| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2558 | 1979 | 129.3 |
| 2 | NME | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2398 | 1728 | 138.8 |
| 3 | HAW | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2168 | 1729 | 125.4 |
| 4 | COL | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2131 | 2037 | 104.6 |
| 5 | FOO | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 54 | 1899 | 1746 | 108.8 |
| 6 | GEE | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1858 | 1989 | 93.4 |
| 7 | CAR | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 2053 | 1941 | 105.8 |
| 8 | ESS | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2110 | 2162 | 97.6 |
| 9 | SME | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 1947 | 2327 | 83.7 |
| 10 | STK | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1790 | 2018 | 88.7 |
| 11 | FIT | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 1770 | 2481 | 71.3 |
| 12 | MEL | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 1840 | 2385 | 77.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 06 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | NME | 11. | 14 | 80 | W | 20 | Lake Oval | H | -23.3 | 11/12 | -2.2 | -33 | +5.3 | -18.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Mon Apr 15 | 10. | 18 | 78 | v | ESS | 21. | 24 | 150 | L | 72 | Windy Hill | A | -18.0 | 11/12 | +4.6 | -35 | -3.7 | -21.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 20 | 8. | 18 | 66 | v | HAW | 20. | 15 | 135 | L | 69 | Lake Oval | H | -21.7 | 12/12 | +9.8 | -44 | -2.5 | -24.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 27 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | WBD | 15. | 6 | 96 | L | 45 | Western Oval | A | -24.3 | 12/12 | -11.3 | -25 | -2.0 | -26.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 04 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | FIT | 15. | 10 | 100 | D | 0 | Lake Oval | H | -26.3 | 12/12 | -14.8 | -24 | +2.4 | -23.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 11 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | CAR | 19. | 21 | 135 | L | 54 | Princes Park | A | -23.9 | 12/12 | +5.1 | -41 | -1.3 | -25.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 18 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | MEL | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 18 | Lake Oval | H | -25.2 | 12/12 | -10.3 | -27 | +4.5 | -20.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 25 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | STK | 10. | 10 | 70 | L | 13 | Waverley Park | H | -20.7 | 12/12 | -2.3 | -30 | +1.7 | -19.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 01 | 17. | 7 | 109 | v | GEE | 16. | 12 | 108 | W | 1 | Kardinia Park | A | -19.0 | 12/12 | -6.3 | -25 | +2.6 | -16.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 08 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | RIC | 23. | 9 | 147 | L | 80 | Lake Oval | H | -16.4 | 11/12 | +9.7 | -38 | -4.2 | -20.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 15 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | COL | 15. | 14 | 104 | L | 31 | Lake Oval | H | -20.6 | 12/12 | +16.4 | -49 | +1.8 | -18.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 22 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | NME | 28. | 17 | 185 | L | 106 | Arden St | A | -18.8 | 12/12 | +14.0 | -45 | -6.1 | -24.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 29 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | ESS | 14. | 12 | 96 | L | 14 | Lake Oval | H | -24.9 | 12/12 | +0.2 | -37 | +2.3 | -22.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 06 | 19. | 27 | 141 | v | WBD | 12. | 19 | 91 | W | 50 | Lake Oval | H | -22.6 | 11/12 | -4.4 | -30 | +8.0 | -14.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 13 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | HAW | 16. | 14 | 110 | L | 79 | Princes Park | A | -14.6 | 10/12 | +21.1 | -48 | -3.1 | -17.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 20 | 19. | 19 | 133 | v | FIT | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 60 | Junction Oval | A | -17.7 | 10/12 | -21.4 | -8 | +6.8 | -10.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 27 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | CAR | 11. | 14 | 80 | W | 21 | Lake Oval | H | -10.9 | 8/12 | +15.6 | -39 | +6.0 | -4.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 03 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | MEL | 11. | 17 | 83 | W | 14 | Waverley Park | A | -4.9 | 7/12 | -19.1 | +2 | +1.2 | -3.8 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 10 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | STK | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 26 | Moorabbin Oval | A | -3.8 | 7/12 | -2.9 | -13 | +3.9 | +0.1 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 17 | 13. | 7 | 85 | v | GEE | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 1 | Lake Oval | H | +0.1 | 6/12 | -9.4 | -2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 24 | 17. | 27 | 129 | v | RIC | 23. | 24 | 162 | L | 33 | M.C.G. | A | +0.3 | 7/12 | +29.7 | -41 | +0.8 | +1.1 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 31 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | COL | 13. | 15 | 93 | W | 7 | Waverley Park | A | +1.1 | 6/12 | -2.2 | -9 | +1.6 | +2.7 | ≡ |