| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1559 | 1036 | 150.5 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1526 | 1197 | 127.5 |
| 3 | GEE | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1524 | 1241 | 122.8 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1435 | 1099 | 130.6 |
| 5 | FOO | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1323 | 1018 | 130.0 |
| 6 | RIC | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1471 | 1387 | 106.1 |
| 7 | CAR | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1384 | 1403 | 98.6 |
| 8 | HAW | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1262 | 1342 | 94.0 |
| 9 | FIT | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1258 | 1421 | 88.5 |
| 10 | SME | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1276 | 1454 | 87.8 |
| 11 | NME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1233 | 1617 | 76.3 |
| 12 | STK | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 861 | 1897 | 45.4 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 16 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | GEE | 15. | 14 | 104 | L | 38 | Kardinia Park | A | -12.2 | 10/12 | +19.3 | -44 | +0.6 | -11.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 23 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | FIT | 9. | 15 | 69 | W | 38 | Lake Oval | H | -11.6 | 9/12 | -16.5 | -7 | +4.5 | -7.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 30 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | HAW | 15. | 8 | 98 | L | 42 | Lake Oval | H | -7.1 | 8/12 | -7.5 | -12 | -3.0 | -10.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 07 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | RIC | 15. | 20 | 110 | L | 58 | Punt Rd | A | -10.2 | 9/12 | +5.4 | -28 | -3.0 | -13.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 14 | 25. | 16 | 166 | v | STK | 4. | 8 | 32 | W | 134 | Lake Oval | H | -13.2 | 10/12 | -32.1 | +7 | +12.7 | -0.5 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 21 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | CAR | 11. | 9 | 75 | W | 8 | Princes Park | A | -0.5 | 8/12 | +1.8 | -14 | +2.2 | +1.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 28 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | MEL | 11. | 6 | 72 | L | 1 | Lake Oval | H | +1.7 | 6/12 | +20.0 | -30 | +2.9 | +4.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 04 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | ESS | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 38 | Windy Hill | A | +4.7 | 5/12 | +3.0 | -10 | -2.8 | +1.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 11 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | COL | 9. | 18 | 72 | L | 9 | Lake Oval | H | +1.9 | 6/12 | +16.4 | -26 | +1.7 | +3.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 25 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | NME | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 12 | Lake Oval | H | +3.6 | 6/12 | -7.4 | -1 | +1.3 | +4.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 02 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | WBD | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 33 | Western Oval | A | +4.9 | 6/12 | +17.8 | -25 | -0.8 | +4.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 09 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | GEE | 15. | 9 | 99 | L | 11 | Lake Oval | H | +4.1 | 6/12 | +16.0 | -24 | +1.3 | +5.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 16 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | FIT | 14. | 16 | 100 | L | 54 | Brunswick St | A | +5.4 | 6/12 | -15.9 | +9 | -6.3 | -0.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 23 | 6. | 15 | 51 | v | HAW | 10. | 11 | 71 | L | 20 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -0.9 | 7/12 | -6.7 | -6 | -1.4 | -2.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 30 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | RIC | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 1 | Lake Oval | H | -2.3 | 7/12 | +3.5 | -18 | +1.7 | -0.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 06 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | STK | 8. | 5 | 53 | W | 29 | Junction Oval | A | -0.6 | 7/12 | -45.0 | +32 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 13 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | CAR | 12. | 7 | 79 | L | 31 | Lake Oval | H | -1.0 | 7/12 | -8.3 | -5 | -2.6 | -3.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 20 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | MEL | 12. | 22 | 94 | L | 63 | M.C.G. | A | -3.6 | 7/12 | +23.3 | -39 | -2.4 | -6.0 | ≡ |