| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 2356 | 1878 | 125.5 |
| 2 | RIC | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2301 | 1957 | 117.6 |
| 3 | CAR | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2342 | 1850 | 126.6 |
| 4 | ESS | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2443 | 2341 | 104.4 |
| 5 | STK | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2024 | 1922 | 105.3 |
| 6 | NME | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 1938 | 1986 | 97.6 |
| 7 | HAW | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 2194 | 2002 | 109.6 |
| 8 | FIT | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 1990 | 2194 | 90.7 |
| 9 | FOO | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 1860 | 2109 | 88.2 |
| 10 | MEL | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1938 | 2111 | 91.8 |
| 11 | GEE | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 1903 | 2426 | 78.4 |
| 12 | SME | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 1932 | 2445 | 79.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 07 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | FIT | 20. | 17 | 137 | L | 50 | Junction Oval | A | -4.9 | 9/12 | -3.0 | -2 | -4.8 | -9.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 14 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | COL | 14. | 18 | 102 | L | 20 | Western Oval | H | -9.7 | 9/12 | +26.9 | -37 | +1.7 | -8.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Mon Apr 23 | 20. | 15 | 135 | v | SYD | 17. | 16 | 118 | W | 17 | Lake Oval | A | -8.1 | 9/12 | -34.8 | +39 | -2.2 | -10.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 28 | 8. | 19 | 67 | v | ESS | 17. | 13 | 115 | L | 48 | Western Oval | H | -10.2 | 9/12 | -0.6 | -10 | -3.8 | -14.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 05 | 16. | 12 | 108 | v | HAW | 18. | 16 | 124 | L | 16 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -14.1 | 9/12 | +9.3 | -23 | +0.7 | -13.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 12 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | GEE | 11. | 14 | 80 | W | 18 | Kardinia Park | A | -13.3 | 9/12 | -18.1 | +5 | +1.3 | -12.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 19 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | STK | 13. | 12 | 90 | W | 3 | Western Oval | H | -12.0 | 9/12 | +4.9 | -17 | +2.0 | -10.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 26 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | NME | 8. | 8 | 56 | D | 0 | Arden St | A | -10.0 | 9/12 | -20.4 | +10 | -1.0 | -11.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Mon Jun 04 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | MEL | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 6 | Western Oval | H | -11.1 | 9/12 | +1.0 | -12 | +0.6 | -10.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 09 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | CAR | 13. | 13 | 91 | L | 26 | Waverley Park | A | -10.4 | 9/12 | +29.7 | -40 | +1.4 | -9.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 16 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | RIC | 17. | 7 | 109 | L | 51 | Western Oval | H | -9.0 | 9/12 | +7.8 | -17 | -3.4 | -12.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 23 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | FIT | 13. | 11 | 89 | L | 14 | Waverley Park | H | -12.5 | 10/12 | -9.3 | -3 | -1.1 | -13.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 30 | 14. | 6 | 90 | v | COL | 13. | 17 | 95 | L | 5 | Victoria Park | A | -13.5 | 10/12 | +23.4 | -37 | +3.2 | -10.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 07 | 13. | 19 | 97 | v | ESS | 21. | 6 | 132 | L | 35 | Waverley Park | A | -10.3 | 9/12 | +3.0 | -13 | -2.2 | -12.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 14 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | SYD | 20. | 21 | 141 | L | 62 | Western Oval | H | -12.5 | 9/12 | -17.8 | +17 | -7.9 | -20.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 21 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | HAW | 9. | 11 | 65 | L | 20 | Western Oval | H | -20.4 | 11/12 | +8.2 | -29 | +0.9 | -19.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 28 | 21. | 15 | 141 | v | GEE | 13. | 14 | 92 | W | 49 | Waverley Park | H | -19.6 | 11/12 | -23.3 | +4 | +4.5 | -15.0 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 04 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | STK | 15. | 20 | 110 | L | 24 | Moorabbin Oval | A | -15.0 | 11/12 | +5.9 | -21 | -0.3 | -15.3 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 11 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | NME | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 6 | Western Oval | H | -15.3 | 11/12 | -10.4 | -5 | -0.1 | -15.5 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 18 | 17. | 8 | 110 | v | MEL | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 37 | M.C.G. | A | -15.5 | 11/12 | -6.1 | -9 | +4.6 | -10.8 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 25 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | CAR | 9. | 12 | 66 | W | 9 | Western Oval | H | -10.8 | 10/12 | +21.8 | -33 | +4.2 | -6.7 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Sep 01 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | RIC | 10. | 16 | 76 | W | 1 | M.C.G. | A | -6.7 | 8/12 | +19.6 | -26 | +2.7 | -3.9 | ≡ |