| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 1567 | 1129 | 138.8 |
| 2 | ESS | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1447 | 1223 | 118.3 |
| 3 | HAW | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1321 | 1132 | 116.7 |
| 4 | CAR | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1341 | 1348 | 99.5 |
| 5 | COL | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1390 | 1366 | 101.8 |
| 6 | FOO | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1263 | 1275 | 99.1 |
| 7 | RIC | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1506 | 1604 | 93.9 |
| 8 | NME | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1404 | 1477 | 95.1 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1318 | 1394 | 94.5 |
| 10 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1349 | 1519 | 88.8 |
| 11 | FIT | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1355 | 1611 | 84.1 |
| 12 | GEE | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 1368 | 1551 | 88.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 20 | 7. | 17 | 59 | v | STK | 12. | 16 | 88 | L | 29 | Junction Oval | A | -6.8 | 6/12 | -9.1 | -10 | -1.9 | -8.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 27 | 6. | 16 | 52 | v | CAR | 10. | 16 | 76 | L | 24 | Lake Oval | H | -8.7 | 10/12 | +3.9 | -25 | +0.1 | -8.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 04 | 19. | 16 | 130 | v | RIC | 13. | 9 | 87 | W | 43 | Lake Oval | H | -8.7 | 10/12 | -10.3 | -10 | +5.3 | -3.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 11 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | COL | 14. | 9 | 93 | L | 10 | Victoria Park | A | -3.3 | 6/12 | +14.2 | -30 | +2.0 | -1.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 18 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | ESS | 14. | 16 | 100 | L | 42 | Lake Oval | H | -1.4 | 8/12 | +2.4 | -16 | -2.6 | -4.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 25 | 6. | 15 | 51 | v | MEL | 17. | 12 | 114 | L | 63 | M.C.G. | A | -4.0 | 8/12 | +19.8 | -36 | -2.7 | -6.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 01 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | NME | 11. | 13 | 79 | L | 4 | Lake Oval | H | -6.7 | 9/12 | -13.0 | -6 | +0.2 | -6.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 08 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | HAW | 13. | 11 | 89 | L | 21 | Lake Oval | H | -6.6 | 9/12 | +2.0 | -21 | -0.0 | -6.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Mon Jun 17 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | WBD | 12. | 15 | 87 | L | 27 | Western Oval | A | -6.6 | 9/12 | +7.0 | -26 | -0.1 | -6.7 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 22 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | GEE | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 2 | Kardinia Park | A | -6.7 | 8/12 | -3.2 | -16 | +1.8 | -5.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 29 | 15. | 19 | 109 | v | FIT | 14. | 12 | 96 | W | 13 | Lake Oval | H | -5.0 | 9/12 | -10.8 | -6 | +1.9 | -3.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 06 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | STK | 9. | 17 | 71 | W | 10 | Lake Oval | H | -3.1 | 8/12 | -12.6 | -2 | +1.2 | -1.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 13 | 10. | 5 | 65 | v | CAR | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 16 | Princes Park | A | -1.8 | 7/12 | +4.3 | -18 | +0.2 | -1.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 27 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | RIC | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 5 | Punt Rd | A | -1.6 | 7/12 | -5.5 | -8 | +1.3 | -0.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 03 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | COL | 12. | 19 | 91 | L | 24 | Lake Oval | H | -0.3 | 7/12 | +10.7 | -23 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 10 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | ESS | 10. | 15 | 75 | L | 20 | Windy Hill | A | -0.4 | 6/12 | +8.5 | -21 | +0.1 | -0.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 17 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | MEL | 9. | 17 | 71 | W | 4 | Lake Oval | H | -0.3 | 5/12 | +23.4 | -36 | +4.0 | +3.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 24 | 17. | 11 | 113 | v | NME | 10. | 20 | 80 | W | 33 | Arden St | A | +3.7 | 5/12 | -5.2 | -3 | +3.6 | +7.3 | ≡ |