| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 1942 | 1197 | 162.2 |
| 2 | NME | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1595 | 1293 | 123.4 |
| 3 | MEL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1485 | 1205 | 123.2 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1562 | 1256 | 124.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1452 | 1314 | 110.5 |
| 6 | RIC | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1506 | 1476 | 102.0 |
| 7 | COL | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1586 | 1437 | 110.4 |
| 8 | CAR | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1528 | 1637 | 93.3 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1341 | 1553 | 86.3 |
| 10 | FOO | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1475 | 1608 | 91.7 |
| 11 | SME | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1438 | 1904 | 75.5 |
| 12 | HAW | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1022 | 2052 | 49.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 22 | 9. | 20 | 74 | v | STK | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 9 | Western Oval | H | -9.9 | 9/12 | -23.5 | +14 | -2.3 | -12.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 29 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | GEE | 18. | 17 | 125 | L | 33 | Kardinia Park | A | -12.1 | 9/12 | +17.7 | -30 | -0.3 | -12.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 06 | 13. | 24 | 102 | v | HAW | 4. | 9 | 33 | W | 69 | Western Oval | H | -12.4 | 10/12 | -48.4 | +36 | +3.3 | -9.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 13 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | ESS | 21. | 9 | 135 | L | 71 | Windy Hill | A | -9.1 | 9/12 | +20.1 | -29 | -4.2 | -13.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 20 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | MEL | 16. | 9 | 105 | L | 16 | Western Oval | H | -13.3 | 10/12 | +10.7 | -24 | +0.8 | -12.5 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 27 | 16. | 10 | 106 | v | CAR | 16. | 13 | 109 | L | 3 | Princes Park | A | -12.5 | 10/12 | +12.3 | -25 | +2.2 | -10.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 03 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | COL | 19. | 25 | 139 | L | 72 | Western Oval | H | -10.3 | 9/12 | +7.9 | -18 | -5.4 | -15.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 10 | 19. | 11 | 125 | v | SYD | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 63 | Western Oval | H | -15.7 | 11/12 | -12.4 | +9 | +5.4 | -10.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 17 | 6. | 15 | 51 | v | FIT | 11. | 18 | 84 | L | 33 | Brunswick St | A | -10.3 | 9/12 | -6.4 | -4 | -2.9 | -13.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 24 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | NME | 12. | 22 | 94 | L | 4 | Western Oval | H | -13.2 | 9/12 | +19.6 | -33 | +2.9 | -10.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | RIC | 15. | 18 | 108 | L | 46 | Punt Rd | A | -10.3 | 9/12 | +2.0 | -12 | -3.4 | -13.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | STK | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 17 | Junction Oval | A | -13.7 | 9/12 | -13.8 | +0 | +1.7 | -12.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 15 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | GEE | 10. | 19 | 79 | L | 3 | Western Oval | H | -12.0 | 9/12 | +20.3 | -32 | +2.9 | -9.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 29 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | HAW | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 2 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -9.1 | 9/12 | -45.6 | +37 | -3.5 | -12.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 05 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | ESS | 10. | 11 | 71 | L | 2 | Western Oval | H | -12.5 | 9/12 | +31.6 | -44 | +4.2 | -8.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 12 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | MEL | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 3 | M.C.G. | A | -8.3 | 9/12 | +11.5 | -20 | +1.7 | -6.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 19 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | CAR | 12. | 7 | 79 | W | 13 | Western Oval | H | -6.6 | 8/12 | -6.7 | +0 | +1.3 | -5.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 26 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | COL | 9. | 10 | 64 | L | 2 | Victoria Park | A | -5.3 | 8/12 | +10.0 | -15 | +1.3 | -4.0 | ≡ |