| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 2560 | 1959 | 130.7 |
| 2 | HAW | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2618 | 1959 | 133.6 |
| 3 | NME | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2124 | 1803 | 117.8 |
| 4 | RIC | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 2370 | 2085 | 113.7 |
| 5 | SME | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 54 | 2148 | 1942 | 110.6 |
| 6 | CAR | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2081 | 1859 | 111.9 |
| 7 | FOO | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 2170 | 2141 | 101.4 |
| 8 | GEE | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 1930 | 2333 | 82.7 |
| 9 | ESS | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 2085 | 2518 | 82.8 |
| 10 | FIT | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 2072 | 2474 | 83.8 |
| 11 | MEL | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 2117 | 2492 | 85.0 |
| 12 | STK | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1966 | 2676 | 73.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 02 | 18. | 11 | 119 | v | COL | 19. | 16 | 130 | L | 11 | Victoria Park | A | -3.0 | 7/12 | -14.6 | +12 | -2.3 | -5.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Mon Apr 11 | 18. | 8 | 116 | v | MEL | 12. | 23 | 95 | W | 21 | Western Oval | H | -5.2 | 8/12 | -9.3 | +4 | +1.7 | -3.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 16 | 20. | 16 | 136 | v | FIT | 16. | 12 | 108 | W | 28 | Waverley Park | H | -3.5 | 7/12 | -4.7 | +1 | +2.7 | -0.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 23 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | NME | 16. | 21 | 117 | L | 35 | Arden St | A | -0.8 | 5/12 | +14.5 | -15 | -2.0 | -2.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 30 | 17. | 14 | 116 | v | STK | 17. | 14 | 116 | D | 0 | Western Oval | H | -2.8 | 7/12 | -17.0 | +14 | -1.4 | -4.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 07 | 29. | 15 | 189 | v | ESS | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 100 | Windy Hill | A | -4.2 | 8/12 | -17.7 | +14 | +8.6 | +4.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 14 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | HAW | 20. | 11 | 131 | L | 70 | Western Oval | H | +4.4 | 6/12 | +23.1 | -19 | -5.1 | -0.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 21 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | RIC | 16. | 18 | 114 | L | 19 | M.C.G. | A | -0.7 | 7/12 | +0.2 | -1 | -1.8 | -2.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 28 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | SYD | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 19 | Lake Oval | A | -2.5 | 7/12 | +3.7 | +6 | -2.5 | -5.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 04 | 21. | 14 | 140 | v | GEE | 15. | 13 | 103 | W | 37 | Western Oval | H | -5.0 | 7/12 | -10.1 | +5 | +3.2 | -1.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 11 | 8. | 19 | 67 | v | CAR | 17. | 14 | 116 | L | 49 | Waverley Park | A | -1.8 | 7/12 | +8.5 | -10 | -3.9 | -5.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 18 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | COL | 9. | 15 | 69 | L | 33 | Western Oval | H | -5.7 | 7/12 | +16.1 | -22 | -1.1 | -6.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 25 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | MEL | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 51 | M.C.G. | A | -6.8 | 7/12 | -8.9 | +2 | +4.9 | -1.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 02 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | NME | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 17 | Western Oval | H | -1.9 | 7/12 | +11.9 | -14 | -0.3 | -2.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 09 | 11. | 19 | 85 | v | FIT | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 18 | Junction Oval | A | -2.2 | 7/12 | -26.9 | +25 | -4.3 | -6.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 16 | 13. | 18 | 96 | v | STK | 10. | 16 | 76 | W | 20 | Moorabbin Oval | A | -6.5 | 7/12 | -17.2 | +11 | +0.9 | -5.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 23 | 12. | 21 | 93 | v | ESS | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 17 | Western Oval | H | -5.6 | 7/12 | -6.4 | +1 | +1.6 | -3.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Jul 30 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | HAW | 18. | 10 | 118 | L | 14 | Princes Park | A | -3.9 | 7/12 | +35.7 | -40 | +2.6 | -1.4 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 06 | 19. | 15 | 129 | v | RIC | 15. | 11 | 101 | W | 28 | Western Oval | H | -1.4 | 7/12 | +6.0 | -7 | +3.5 | +2.2 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 13 | 9. | 19 | 73 | v | SYD | 14. | 12 | 96 | L | 23 | Western Oval | H | +2.2 | 7/12 | +21.5 | -7 | -1.6 | +0.6 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 20 | 11. | 19 | 85 | v | GEE | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 17 | Waverley Park | A | +0.6 | 7/12 | -18.4 | +19 | -0.2 | +0.4 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 27 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | CAR | 12. | 13 | 85 | W | 18 | Western Oval | H | +0.4 | 7/12 | +9.2 | -9 | +2.7 | +3.1 | ≡ |