| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1485 | 1097 | 135.4 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1499 | 1193 | 125.6 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1530 | 1262 | 121.2 |
| 4 | FOO | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1316 | 1165 | 113.0 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 1373 | 1305 | 105.2 |
| 6 | RIC | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1551 | 1327 | 116.9 |
| 7 | CAR | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1341 | 1253 | 107.0 |
| 8 | SME | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1399 | 1505 | 93.0 |
| 9 | NME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1224 | 1433 | 85.4 |
| 10 | STK | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1311 | 1595 | 82.2 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1136 | 1515 | 75.0 |
| 12 | MEL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1230 | 1745 | 70.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 21 | 6. | 5 | 41 | v | GEE | 13. | 17 | 95 | L | 54 | Kardinia Park | A | -28.5 | 11/12 | +17.6 | -58 | +0.4 | -28.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 28 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | RIC | 14. | 13 | 97 | L | 60 | Lake Oval | H | -28.1 | 11/12 | +4.1 | -44 | -1.6 | -29.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 05 | 14. | 20 | 104 | v | ESS | 14. | 7 | 91 | W | 13 | Lake Oval | H | -29.7 | 11/12 | +32.2 | -74 | +8.7 | -21.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 12 | 9. | 19 | 73 | v | NME | 12. | 6 | 78 | L | 5 | Arden St | A | -21.0 | 11/12 | +0.8 | -34 | +2.9 | -18.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 19 | 15. | 6 | 96 | v | MEL | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 18 | Lake Oval | H | -18.1 | 11/12 | +6.8 | -37 | +5.5 | -12.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 02 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | COL | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 47 | Victoria Park | A | -12.6 | 10/12 | +13.7 | -38 | -0.9 | -13.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 11 | 17. | 14 | 116 | v | WBD | 9. | 15 | 69 | W | 47 | Lake Oval | H | -13.5 | 11/12 | -5.8 | -20 | +6.7 | -6.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 16 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | HAW | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 33 | Lake Oval | H | -6.8 | 9/12 | -38.9 | +20 | +1.3 | -5.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 23 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | FIT | 12. | 13 | 85 | D | 0 | Brunswick St | A | -5.5 | 9/12 | +8.4 | -26 | +2.6 | -3.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 30 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | STK | 7. | 7 | 49 | W | 44 | Junction Oval | A | -3.0 | 9/12 | -14.0 | -1 | +4.5 | +1.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 14 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | CAR | 7. | 14 | 56 | L | 5 | Lake Oval | H | +1.5 | 6/12 | +9.9 | -20 | +1.5 | +3.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 21 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | GEE | 18. | 11 | 119 | L | 57 | Lake Oval | H | +3.1 | 7/12 | +16.4 | -25 | -3.2 | -0.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 28 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | RIC | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 39 | Punt Rd | A | -0.1 | 8/12 | +4.7 | -17 | +5.6 | +5.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 04 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | ESS | 16. | 10 | 106 | L | 46 | Windy Hill | A | +5.5 | 6/12 | +16.1 | -23 | -2.3 | +3.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 11 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | NME | 15. | 9 | 99 | W | 1 | Lake Oval | H | +3.1 | 6/12 | -5.3 | -4 | +0.5 | +3.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 18 | 18. | 17 | 125 | v | MEL | 15. | 16 | 106 | W | 19 | M.C.G. | A | +3.6 | 5/12 | -20.7 | +12 | +0.7 | +4.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 25 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | COL | 12. | 10 | 82 | L | 1 | Lake Oval | H | +4.3 | 5/12 | +16.0 | -24 | +2.3 | +6.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 01 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | WBD | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 45 | Western Oval | A | +6.5 | 4/12 | +1.5 | -7 | -3.8 | +2.7 | ≡ |