| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | NME | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2407 | 1991 | 120.9 |
| 2 | HAW | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2496 | 2120 | 117.7 |
| 3 | COL | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2347 | 2072 | 113.3 |
| 4 | CAR | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2329 | 1994 | 116.8 |
| 5 | GEE | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2153 | 2104 | 102.3 |
| 6 | STK | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 2330 | 2503 | 93.1 |
| 7 | RIC | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 2459 | 2389 | 102.9 |
| 8 | SME | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2390 | 2383 | 100.3 |
| 9 | FIT | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 2258 | 2339 | 96.5 |
| 10 | ESS | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 2203 | 2337 | 94.3 |
| 11 | FOO | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 2272 | 2508 | 90.6 |
| 12 | MEL | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 2025 | 2929 | 69.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 01 | 14. | 18 | 102 | v | ESS | 19. | 9 | 123 | L | 21 | Windy Hill | A | +9.4 | 6/12 | -19.7 | +17 | -3.8 | +5.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 08 | 16. | 8 | 104 | v | HAW | 18. | 24 | 132 | L | 28 | Lake Oval | H | +5.6 | 5/12 | +33.2 | -40 | +1.2 | +6.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 15 | 18. | 11 | 119 | v | COL | 14. | 18 | 102 | W | 17 | Lake Oval | H | +6.7 | 5/12 | +29.4 | -35 | +5.2 | +11.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 22 | 18. | 16 | 124 | v | FIT | 21. | 17 | 143 | L | 19 | Junction Oval | A | +11.9 | 4/12 | -21.5 | +21 | -4.0 | +7.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 29 | 18. | 9 | 117 | v | CAR | 17. | 14 | 116 | W | 1 | Lake Oval | H | +7.8 | 4/12 | -5.7 | +2 | -0.1 | +7.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 06 | 18. | 15 | 123 | v | WBD | 16. | 9 | 105 | W | 18 | Waverley Park | A | +7.8 | 5/12 | -13.8 | +10 | +0.8 | +8.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 13 | 19. | 11 | 125 | v | RIC | 14. | 14 | 98 | W | 27 | M.C.G. | A | +8.6 | 4/12 | +5.0 | -8 | +3.5 | +12.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 20 | 20. | 16 | 136 | v | STK | 4. | 13 | 37 | W | 99 | Lake Oval | H | +12.2 | 4/12 | -8.6 | +9 | +9.0 | +21.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 27 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | GEE | 16. | 13 | 109 | L | 14 | Kardinia Park | A | +21.2 | 3/12 | -11.8 | +21 | -3.5 | +17.7 | ≡ |
| 10 | Mon Jun 05 | 24. | 18 | 162 | v | MEL | 14. | 8 | 92 | W | 70 | Lake Oval | H | +17.7 | 2/12 | -29.9 | +36 | +3.4 | +21.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 17 | 15. | 7 | 97 | v | NME | 17. | 15 | 117 | L | 20 | Waverley Park | H | +21.1 | 2/12 | +14.8 | -6 | -1.4 | +19.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 24 | 13. | 19 | 97 | v | ESS | 17. | 18 | 120 | L | 23 | Lake Oval | H | +19.7 | 2/12 | -4.7 | +12 | -3.5 | +16.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 01 | 18. | 11 | 119 | v | HAW | 21. | 14 | 140 | L | 21 | Princes Park | A | +16.2 | 2/12 | +23.6 | -19 | -0.2 | +16.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 08 | 22. | 11 | 143 | v | FIT | 13. | 15 | 93 | W | 50 | Lake Oval | H | +16.0 | 2/12 | -4.9 | +9 | +4.1 | +20.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 15 | 12. | 22 | 94 | v | COL | 17. | 12 | 114 | L | 20 | Victoria Park | A | +20.1 | 2/12 | +13.1 | -5 | -1.5 | +18.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 22 | 9. | 17 | 71 | v | CAR | 16. | 16 | 112 | L | 41 | Princes Park | A | +18.6 | 2/12 | +15.6 | -9 | -3.2 | +15.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 29 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | WBD | 13. | 13 | 91 | W | 14 | Lake Oval | H | +15.4 | 3/12 | +4.3 | -1 | +1.5 | +16.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 05 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | RIC | 9. | 16 | 70 | W | 23 | Waverley Park | H | +16.9 | 2/12 | +7.8 | -3 | +2.6 | +19.5 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 12 | 3. | 19 | 37 | v | STK | 13. | 7 | 85 | L | 48 | Moorabbin Oval | A | +19.5 | 2/12 | -20.1 | +28 | -7.6 | +11.9 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 19 | 24. | 11 | 155 | v | GEE | 26. | 11 | 167 | L | 12 | Lake Oval | H | +11.9 | 4/12 | -8.1 | +8 | -2.0 | +9.9 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 26 | 11. | 19 | 85 | v | MEL | 15. | 16 | 106 | L | 21 | M.C.G. | A | +9.9 | 4/12 | -43.2 | +41 | -6.2 | +3.7 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Sep 02 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | NME | 16. | 15 | 111 | L | 24 | Arden St | A | +3.7 | 5/12 | +13.5 | -22 | -0.2 | +3.5 | ≡ |