| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | NME | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 1471 | 1235 | 119.1 |
| 2 | CAR | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1679 | 1328 | 126.4 |
| 3 | COL | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1616 | 1308 | 123.5 |
| 4 | ESS | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1649 | 1366 | 120.7 |
| 5 | MEL | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 1516 | 1341 | 113.0 |
| 6 | RIC | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 1733 | 1485 | 116.7 |
| 7 | FIT | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 1488 | 1521 | 97.8 |
| 8 | GEE | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 1722 | 1540 | 111.8 |
| 9 | FOO | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 1211 | 1444 | 83.9 |
| 10 | SME | 19 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 1343 | 1669 | 80.5 |
| 11 | STK | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 1272 | 1730 | 73.5 |
| 12 | HAW | 19 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 1153 | 1886 | 61.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 18 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | CAR | 16. | 16 | 112 | L | 64 | Princes Park | A | -17.5 | 10/12 | +12.7 | -42 | -2.2 | -19.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 23 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | STK | 12. | 10 | 82 | W | 3 | Lake Oval | H | -19.7 | 10/12 | -38.3 | +7 | -0.4 | -20.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 30 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | GEE | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 23 | Kardinia Park | A | -20.0 | 10/12 | +0.8 | -33 | +1.0 | -19.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 07 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | MEL | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 8 | Lake Oval | H | -19.0 | 10/12 | +13.4 | -44 | +5.2 | -13.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 14 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | WBD | 6. | 14 | 50 | W | 18 | Lake Oval | H | -13.8 | 10/12 | -13.1 | -13 | +3.1 | -10.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 21 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | RIC | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 43 | Punt Rd | A | -10.7 | 9/12 | +14.8 | -38 | -0.5 | -11.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 28 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | HAW | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 39 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -11.3 | 9/12 | -31.2 | +8 | +3.1 | -8.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 04 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | FIT | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 19 | Lake Oval | H | -8.2 | 9/12 | -1.9 | -18 | -0.1 | -8.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 11 | 15. | 16 | 106 | v | ESS | 12. | 9 | 81 | W | 25 | Lake Oval | H | -8.2 | 9/12 | +18.4 | -39 | +6.4 | -1.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 18 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | NME | 18. | 25 | 133 | L | 88 | Arden St | A | -1.9 | 7/12 | -2.0 | -12 | -7.6 | -9.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 02 | 6. | 16 | 52 | v | COL | 15. | 16 | 106 | L | 54 | Victoria Park | A | -9.5 | 9/12 | +22.6 | -44 | -1.0 | -10.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 09 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | CAR | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 33 | Lake Oval | H | -10.5 | 9/12 | +18.7 | -41 | +0.8 | -9.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 16 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | STK | 16. | 15 | 111 | L | 20 | Junction Oval | A | -9.7 | 10/12 | -37.4 | +16 | -3.6 | -13.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 23 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | GEE | 14. | 13 | 97 | L | 16 | Lake Oval | H | -13.2 | 10/12 | +18.7 | -44 | +2.8 | -10.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 30 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | MEL | 12. | 7 | 79 | L | 14 | M.C.G. | A | -10.4 | 10/12 | +14.0 | -36 | +2.2 | -8.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 06 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | WBD | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 16 | Western Oval | A | -8.2 | 10/12 | -5.4 | -15 | -0.1 | -8.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 13 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | RIC | 10. | 17 | 77 | L | 10 | Lake Oval | H | -8.3 | 10/12 | -1.5 | -19 | +0.9 | -7.4 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 20 | 14. | 8 | 92 | v | HAW | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 30 | Lake Oval | H | -7.4 | 10/12 | -28.5 | +9 | +2.1 | -5.3 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 27 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | FIT | 19. | 12 | 126 | L | 49 | Brunswick St | A | -5.3 | 9/12 | -7.9 | -9 | -4.0 | -9.3 | ≡ |