| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | NME | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2407 | 1991 | 120.9 |
| 2 | HAW | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2496 | 2120 | 117.7 |
| 3 | COL | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2347 | 2072 | 113.3 |
| 4 | CAR | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2329 | 1994 | 116.8 |
| 5 | GEE | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2153 | 2104 | 102.3 |
| 6 | STK | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 2330 | 2503 | 93.1 |
| 7 | RIC | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 2459 | 2389 | 102.9 |
| 8 | SME | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2390 | 2383 | 100.3 |
| 9 | FIT | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 2258 | 2339 | 96.5 |
| 10 | ESS | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 2203 | 2337 | 94.3 |
| 11 | FOO | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 2272 | 2508 | 90.6 |
| 12 | MEL | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 2025 | 2929 | 69.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 01 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | NME | 23. | 11 | 149 | L | 69 | Western Oval | H | +1.3 | 7/12 | +14.6 | -13 | -5.6 | -4.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 08 | 19. | 16 | 130 | v | STK | 20. | 17 | 137 | L | 7 | Moorabbin Oval | A | -4.3 | 7/12 | -30.1 | +26 | -3.3 | -7.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 15 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | GEE | 21. | 14 | 140 | L | 64 | Western Oval | H | -7.5 | 7/12 | -14.5 | +7 | -7.1 | -14.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 22 | 18. | 12 | 120 | v | MEL | 18. | 19 | 127 | L | 7 | M.C.G. | A | -14.6 | 8/12 | -18.7 | +4 | -1.1 | -15.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 29 | 15. | 20 | 110 | v | ESS | 13. | 15 | 93 | W | 17 | Western Oval | H | -15.7 | 9/12 | -13.8 | -2 | +1.9 | -13.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 06 | 16. | 9 | 105 | v | SYD | 18. | 15 | 123 | L | 18 | Waverley Park | H | -13.8 | 9/12 | +7.8 | -10 | -0.8 | -14.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 13 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | HAW | 27. | 15 | 177 | L | 86 | Princes Park | A | -14.7 | 11/12 | +24.2 | -39 | -4.7 | -19.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 20 | 14. | 5 | 89 | v | COL | 14. | 9 | 93 | L | 4 | Western Oval | H | -19.4 | 11/12 | +20.6 | -40 | +3.6 | -15.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 27 | 18. | 9 | 117 | v | FIT | 13. | 14 | 92 | W | 25 | Junction Oval | A | -15.8 | 10/12 | -9.8 | -6 | +3.1 | -12.7 | ≡ |
| 10 | Mon Jun 05 | 19. | 11 | 125 | v | CAR | 15. | 14 | 104 | W | 21 | Western Oval | H | -12.7 | 9/12 | +6.8 | -19 | +4.0 | -8.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 17 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | RIC | 23. | 17 | 155 | L | 58 | M.C.G. | A | -8.7 | 9/12 | +0.4 | -9 | -4.9 | -13.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 24 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | NME | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 30 | Arden St | A | -13.5 | 10/12 | +16.2 | -30 | +6.0 | -7.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 01 | 33. | 15 | 213 | v | STK | 16. | 10 | 106 | W | 107 | Western Oval | H | -7.6 | 9/12 | -26.0 | +18 | +8.9 | +1.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 08 | 20. | 7 | 127 | v | MEL | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 68 | Western Oval | H | +1.3 | 7/12 | -36.2 | +37 | +3.1 | +4.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 15 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | GEE | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 12 | Kardinia Park | A | +4.3 | 6/12 | -0.9 | +5 | -1.7 | +2.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 22 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | ESS | 13. | 8 | 86 | W | 21 | Waverley Park | A | +2.6 | 6/12 | -1.3 | +4 | +1.7 | +4.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 29 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | SYD | 15. | 15 | 105 | L | 14 | Lake Oval | A | +4.3 | 7/12 | +15.4 | +1 | -1.5 | +2.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 05 | 17. | 10 | 112 | v | HAW | 17. | 16 | 118 | L | 6 | Western Oval | H | +2.8 | 7/12 | +16.2 | -13 | +0.7 | +3.6 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 12 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | COL | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 16 | Victoria Park | A | +3.6 | 7/12 | +7.8 | -4 | -1.2 | +2.4 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 19 | 9. | 17 | 71 | v | FIT | 21. | 13 | 139 | L | 68 | Western Oval | H | +2.4 | 6/12 | -5.5 | +8 | -7.6 | -5.2 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 26 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | CAR | 23. | 7 | 145 | L | 43 | Princes Park | A | -5.2 | 9/12 | +28.0 | -33 | -1.0 | -6.2 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Sep 02 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | RIC | 19. | 20 | 134 | L | 53 | Waverley Park | H | -6.2 | 9/12 | -1.5 | -5 | -4.8 | -11.0 | ≡ |