| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 2110 | 1677 | 125.8 |
| 2 | RIC | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1787 | 1489 | 120.0 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1611 | 1489 | 108.2 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1645 | 1599 | 102.9 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1730 | 1555 | 111.3 |
| 6 | FOO | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1696 | 1558 | 108.9 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1443 | 1563 | 92.3 |
| 8 | COL | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1621 | 1611 | 100.6 |
| 9 | HAW | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1549 | 1760 | 88.0 |
| 10 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1480 | 1696 | 87.3 |
| 11 | STK | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1418 | 1634 | 86.8 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1381 | 1840 | 75.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 27 | 17. | 13 | 115 | v | RIC | 14. | 19 | 103 | W | 12 | Punt Rd | A | -17.7 | 11/12 | +12.3 | -30 | +4.2 | -13.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 04 | 17. | 9 | 111 | v | ESS | 9. | 12 | 66 | W | 45 | Western Oval | H | -13.5 | 11/12 | -0.6 | -13 | +5.8 | -7.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 11 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | MEL | 20. | 21 | 141 | L | 39 | M.C.G. | A | -7.7 | 9/12 | +19.9 | -28 | -1.1 | -8.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 18 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | STK | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 22 | Western Oval | H | -8.8 | 9/12 | +14.5 | -23 | +0.1 | -8.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 25 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | NME | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 13 | Arden St | A | -8.7 | 8/12 | -2.4 | -6 | +1.9 | -6.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 01 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | GEE | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 8 | Western Oval | H | -6.8 | 8/12 | -3.2 | -4 | -0.4 | -7.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 08 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | CAR | 12. | 8 | 80 | W | 10 | Western Oval | H | -7.2 | 9/12 | +11.2 | -18 | +2.8 | -4.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 15 | 15. | 20 | 110 | v | HAW | 8. | 17 | 65 | W | 45 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -4.4 | 6/12 | -14.7 | +10 | +3.5 | -0.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 22 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | COL | 12. | 12 | 84 | W | 16 | Western Oval | H | -0.9 | 6/12 | +6.8 | -8 | +2.4 | +1.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 29 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | SYD | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 59 | Western Oval | H | +1.5 | 6/12 | -5.7 | +19 | +4.0 | +5.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 06 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | FIT | 17. | 8 | 110 | L | 13 | Brunswick St | A | +5.5 | 3/12 | -3.4 | +9 | -2.2 | +3.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 13 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | RIC | 15. | 10 | 100 | L | 18 | Western Oval | H | +3.3 | 4/12 | +10.4 | -7 | -1.1 | +2.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 20 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | ESS | 13. | 17 | 95 | L | 4 | Windy Hill | A | +2.2 | 5/12 | -3.2 | +5 | -0.9 | +1.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 27 | 12. | 19 | 91 | v | MEL | 15. | 20 | 110 | L | 19 | Western Oval | H | +1.2 | 6/12 | +22.3 | -21 | +0.2 | +1.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 10 | 15. | 22 | 112 | v | STK | 13. | 9 | 87 | W | 25 | Junction Oval | A | +1.5 | 5/12 | -3.4 | +5 | +2.0 | +3.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 17 | 17. | 22 | 124 | v | NME | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 63 | Western Oval | H | +3.5 | 6/12 | -20.7 | +24 | +3.9 | +7.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 24 | 11. | 18 | 84 | v | GEE | 12. | 17 | 89 | L | 5 | Corio Oval | A | +7.3 | 4/12 | +2.8 | +5 | -1.0 | +6.4 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 31 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | CAR | 15. | 12 | 102 | L | 22 | Princes Park | A | +6.4 | 4/12 | +14.6 | -8 | -1.4 | +5.0 | ≡ |