| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1731 | 1213 | 142.7 |
| 2 | CAR | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1534 | 1404 | 109.3 |
| 3 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1477 | 1215 | 121.6 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1598 | 1422 | 112.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1533 | 1351 | 113.5 |
| 6 | NME | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1331 | 1490 | 89.3 |
| 7 | HAW | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1592 | 1412 | 112.7 |
| 8 | STK | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1428 | 1515 | 94.3 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1515 | 1465 | 103.4 |
| 10 | GEE | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1320 | 1681 | 78.5 |
| 11 | RIC | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1309 | 1771 | 73.9 |
| 12 | FOO | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1178 | 1607 | 73.3 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 18 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | STK | 9. | 15 | 69 | L | 20 | Junction Oval | A | -1.7 | 7/12 | -8.0 | +6 | -2.6 | -4.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 02 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | CAR | 15. | 14 | 104 | L | 49 | Western Oval | H | -4.3 | 8/12 | +0.3 | -5 | -4.4 | -8.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 09 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | HAW | 15. | 12 | 102 | L | 44 | Western Oval | H | -8.7 | 10/12 | +7.5 | -16 | -2.8 | -11.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 16 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | MEL | 19. | 17 | 131 | L | 65 | M.C.G. | A | -11.5 | 10/12 | +15.1 | -27 | -3.8 | -15.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 23 | 17. | 11 | 113 | v | SYD | 13. | 8 | 86 | W | 27 | Western Oval | H | -15.4 | 10/12 | +0.0 | -3 | +3.0 | -12.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 30 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | COL | 16. | 16 | 112 | L | 41 | Victoria Park | A | -12.3 | 10/12 | -1.4 | -11 | -3.0 | -15.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 06 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | ESS | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 16 | Windy Hill | A | -15.3 | 10/12 | +6.9 | -22 | +0.6 | -14.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 13 | 4. | 13 | 37 | v | RIC | 9. | 9 | 63 | L | 26 | Western Oval | H | -14.7 | 10/12 | -16.3 | +2 | -2.8 | -17.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 27 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | NME | 13. | 18 | 96 | L | 28 | Arden St | A | -17.5 | 11/12 | +7.0 | -24 | -0.4 | -17.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 04 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | GEE | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 18 | Kardinia Park | A | -17.8 | 11/12 | -21.8 | +4 | -2.2 | -20.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 11 | 6. | 17 | 53 | v | FIT | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 20 | Western Oval | H | -20.0 | 12/12 | +8.0 | -28 | +0.8 | -19.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 18 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | STK | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 11 | Western Oval | H | -19.2 | 10/12 | -5.5 | -14 | +0.3 | -18.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 25 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | CAR | 9. | 9 | 63 | L | 16 | Princes Park | A | -18.9 | 11/12 | +1.2 | -20 | +0.4 | -18.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 01 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | HAW | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 47 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -18.5 | 12/12 | +1.3 | -20 | -2.7 | -21.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 08 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | MEL | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 9 | Western Oval | H | -21.3 | 12/12 | +24.5 | -46 | +5.5 | -15.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 15 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | SYD | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 9 | Lake Oval | A | -15.8 | 11/12 | +5.7 | -9 | +1.8 | -13.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 22 | 5. | 5 | 35 | v | COL | 8. | 17 | 65 | L | 30 | Western Oval | H | -13.9 | 10/12 | +17.9 | -32 | +0.2 | -13.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 29 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | ESS | 17. | 15 | 117 | L | 43 | Western Oval | H | -13.7 | 9/12 | +10.3 | -24 | -1.9 | -15.6 | ≡ |