| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1869 | 1281 | 145.9 |
| 2 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 1425 | 1133 | 125.8 |
| 3 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1625 | 1323 | 122.8 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1629 | 1232 | 132.2 |
| 5 | STK | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1630 | 1328 | 122.7 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1406 | 1327 | 106.0 |
| 7 | MEL | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1258 | 1417 | 88.8 |
| 8 | NME | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 1234 | 1310 | 94.2 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 1446 | 1763 | 82.0 |
| 10 | HAW | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1241 | 1766 | 70.3 |
| 11 | FIT | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1193 | 1655 | 72.1 |
| 12 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1060 | 1481 | 71.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 15 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | HAW | 20. | 12 | 132 | L | 30 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -3.0 | 8/12 | -22.4 | +7 | -3.7 | -6.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 22 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | FIT | 10. | 5 | 65 | W | 38 | Lake Oval | H | -6.8 | 8/12 | -55.0 | +36 | +0.2 | -6.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 29 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | WBD | 6. | 5 | 41 | W | 38 | Western Oval | A | -6.6 | 8/12 | -21.3 | +3 | +3.5 | -3.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 06 | 18. | 19 | 127 | v | ESS | 13. | 10 | 88 | W | 39 | Lake Oval | H | -3.1 | 7/12 | +11.4 | -26 | +6.5 | +3.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 13 | 7. | 15 | 57 | v | COL | 13. | 25 | 103 | L | 46 | Victoria Park | A | +3.5 | 7/12 | +35.0 | -44 | -0.2 | +3.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 20 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | GEE | 16. | 12 | 108 | L | 19 | Kardinia Park | A | +3.2 | 7/12 | +25.1 | -34 | +1.5 | +4.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 27 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | CAR | 11. | 12 | 78 | D | 0 | Lake Oval | H | +4.7 | 7/12 | +17.3 | -25 | +2.5 | +7.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 03 | 20. | 18 | 138 | v | STK | 14. | 25 | 109 | W | 29 | Lake Oval | H | +7.2 | 7/12 | +13.5 | -18 | +4.7 | +11.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Mon Jun 12 | 12. | 17 | 89 | v | MEL | 19. | 14 | 128 | L | 39 | M.C.G. | A | +11.9 | 5/12 | -10.5 | +10 | -4.9 | +7.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 24 | 14. | 7 | 91 | v | NME | 16. | 11 | 107 | L | 16 | Arden St | A | +7.0 | 7/12 | -4.5 | -1 | -1.5 | +5.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | RIC | 14. | 25 | 109 | L | 52 | Lake Oval | H | +5.4 | 7/12 | +28.1 | -35 | -1.7 | +3.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | HAW | 13. | 12 | 90 | L | 13 | Lake Oval | H | +3.7 | 7/12 | -32.2 | +24 | -3.7 | -0.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 22 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | FIT | 19. | 21 | 135 | L | 53 | Princes Park | A | -0.0 | 7/12 | -39.3 | +27 | -8.0 | -8.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 29 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | WBD | 5. | 10 | 40 | W | 31 | Lake Oval | H | -8.0 | 8/12 | -25.8 | +6 | +2.5 | -5.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 05 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | ESS | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 41 | Windy Hill | A | -5.5 | 8/12 | +12.9 | -30 | -1.1 | -6.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 12 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | COL | 16. | 14 | 110 | L | 74 | Lake Oval | H | -6.6 | 8/12 | +16.2 | -35 | -3.9 | -10.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 19 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | GEE | 21. | 13 | 139 | L | 76 | Lake Oval | H | -10.5 | 9/12 | +13.3 | -36 | -4.0 | -14.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 26 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | CAR | 10. | 22 | 82 | L | 33 | Princes Park | A | -14.5 | 9/12 | +5.5 | -32 | -0.1 | -14.6 | ≡ |