| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1824 | 1348 | 135.3 |
| 2 | MEL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1945 | 1482 | 131.2 |
| 3 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1908 | 1479 | 129.0 |
| 4 | RIC | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1647 | 1525 | 108.0 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1624 | 1464 | 110.9 |
| 6 | STK | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1600 | 1580 | 101.3 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1386 | 1488 | 93.1 |
| 8 | HAW | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1413 | 1675 | 84.4 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1527 | 1698 | 89.9 |
| 10 | ESS | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1530 | 1689 | 90.6 |
| 11 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1409 | 1722 | 81.8 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1188 | 1851 | 64.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 24 | 9. | 17 | 71 | v | ESS | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 4 | Western Oval | H | -13.2 | 8/12 | -18.1 | +5 | -0.1 | -13.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 01 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | RIC | 17. | 15 | 117 | L | 34 | Punt Rd | A | -13.3 | 8/12 | +7.9 | -21 | -1.3 | -14.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 08 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | STK | 7. | 9 | 51 | L | 5 | Western Oval | H | -14.6 | 8/12 | -3.9 | -11 | +0.6 | -14.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 15 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | COL | 16. | 14 | 110 | L | 33 | Victoria Park | A | -14.0 | 8/12 | +27.1 | -41 | +0.8 | -13.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 22 | 18. | 23 | 131 | v | NME | 14. | 4 | 88 | W | 43 | Western Oval | H | -13.2 | 8/12 | -15.1 | +2 | +4.1 | -9.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 29 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | MEL | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 22 | Western Oval | H | -9.1 | 8/12 | +27.0 | -36 | +1.4 | -7.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 05 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | CAR | 19. | 12 | 126 | L | 62 | Princes Park | A | -7.7 | 8/12 | +10.4 | -18 | -4.4 | -12.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 14 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | FIT | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 37 | Brunswick St | A | -12.1 | 8/12 | -20.1 | +8 | -4.5 | -16.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 19 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | SYD | 18. | 11 | 119 | L | 51 | Western Oval | H | -16.6 | 10/12 | -1.0 | -4 | -4.7 | -21.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 26 | 14. | 15 | 99 | v | HAW | 15. | 16 | 106 | L | 7 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -21.3 | 10/12 | -21.9 | +1 | -0.8 | -22.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 03 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | GEE | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 19 | Western Oval | H | -22.1 | 11/12 | +27.9 | -50 | +3.1 | -19.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 10 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | ESS | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 10 | Windy Hill | A | -19.0 | 10/12 | -13.7 | -5 | +1.5 | -17.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 17 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | RIC | 12. | 6 | 78 | L | 3 | Western Oval | H | -17.5 | 10/12 | +6.0 | -23 | +2.0 | -15.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 24 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | STK | 17. | 10 | 112 | L | 19 | Junction Oval | A | -15.4 | 10/12 | -4.2 | -11 | -0.8 | -16.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 31 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | COL | 19. | 12 | 126 | L | 52 | Western Oval | H | -16.2 | 10/12 | +26.0 | -42 | -1.0 | -17.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 07 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | NME | 8. | 16 | 64 | W | 27 | Arden St | A | -17.2 | 11/12 | -33.2 | +16 | +1.1 | -16.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 21 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | MEL | 15. | 15 | 105 | L | 31 | M.C.G. | A | -16.1 | 11/12 | +19.5 | -36 | +0.5 | -15.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 28 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | CAR | 17. | 14 | 116 | L | 22 | Western Oval | H | -15.6 | 11/12 | +10.3 | -26 | +0.4 | -15.2 | ≡ |