| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | HAW | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 2460 | 1601 | 153.7 |
| 2 | STK | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2176 | 1554 | 140.0 |
| 3 | RIC | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2318 | 1890 | 122.6 |
| 4 | COL | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 2331 | 1840 | 126.7 |
| 5 | CAR | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2103 | 2014 | 104.4 |
| 6 | FIT | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2047 | 1915 | 106.9 |
| 7 | MEL | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 1962 | 1791 | 109.5 |
| 8 | FOO | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1966 | 2217 | 88.7 |
| 9 | NME | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 1705 | 2551 | 66.8 |
| 10 | GEE | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 2072 | 2523 | 82.1 |
| 11 | ESS | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 1705 | 2252 | 75.7 |
| 12 | SME | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 1618 | 2315 | 69.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 03 | 7. | 18 | 60 | v | MEL | 24. | 21 | 165 | L | 105 | M.C.G. | A | +3.9 | 5/12 | -15.4 | +7 | -11.2 | -7.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 10 | 12. | 20 | 92 | v | GEE | 16. | 14 | 110 | L | 18 | Lake Oval | H | -7.3 | 8/12 | -5.7 | -14 | -0.4 | -7.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 17 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | WBD | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 6 | Western Oval | A | -7.8 | 8/12 | -15.8 | -4 | -0.2 | -8.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 24 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | RIC | 20. | 13 | 133 | L | 94 | Lake Oval | H | -8.0 | 8/12 | +7.8 | -28 | -6.6 | -14.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 01 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | HAW | 12. | 21 | 93 | L | 48 | Waverley Park | A | -14.6 | 8/12 | +18.7 | -45 | -0.3 | -14.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 08 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | CAR | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 2 | Lake Oval | H | -14.9 | 10/12 | +7.7 | -35 | +3.3 | -11.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 15 | 16. | 9 | 105 | v | ESS | 12. | 17 | 89 | W | 16 | Windy Hill | A | -11.6 | 8/12 | -14.6 | -9 | +2.5 | -9.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 22 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | FIT | 19. | 19 | 133 | L | 44 | Lake Oval | H | -9.1 | 8/12 | -11.4 | -10 | -3.4 | -12.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 29 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | COL | 15. | 10 | 100 | L | 34 | Victoria Park | A | -12.5 | 9/12 | +22.2 | -47 | +1.3 | -11.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 05 | 9. | 6 | 60 | v | STK | 18. | 23 | 131 | L | 71 | Lake Oval | H | -11.3 | 9/12 | +16.9 | -40 | -3.1 | -14.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Mon Jun 14 | 13. | 20 | 98 | v | NME | 12. | 17 | 89 | W | 9 | Arden St | A | -14.3 | 9/12 | -26.6 | +0 | +0.9 | -13.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 19 | 2. | 6 | 18 | v | MEL | 6. | 13 | 49 | L | 31 | Waverley Park | H | -13.5 | 9/12 | +6.0 | -31 | +0.0 | -13.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 26 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | GEE | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 21 | Kardinia Park | A | -13.4 | 9/12 | -21.3 | -4 | -1.7 | -15.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 03 | 18. | 15 | 123 | v | WBD | 19. | 11 | 125 | L | 2 | Lake Oval | H | -15.1 | 9/12 | -5.8 | -21 | +1.9 | -13.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 10 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | RIC | 12. | 18 | 90 | L | 11 | M.C.G. | A | -13.2 | 9/12 | +10.9 | -36 | +2.5 | -10.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 17 | 3. | 15 | 33 | v | HAW | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 49 | Lake Oval | H | -10.7 | 9/12 | +30.7 | -53 | +0.4 | -10.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 24 | 11. | 7 | 73 | v | CAR | 24. | 16 | 160 | L | 87 | Princes Park | A | -10.2 | 9/12 | +0.0 | -22 | -6.5 | -16.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Jul 31 | 13. | 8 | 86 | v | ESS | 13. | 18 | 96 | L | 10 | Lake Oval | H | -16.7 | 9/12 | -23.6 | -5 | -0.5 | -17.2 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 07 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | FIT | 11. | 17 | 83 | L | 25 | Junction Oval | A | -17.2 | 9/12 | +5.2 | -34 | +0.9 | -16.3 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 14 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | COL | 18. | 18 | 126 | L | 64 | Waverley Park | H | -16.3 | 9/12 | +16.0 | -44 | -2.0 | -18.2 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 21 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | STK | 18. | 14 | 122 | L | 72 | Moorabbin Oval | A | -18.2 | 9/12 | +26.8 | -57 | -1.5 | -19.7 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 28 | 19. | 17 | 131 | v | NME | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 72 | Lake Oval | H | -19.7 | 10/12 | -37.3 | +6 | +6.6 | -13.1 | ≡ |