| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1429 | 979 | 146.0 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1420 | 1128 | 125.9 |
| 3 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1427 | 1171 | 121.9 |
| 4 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1323 | 1159 | 114.2 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1304 | 1147 | 113.7 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1308 | 1365 | 95.8 |
| 7 | HAW | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 1193 | 1342 | 88.9 |
| 8 | FIT | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1190 | 1332 | 89.3 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1210 | 1374 | 88.1 |
| 10 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1277 | 1471 | 86.8 |
| 11 | STK | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 1170 | 1330 | 88.0 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1038 | 1491 | 69.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 14 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | GEE | 11. | 11 | 77 | L | 27 | Lake Oval | H | -11.2 | 10/12 | +16.3 | -40 | +1.2 | -9.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 21 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | COL | 12. | 18 | 90 | L | 37 | Victoria Park | A | -9.9 | 9/12 | +18.9 | -41 | +0.4 | -9.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 28 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | FIT | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 21 | Brunswick St | A | -9.5 | 9/12 | -1.2 | -20 | -0.1 | -9.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 05 | 6. | 17 | 53 | v | HAW | 8. | 11 | 59 | L | 6 | Lake Oval | H | -9.6 | 9/12 | -3.3 | -18 | +1.2 | -8.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 12 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | WBD | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 10 | Western Oval | A | -8.4 | 9/12 | +14.0 | -34 | +2.4 | -5.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 19 | 15. | 8 | 98 | v | ESS | 11. | 20 | 86 | W | 12 | Lake Oval | H | -5.9 | 9/12 | +12.6 | -31 | +4.3 | -1.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 26 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | NME | 15. | 7 | 97 | L | 39 | Arden St | A | -1.7 | 8/12 | -21.3 | +8 | -4.7 | -6.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 04 | 12. | 6 | 78 | v | RIC | 10. | 15 | 75 | W | 3 | Punt Rd | A | -6.3 | 9/12 | -7.6 | -11 | +1.4 | -5.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 09 | 14. | 5 | 89 | v | STK | 11. | 8 | 74 | W | 15 | Lake Oval | H | -5.0 | 8/12 | -31.5 | +15 | +0.0 | -4.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 23 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | MEL | 12. | 10 | 82 | L | 23 | M.C.G. | A | -4.9 | 8/12 | +28.4 | -45 | +2.2 | -2.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 30 | 9. | 19 | 73 | v | CAR | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 19 | Lake Oval | H | -2.7 | 7/12 | +7.3 | -22 | +4.1 | +1.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 07 | 3. | 8 | 26 | v | GEE | 10. | 7 | 67 | L | 41 | Kardinia Park | A | +1.4 | 6/12 | +11.8 | -22 | -1.9 | -0.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 14 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | COL | 11. | 9 | 75 | L | 6 | Lake Oval | H | -0.5 | 6/12 | +16.9 | -29 | +2.3 | +1.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 21 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | FIT | 15. | 15 | 105 | L | 24 | Lake Oval | H | +1.9 | 6/12 | -9.1 | -1 | -2.3 | -0.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 28 | 12. | 6 | 78 | v | HAW | 10. | 18 | 78 | D | 0 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -0.4 | 6/12 | -9.2 | -3 | +0.3 | -0.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 04 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | WBD | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 7 | Lake Oval | H | -0.1 | 6/12 | +9.2 | -21 | +2.8 | +2.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 11 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | ESS | 11. | 10 | 76 | L | 18 | Windy Hill | A | +2.7 | 6/12 | -7.9 | -1 | -1.7 | +1.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 18 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | NME | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 32 | Lake Oval | H | +1.1 | 6/12 | -24.3 | +13 | +1.9 | +2.9 | ≡ |