| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1630 | 1225 | 133.1 |
| 2 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1423 | 1095 | 130.0 |
| 3 | NME | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1355 | 1361 | 99.6 |
| 4 | MEL | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1504 | 1239 | 121.4 |
| 5 | RIC | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1503 | 1310 | 114.7 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1471 | 1364 | 107.8 |
| 7 | COL | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1312 | 1301 | 100.8 |
| 8 | CAR | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1382 | 1391 | 99.4 |
| 9 | HAW | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1177 | 1337 | 88.0 |
| 10 | SME | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1209 | 1482 | 81.6 |
| 11 | FIT | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 1174 | 1604 | 73.2 |
| 12 | STK | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 1149 | 1580 | 72.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 17 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | STK | 9. | 10 | 64 | L | 11 | Western Oval | H | +16.5 | 3/12 | -27.5 | +44 | -5.5 | +11.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 24 | 9. | 19 | 73 | v | RIC | 12. | 19 | 91 | L | 18 | Punt Rd | A | +11.0 | 4/12 | -12.2 | +23 | -4.1 | +6.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 01 | 17. | 14 | 116 | v | SYD | 3. | 11 | 29 | W | 87 | Western Oval | H | +6.9 | 6/12 | +10.0 | +9 | +7.8 | +14.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 08 | 20. | 14 | 134 | v | CAR | 17. | 21 | 123 | W | 11 | Princes Park | A | +14.7 | 2/12 | -4.9 | +20 | -0.9 | +13.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 15 | 11. | 7 | 73 | v | NME | 5. | 5 | 35 | W | 38 | Western Oval | H | +13.8 | 3/12 | +5.7 | +8 | +3.0 | +16.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 22 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | ESS | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 49 | Western Oval | H | +16.8 | 3/12 | +11.2 | +6 | +4.3 | +21.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 29 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | HAW | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 9 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +21.1 | 2/12 | -9.4 | +31 | -2.2 | +19.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 05 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | FIT | 10. | 14 | 74 | W | 13 | Western Oval | H | +19.0 | 2/12 | -29.9 | +49 | -3.6 | +15.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Mon Jun 14 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | GEE | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 4 | Kardinia Park | A | +15.4 | 2/12 | +17.3 | -2 | -0.2 | +15.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 26 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | MEL | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 16 | Western Oval | H | +15.2 | 2/12 | -4.5 | +20 | -0.4 | +14.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 03 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | COL | 12. | 10 | 82 | L | 10 | Victoria Park | A | +14.8 | 1/12 | +6.5 | +8 | -1.8 | +13.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 10 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | STK | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 30 | Junction Oval | A | +13.0 | 2/12 | -19.4 | +32 | -0.2 | +12.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 24 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | RIC | 6. | 13 | 49 | L | 4 | Western Oval | H | +12.8 | 2/12 | +7.6 | +5 | -0.9 | +11.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 31 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | SYD | 6. | 5 | 41 | W | 37 | Lake Oval | A | +11.8 | 3/12 | +2.1 | +22 | +1.5 | +13.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 07 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | CAR | 8. | 12 | 60 | L | 17 | Western Oval | H | +13.4 | 2/12 | -1.8 | +15 | -3.2 | +10.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 14 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | NME | 9. | 14 | 68 | D | 0 | Arden St | A | +10.1 | 2/12 | -4.3 | +14 | -1.4 | +8.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 21 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | ESS | 7. | 17 | 59 | W | 19 | Windy Hill | A | +8.7 | 3/12 | +9.6 | -1 | +2.0 | +10.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 28 | 17. | 15 | 117 | v | HAW | 5. | 4 | 34 | W | 83 | Western Oval | H | +10.7 | 3/12 | -8.9 | +20 | +6.3 | +17.0 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 11 | 11. | 19 | 85 | v | GEE | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 23 | M.C.G. | H | +17.0 | 2/12 | +23.3 | -6 | +2.9 | +20.0 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 25 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | MEL | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 51 | M.C.G. | H | +20.0 | 1/12 | +17.5 | +2 | +4.9 | +24.8 | ≡ |