| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 1860 | 1428 | 130.3 |
| 2 | CAR | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 1751 | 1343 | 130.4 |
| 3 | GEE | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 1528 | 1431 | 106.8 |
| 4 | STK | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 58 | 1718 | 1263 | 136.0 |
| 5 | RIC | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 56 | 1889 | 1536 | 123.0 |
| 6 | HAW | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 1934 | 1869 | 103.5 |
| 7 | COL | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 1623 | 1717 | 94.5 |
| 8 | MEL | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 1434 | 1709 | 83.9 |
| 9 | SME | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 1639 | 1954 | 83.9 |
| 10 | FOO | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 1413 | 1710 | 82.6 |
| 11 | FIT | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 1643 | 2035 | 80.7 |
| 12 | NME | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 1266 | 1703 | 74.3 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 15 | 18. | 17 | 125 | v | STK | 13. | 22 | 100 | W | 25 | Lake Oval | H | -18.0 | 9/12 | +17.4 | -47 | +7.2 | -10.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 20 | 19. | 12 | 126 | v | HAW | 17. | 24 | 126 | D | 0 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -10.7 | 9/12 | -36.5 | +14 | -1.4 | -12.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 27 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | MEL | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 10 | Lake Oval | H | -12.1 | 8/12 | -13.5 | -11 | +0.1 | -12.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 04 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | ESS | 16. | 19 | 115 | L | 40 | Windy Hill | A | -12.0 | 8/12 | +15.7 | -40 | -0.0 | -12.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 11 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | RIC | 13. | 25 | 103 | L | 45 | Lake Oval | H | -12.1 | 9/12 | +25.4 | -49 | +0.4 | -11.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 18 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | CAR | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 12 | Lake Oval | H | -11.6 | 9/12 | +13.8 | -37 | +2.5 | -9.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 25 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | NME | 7. | 15 | 57 | W | 4 | Arden St | A | -9.1 | 8/12 | -8.1 | -13 | +1.7 | -7.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 08 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | WBD | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 13 | Western Oval | A | -7.4 | 7/12 | -21.9 | +2 | +1.1 | -6.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 15 | 19. | 10 | 124 | v | COL | 15. | 9 | 99 | W | 25 | Lake Oval | H | -6.3 | 7/12 | +7.4 | -26 | +5.1 | -1.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 22 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | GEE | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 30 | Kardinia Park | A | -1.3 | 7/12 | +16.0 | -29 | -0.1 | -1.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 29 | 17. | 15 | 117 | v | FIT | 13. | 12 | 90 | W | 27 | Lake Oval | H | -1.3 | 7/12 | -23.8 | +10 | +1.7 | +0.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 06 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | STK | 15. | 19 | 109 | L | 64 | Moorabbin Oval | A | +0.3 | 7/12 | +18.6 | -30 | -3.4 | -3.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 13 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | HAW | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 19 | Lake Oval | H | -3.1 | 7/12 | -10.8 | -4 | -1.5 | -4.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 20 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | MEL | 10. | 10 | 70 | W | 10 | M.C.G. | A | -4.5 | 7/12 | -11.3 | -5 | +1.5 | -3.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 27 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | ESS | 14. | 13 | 97 | L | 43 | Lake Oval | H | -3.0 | 8/12 | +17.0 | -32 | -1.1 | -4.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 03 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | RIC | 15. | 21 | 111 | L | 40 | M.C.G. | A | -4.1 | 8/12 | +16.9 | -33 | -0.7 | -4.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 10 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | CAR | 18. | 14 | 122 | L | 42 | Princes Park | A | -4.8 | 8/12 | +11.6 | -28 | -1.4 | -6.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 17 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | NME | 11. | 13 | 79 | L | 11 | Lake Oval | H | -6.2 | 8/12 | -23.6 | +5 | -1.6 | -7.8 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 24 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | WBD | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 4 | Lake Oval | H | -7.8 | 8/12 | -15.8 | -4 | +0.0 | -7.8 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 31 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | COL | 23. | 19 | 157 | L | 59 | Victoria Park | A | -7.8 | 8/12 | -7.1 | -13 | -4.6 | -12.4 | ≡ |