| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1608 | 1300 | 123.7 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1528 | 1235 | 123.7 |
| 3 | FIT | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1551 | 1283 | 120.9 |
| 4 | NME | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1228 | 1324 | 92.7 |
| 5 | ESS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1519 | 1365 | 111.3 |
| 6 | HAW | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1419 | 1298 | 109.3 |
| 7 | CAR | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1158 | 1260 | 91.9 |
| 8 | STK | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1340 | 1454 | 92.2 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1450 | 1634 | 88.7 |
| 10 | RIC | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1425 | 1611 | 88.5 |
| 11 | FOO | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1401 | 1440 | 97.3 |
| 12 | GEE | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1192 | 1615 | 73.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 12 | 4. | 5 | 29 | v | COL | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 54 | Western Oval | H | +2.6 | 4/12 | +1.1 | +2 | -5.6 | -2.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 19 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | RIC | 21. | 12 | 138 | L | 42 | Punt Rd | A | -2.9 | 8/12 | -1.2 | -2 | -4.0 | -6.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 26 | 24. | 13 | 157 | v | SYD | 13. | 18 | 96 | W | 61 | Lake Oval | A | -6.9 | 9/12 | -8.8 | +14 | +4.7 | -2.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 03 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | NME | 6. | 4 | 40 | W | 14 | Western Oval | H | -2.2 | 8/12 | -14.7 | +12 | +0.2 | -2.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 10 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | FIT | 16. | 14 | 110 | L | 56 | Brunswick St | A | -2.1 | 7/12 | +3.2 | -5 | -5.1 | -7.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 17 | 6. | 22 | 58 | v | GEE | 10. | 15 | 75 | L | 17 | Western Oval | H | -7.2 | 8/12 | -21.3 | +14 | -3.1 | -10.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 24 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | MEL | 11. | 19 | 85 | L | 23 | M.C.G. | A | -10.3 | 10/12 | +23.7 | -34 | +1.1 | -9.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 31 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | ESS | 13. | 14 | 92 | W | 15 | Western Oval | H | -9.2 | 9/12 | +4.5 | -14 | +2.9 | -6.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 07 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | HAW | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 22 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -6.3 | 9/12 | +6.9 | -13 | -0.9 | -7.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 14 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | STK | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 19 | Junction Oval | A | -7.2 | 9/12 | -0.7 | -6 | +2.5 | -4.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 21 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | CAR | 10. | 24 | 84 | L | 10 | Western Oval | H | -4.6 | 8/12 | -5.0 | +0 | -1.0 | -5.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 28 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | COL | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 11 | Victoria Park | A | -5.7 | 9/12 | +18.0 | -24 | +1.3 | -4.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 19 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | RIC | 2. | 11 | 23 | W | 73 | Western Oval | H | -4.4 | 8/12 | -5.7 | +1 | +7.2 | +2.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 26 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | SYD | 14. | 12 | 96 | L | 33 | Western Oval | H | +2.8 | 5/12 | -4.3 | +19 | -5.2 | -2.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 02 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | NME | 11. | 13 | 79 | L | 17 | Arden St | A | -2.4 | 8/12 | -0.9 | -2 | -1.5 | -4.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 09 | 20. | 11 | 131 | v | FIT | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 90 | Western Oval | H | -4.0 | 8/12 | +12.4 | -16 | +10.6 | +6.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 16 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | GEE | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 7 | Kardinia Park | A | +6.6 | 5/12 | -19.3 | +26 | -3.3 | +3.4 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 23 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | MEL | 10. | 18 | 78 | L | 19 | Western Oval | H | +3.4 | 6/12 | +15.7 | -12 | -0.7 | +2.7 | ≡ |