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 05 | 15. | 19 | 109 | v | RIC | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 20 | Punt Rd | A | +3.3 | 7/12 | +23.8 | -32 | +5.2 | +8.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 12 | 10. | 23 | 83 | v | GEE | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 16 | Kardinia Park | A | +8.6 | 5/12 | -42.3 | +39 | -2.3 | +6.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 19 | 15. | 9 | 99 | v | WBD | 12. | 11 | 83 | W | 16 | Junction Oval | H | +6.3 | 6/12 | +7.0 | -13 | +2.9 | +9.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 26 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | NME | 9. | 12 | 66 | L | 8 | Arden St | A | +9.2 | 4/12 | +3.6 | -6 | -0.2 | +9.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 02 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | FIT | 7. | 23 | 65 | W | 10 | Brunswick St | A | +9.0 | 4/12 | +10.0 | -13 | +2.3 | +11.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 09 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | MEL | 9. | 4 | 58 | W | 30 | Junction Oval | H | +11.3 | 3/12 | -3.4 | +3 | +2.7 | +14.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 16 | 20. | 10 | 130 | v | HAW | 12. | 10 | 82 | W | 48 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +14.0 | 4/12 | -29.9 | +32 | +1.6 | +15.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 23 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | ESS | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 46 | Junction Oval | H | +15.6 | 3/12 | +17.4 | -14 | +6.0 | +21.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 30 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | CAR | 8. | 8 | 56 | L | 6 | Princes Park | A | +21.6 | 1/12 | +4.8 | +5 | -1.1 | +20.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 07 | 14. | 22 | 106 | v | STK | 6. | 14 | 50 | W | 56 | Junction Oval | H | +20.5 | 1/12 | -21.2 | +30 | +2.6 | +23.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 14 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | COL | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 26 | Victoria Park | A | +23.2 | 1/12 | +9.7 | +1 | -2.7 | +20.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 21 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | RIC | 10. | 17 | 77 | W | 18 | Junction Oval | H | +20.4 | 1/12 | +12.4 | -4 | +2.2 | +22.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 28 | 18. | 27 | 135 | v | GEE | 10. | 7 | 67 | W | 68 | Junction Oval | H | +22.6 | 1/12 | -38.4 | +49 | +1.9 | +24.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 04 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | WBD | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 1 | Western Oval | A | +24.5 | 1/12 | +10.4 | +2 | -0.1 | +24.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 11 | 21. | 8 | 134 | v | NME | 10. | 16 | 76 | W | 58 | Junction Oval | H | +24.4 | 1/12 | +11.9 | +0 | +5.8 | +30.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 18 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | FIT | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 9 | Junction Oval | H | +30.2 | 1/12 | +13.5 | +5 | -1.4 | +28.8 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 25 | 12. | 20 | 92 | v | MEL | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 19 | Punt Rd | A | +28.8 | 1/12 | -1.9 | +19 | +0.0 | +28.8 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Sep 01 | 16. | 16 | 112 | v | HAW | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 36 | Junction Oval | H | +28.8 | 1/12 | -9.5 | +26 | +1.0 | +29.8 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 15 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | COL | 11. | 11 | 77 | W | 11 | Princes Park | H | +29.8 | 1/12 | +20.4 | -3 | +1.4 | +31.2 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 29 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | CAR | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 28 | Princes Park | A | +31.2 | 1/12 | +19.1 | +0 | -2.8 | +28.3 | ≡ |