| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 2129 | 1651 | 129.0 |
| 2 | CAR | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 2260 | 1875 | 120.5 |
| 3 | GEE | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 2092 | 1745 | 119.9 |
| 4 | RIC | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 2060 | 1653 | 124.6 |
| 5 | HAW | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 2025 | 2050 | 98.8 |
| 6 | ESS | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 1941 | 1893 | 102.5 |
| 7 | STK | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 1803 | 1747 | 103.2 |
| 8 | NME | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 1859 | 2125 | 87.5 |
| 9 | SME | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 1803 | 2186 | 82.5 |
| 10 | FIT | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 1745 | 2118 | 82.4 |
| 11 | FOO | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 1778 | 2079 | 85.5 |
| 12 | MEL | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 1838 | 2211 | 83.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 05 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | NME | 15. | 20 | 110 | L | 9 | Arden St | A | -14.5 | 8/12 | -24.7 | -2 | -0.7 | -15.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 12 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | FIT | 15. | 10 | 100 | L | 2 | Lake Oval | H | -15.2 | 9/12 | -25.2 | -2 | +0.0 | -15.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 19 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | GEE | 19. | 20 | 134 | L | 60 | Kardinia Park | A | -15.2 | 9/12 | +6.7 | -34 | -2.6 | -17.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 26 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | RIC | 19. | 22 | 136 | L | 45 | Lake Oval | H | -17.8 | 10/12 | +15.9 | -46 | +0.1 | -17.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 03 | 17. | 10 | 112 | v | CAR | 20. | 17 | 137 | L | 25 | Princes Park | A | -17.7 | 10/12 | +22.4 | -52 | +2.7 | -15.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 10 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | STK | 7. | 14 | 56 | W | 37 | Lake Oval | H | -15.0 | 9/12 | +16.5 | -44 | +8.1 | -6.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 17 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | WBD | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 8 | Western Oval | A | -6.9 | 8/12 | -18.8 | -0 | +0.8 | -6.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 24 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | COL | 18. | 22 | 130 | L | 56 | Lake Oval | H | -6.1 | 8/12 | +12.0 | -30 | -2.6 | -8.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 31 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | MEL | 9. | 15 | 69 | W | 25 | M.C.G. | A | -8.7 | 9/12 | -19.6 | -1 | +2.6 | -6.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 14 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | ESS | 18. | 15 | 123 | L | 20 | Lake Oval | H | -6.1 | 8/12 | +1.8 | -20 | -0.0 | -6.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 21 | 14. | 21 | 105 | v | HAW | 25. | 13 | 163 | L | 58 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -6.1 | 8/12 | +1.1 | -19 | -3.9 | -10.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 28 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | NME | 11. | 14 | 80 | W | 3 | Lake Oval | H | -10.0 | 8/12 | -14.3 | -8 | +1.1 | -8.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 05 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | FIT | 18. | 21 | 129 | L | 49 | Princes Park | A | -8.9 | 8/12 | -32.0 | +11 | -6.0 | -14.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 12 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | GEE | 17. | 11 | 113 | L | 26 | Lake Oval | H | -14.9 | 9/12 | +10.5 | -37 | +1.1 | -13.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 19 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | RIC | 22. | 12 | 144 | L | 67 | M.C.G. | A | -13.8 | 10/12 | +12.2 | -38 | -2.9 | -16.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 26 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | CAR | 19. | 12 | 126 | L | 52 | Lake Oval | H | -16.7 | 10/12 | +24.3 | -53 | +0.1 | -16.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 09 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | STK | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 32 | Moorabbin Oval | A | -16.6 | 11/12 | +6.1 | -35 | +6.7 | -9.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 16 | 16. | 17 | 113 | v | WBD | 13. | 18 | 96 | W | 17 | Lake Oval | H | -9.9 | 9/12 | -9.2 | -13 | +3.0 | -6.9 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 23 | 6. | 22 | 58 | v | COL | 19. | 15 | 129 | L | 71 | Victoria Park | A | -6.9 | 8/12 | +15.5 | -34 | -3.7 | -10.6 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 30 | 17. | 18 | 120 | v | MEL | 13. | 7 | 85 | W | 35 | Lake Oval | H | -10.6 | 9/12 | -12.3 | -10 | +4.5 | -6.1 | ≡ |