| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1608 | 1300 | 123.7 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1528 | 1235 | 123.7 |
| 3 | FIT | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1551 | 1283 | 120.9 |
| 4 | NME | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1228 | 1324 | 92.7 |
| 5 | ESS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1519 | 1365 | 111.3 |
| 6 | HAW | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1419 | 1298 | 109.3 |
| 7 | CAR | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1158 | 1260 | 91.9 |
| 8 | STK | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1340 | 1454 | 92.2 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1450 | 1634 | 88.7 |
| 10 | RIC | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1425 | 1611 | 88.5 |
| 11 | FOO | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1401 | 1440 | 97.3 |
| 12 | GEE | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1192 | 1615 | 73.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 12 | 12. | 23 | 95 | v | RIC | 17. | 18 | 120 | L | 25 | Lake Oval | H | -9.2 | 10/12 | -1.8 | -19 | -0.6 | -9.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 19 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | FIT | 11. | 18 | 84 | L | 9 | Brunswick St | A | -9.8 | 10/12 | -2.9 | -19 | +1.0 | -8.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 26 | 13. | 18 | 96 | v | WBD | 24. | 13 | 157 | L | 61 | Lake Oval | H | -8.8 | 10/12 | -6.9 | -14 | -4.7 | -13.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 03 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | GEE | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 1 | Kardinia Park | A | -13.5 | 10/12 | -21.1 | -4 | +0.5 | -13.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 10 | 14. | 8 | 92 | v | STK | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 1 | Lake Oval | H | -13.0 | 10/12 | +3.4 | -28 | +2.7 | -10.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 17 | 8. | 16 | 64 | v | HAW | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 17 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -10.2 | 10/12 | +14.8 | -37 | +2.0 | -8.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 24 | 10. | 19 | 79 | v | CAR | 7. | 15 | 57 | W | 22 | Lake Oval | H | -8.2 | 8/12 | -9.4 | -11 | +3.3 | -5.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 31 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | COL | 20. | 20 | 140 | L | 74 | Victoria Park | A | -5.0 | 7/12 | +10.7 | -28 | -4.6 | -9.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 07 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | MEL | 16. | 12 | 108 | L | 32 | Lake Oval | H | -9.6 | 10/12 | +20.5 | -42 | +1.0 | -8.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Mon Jun 16 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | NME | 12. | 15 | 87 | L | 30 | Arden St | A | -8.6 | 11/12 | -4.0 | -17 | -1.3 | -9.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 21 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | ESS | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 42 | Lake Oval | H | -9.9 | 11/12 | +6.0 | -28 | -1.4 | -11.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 28 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | RIC | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 11 | Punt Rd | A | -11.3 | 11/12 | -4.9 | -18 | +0.7 | -10.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 19 | 19. | 6 | 120 | v | FIT | 11. | 22 | 88 | W | 32 | Lake Oval | H | -10.6 | 11/12 | +8.2 | -31 | +6.3 | -4.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 26 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | WBD | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 33 | Western Oval | A | -4.3 | 8/12 | +2.8 | -19 | +5.2 | +0.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 02 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | GEE | 14. | 17 | 101 | W | 8 | Lake Oval | H | +0.9 | 6/12 | -17.0 | +6 | +0.2 | +1.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 09 | 15. | 9 | 99 | v | STK | 9. | 23 | 77 | W | 22 | Junction Oval | A | +1.1 | 6/12 | -11.8 | +1 | +2.1 | +3.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 16 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | HAW | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 2 | Lake Oval | H | +3.2 | 6/12 | +7.5 | -16 | +1.8 | +5.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 23 | 10. | 21 | 81 | v | CAR | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 2 | Princes Park | A | +5.1 | 5/12 | -5.0 | -2 | -0.0 | +5.1 | ≡ |