| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | NME | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 1471 | 1235 | 119.1 |
| 2 | CAR | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1679 | 1328 | 126.4 |
| 3 | COL | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1616 | 1308 | 123.5 |
| 4 | ESS | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1649 | 1366 | 120.7 |
| 5 | MEL | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 1516 | 1341 | 113.0 |
| 6 | RIC | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 1733 | 1485 | 116.7 |
| 7 | FIT | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 1488 | 1521 | 97.8 |
| 8 | GEE | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 1722 | 1540 | 111.8 |
| 9 | FOO | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 1211 | 1444 | 83.9 |
| 10 | SME | 19 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 1343 | 1669 | 80.5 |
| 11 | STK | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 1272 | 1730 | 73.5 |
| 12 | HAW | 19 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 1153 | 1886 | 61.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 18 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | RIC | 19. | 13 | 127 | L | 69 | Punt Rd | A | -3.7 | 7/12 | +14.9 | -19 | -5.0 | -8.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 23 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | GEE | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 11 | Western Oval | H | -8.7 | 8/12 | +3.1 | -12 | +2.3 | -6.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 30 | 7. | 6 | 48 | v | MEL | 14. | 16 | 100 | L | 52 | M.C.G. | A | -6.4 | 8/12 | +9.8 | -16 | -3.6 | -10.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 07 | 4. | 15 | 39 | v | NME | 12. | 3 | 75 | L | 36 | Western Oval | H | -10.0 | 9/12 | -5.1 | -5 | -3.1 | -13.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 14 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | SYD | 10. | 8 | 68 | L | 18 | Lake Oval | A | -13.1 | 9/12 | -13.8 | +13 | -3.1 | -16.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 21 | 10. | 22 | 82 | v | FIT | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 4 | Brunswick St | A | -16.2 | 10/12 | +7.2 | -23 | +1.9 | -14.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 28 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | COL | 12. | 15 | 87 | L | 29 | Western Oval | H | -14.3 | 10/12 | +14.0 | -28 | -0.1 | -14.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 04 | 7. | 17 | 59 | v | ESS | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 13 | Western Oval | H | -14.3 | 10/12 | +20.6 | -35 | +2.2 | -12.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 11 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | HAW | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 10 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -12.1 | 10/12 | -31.1 | +19 | -2.9 | -15.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 18 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | STK | 7. | 14 | 56 | W | 21 | Junction Oval | A | -15.0 | 10/12 | -35.7 | +21 | +0.0 | -15.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 02 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | CAR | 7. | 16 | 58 | W | 5 | Western Oval | H | -15.0 | 10/12 | +23.0 | -38 | +4.3 | -10.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 09 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | RIC | 7. | 18 | 60 | W | 23 | Western Oval | H | -10.7 | 10/12 | +14.7 | -25 | +4.8 | -5.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 16 | 4. | 10 | 34 | v | GEE | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 59 | Kardinia Park | A | -5.9 | 9/12 | +14.9 | -21 | -3.8 | -9.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 23 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | MEL | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 2 | Western Oval | H | -9.7 | 9/12 | +16.8 | -26 | +2.8 | -6.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 30 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | NME | 8. | 14 | 62 | L | 3 | Arden St | A | -6.8 | 9/12 | +11.1 | -18 | +1.5 | -5.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 06 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | SYD | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 16 | Western Oval | H | -5.4 | 9/12 | -8.2 | +15 | +0.1 | -5.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 13 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | FIT | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 35 | Western Oval | H | -5.2 | 9/12 | -3.6 | -2 | +3.7 | -1.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 20 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | COL | 9. | 19 | 73 | L | 17 | Victoria Park | A | -1.6 | 7/12 | +14.2 | -16 | -0.1 | -1.7 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 27 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | ESS | 14. | 13 | 97 | L | 36 | Windy Hill | A | -1.7 | 7/12 | +18.3 | -20 | -1.6 | -3.3 | ≡ |