| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1574 | 1207 | 130.4 |
| 2 | GEE | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1690 | 1213 | 139.3 |
| 3 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1374 | 1092 | 125.8 |
| 4 | CAR | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1361 | 1205 | 112.9 |
| 5 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1390 | 1281 | 108.5 |
| 6 | STK | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1379 | 1267 | 108.8 |
| 7 | COL | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1365 | 1386 | 98.5 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1308 | 1446 | 90.5 |
| 9 | HAW | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1307 | 1510 | 86.6 |
| 10 | FIT | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1222 | 1529 | 79.9 |
| 11 | NME | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1152 | 1575 | 73.1 |
| 12 | SME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1193 | 1604 | 74.4 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 23 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | NME | 13. | 13 | 91 | W | 6 | Lake Oval | H | -26.3 | 12/12 | -17.0 | -21 | +2.7 | -23.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 28 | 13. | 7 | 85 | v | STK | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 12 | Junction Oval | A | -23.6 | 12/12 | +12.5 | -48 | +6.0 | -17.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 05 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | COL | 15. | 10 | 100 | L | 44 | Lake Oval | H | -17.6 | 11/12 | -11.4 | -18 | -2.6 | -20.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 12 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | WBD | 17. | 17 | 119 | L | 48 | Western Oval | A | -20.2 | 11/12 | +11.0 | -43 | -0.5 | -20.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 19 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | FIT | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 21 | Lake Oval | H | -20.7 | 11/12 | +1.1 | -34 | +1.3 | -19.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 26 | 1. | 11 | 17 | v | MEL | 8. | 15 | 63 | L | 46 | M.C.G. | A | -19.4 | 11/12 | +24.8 | -56 | +1.0 | -18.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 02 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | ESS | 16. | 15 | 111 | L | 58 | Lake Oval | H | -18.4 | 11/12 | +13.2 | -44 | -1.4 | -19.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 09 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | GEE | 9. | 10 | 64 | L | 20 | Kardinia Park | A | -19.8 | 11/12 | +15.0 | -47 | +2.7 | -17.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 23 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | RIC | 11. | 13 | 79 | L | 6 | Lake Oval | H | -17.1 | 11/12 | -7.9 | -21 | +1.5 | -15.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 30 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | HAW | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 36 | Lake Oval | H | -15.6 | 11/12 | -2.6 | -25 | -1.1 | -16.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 07 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | CAR | 17. | 14 | 116 | L | 68 | Princes Park | A | -16.7 | 11/12 | +1.8 | -30 | -3.8 | -20.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 14 | 5. | 15 | 45 | v | NME | 12. | 22 | 94 | L | 49 | Arden St | A | -20.5 | 11/12 | -24.3 | -8 | -4.1 | -24.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 21 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | STK | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 17 | Lake Oval | H | -24.5 | 12/12 | +4.4 | -41 | +2.4 | -22.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 28 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | COL | 11. | 10 | 76 | L | 4 | Victoria Park | A | -22.2 | 12/12 | +1.2 | -35 | +3.1 | -19.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 04 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | WBD | 10. | 20 | 80 | L | 17 | Lake Oval | H | -19.0 | 11/12 | +2.2 | -33 | +1.6 | -17.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 11 | 22. | 11 | 143 | v | FIT | 17. | 16 | 118 | W | 25 | Brunswick St | A | -17.4 | 11/12 | -11.4 | -18 | +4.3 | -13.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 18 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | MEL | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 15 | Lake Oval | H | -13.1 | 10/12 | +11.7 | -37 | +2.2 | -10.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 25 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | ESS | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 5 | Windy Hill | A | -10.9 | 10/12 | +14.9 | -38 | +3.3 | -7.6 | ≡ |