| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SME | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1940 | 1410 | 137.6 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 1895 | 1561 | 121.4 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 1958 | 1383 | 141.6 |
| 4 | RIC | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1572 | 1339 | 117.4 |
| 5 | STK | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1708 | 1545 | 110.6 |
| 6 | MEL | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1601 | 1582 | 101.2 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1488 | 1649 | 90.2 |
| 8 | ESS | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1526 | 1703 | 89.6 |
| 9 | GEE | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1683 | 1747 | 96.3 |
| 10 | HAW | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1460 | 1805 | 80.9 |
| 11 | FOO | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1272 | 1731 | 73.5 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1208 | 1856 | 65.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 27 | 7. | 19 | 61 | v | RIC | 14. | 12 | 96 | L | 35 | Western Oval | H | -15.2 | 10/12 | +14.2 | -29 | -0.6 | -15.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 04 | 15. | 9 | 99 | v | SYD | 17. | 11 | 113 | L | 14 | Lake Oval | A | -15.7 | 10/12 | +37.5 | -41 | +2.7 | -13.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 11 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | FIT | 9. | 12 | 66 | L | 11 | Western Oval | H | -13.0 | 10/12 | -1.3 | -12 | +0.1 | -12.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 18 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | ESS | 16. | 5 | 101 | L | 51 | Western Oval | H | -12.9 | 10/12 | -10.2 | -3 | -4.8 | -17.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 25 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | NME | 12. | 16 | 88 | W | 2 | Arden St | A | -17.8 | 10/12 | -35.3 | +18 | -1.6 | -19.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 01 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | COL | 23. | 11 | 149 | L | 51 | Victoria Park | A | -19.3 | 10/12 | +21.4 | -41 | -1.0 | -20.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 08 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | CAR | 9. | 25 | 79 | D | 0 | Western Oval | H | -20.4 | 10/12 | +19.0 | -39 | +3.9 | -16.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 15 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | STK | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 39 | Junction Oval | A | -16.4 | 10/12 | -0.8 | -16 | -2.3 | -18.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 22 | 5. | 4 | 34 | v | MEL | 4. | 15 | 39 | L | 5 | Western Oval | H | -18.8 | 10/12 | -5.4 | -13 | +0.8 | -17.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 29 | 14. | 6 | 90 | v | HAW | 12. | 13 | 85 | W | 5 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -17.9 | 10/12 | -27.5 | +10 | -0.5 | -18.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 06 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | GEE | 16. | 7 | 103 | D | 0 | Western Oval | H | -18.4 | 10/12 | +20.7 | -39 | +3.9 | -14.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 13 | 3. | 11 | 29 | v | RIC | 16. | 10 | 106 | L | 77 | Punt Rd | A | -14.5 | 9/12 | +5.9 | -20 | -5.7 | -20.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 20 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | SYD | 15. | 8 | 98 | L | 36 | Western Oval | H | -20.1 | 10/12 | +45.7 | -54 | +1.8 | -18.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 27 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | FIT | 14. | 16 | 100 | L | 7 | Brunswick St | A | -18.4 | 9/12 | -9.8 | -9 | +0.2 | -18.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 10 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | ESS | 15. | 25 | 115 | L | 33 | Windy Hill | A | -18.2 | 10/12 | -16.9 | -1 | -3.2 | -21.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 24 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | NME | 10. | 9 | 69 | L | 7 | Western Oval | H | -21.4 | 10/12 | -34.9 | +14 | -2.1 | -23.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 31 | 6. | 17 | 53 | v | COL | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 33 | Western Oval | H | -23.4 | 10/12 | +13.5 | -37 | +0.4 | -23.0 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 07 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | CAR | 20. | 24 | 144 | L | 67 | Princes Park | A | -23.0 | 11/12 | +29.0 | -52 | -1.5 | -24.5 | ≡ |