| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 70 | 1888 | 1443 | 130.8 |
| 2 | PAD | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 1884 | 1492 | 126.3 |
| 3 | GEE | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 1845 | 1456 | 126.7 |
| 4 | BRL | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2131 | 1599 | 133.3 |
| 5 | WBD | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 1994 | 1501 | 132.8 |
| 6 | SYD | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 1986 | 1656 | 119.9 |
| 7 | GWS | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 1768 | 1773 | 99.7 |
| 8 | ESS | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1953 | 1790 | 109.1 |
| 9 | WCE | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 1752 | 1880 | 93.2 |
| 10 | STK | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 1644 | 1796 | 91.5 |
| 11 | FRE | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 1578 | 1825 | 86.5 |
| 12 | RIC | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 1743 | 1780 | 97.9 |
| 13 | CAR | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 1746 | 1972 | 88.5 |
| 14 | HAW | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 1629 | 1912 | 85.2 |
| 15 | ADE | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1616 | 1971 | 82.0 |
| 16 | GCO | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1430 | 1863 | 76.8 |
| 17 | COL | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 1557 | 1818 | 85.6 |
| 18 | NME | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 1458 | 2075 | 70.3 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Thu Mar 18 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | RIC | 15. | 15 | 105 | L | 25 | M.C.G. | A | -4.5 | 12/18 | +19.2 | -24 | -0.1 | -4.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Thu Mar 25 | 13. | 7 | 85 | v | COL | 16. | 10 | 106 | L | 21 | M.C.G. | H | -4.6 | 12/18 | +4.5 | -9 | -1.2 | -5.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sun Apr 04 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | FRE | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 45 | Docklands | H | -5.8 | 13/18 | -2.3 | +9 | +3.6 | -2.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 10 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | GCO | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 11 | Carrara | A | -2.2 | 11/18 | -6.4 | -8 | +1.9 | -0.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 17 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | PAD | 15. | 6 | 96 | L | 28 | M.C.G. | H | -0.3 | 10/18 | +18.8 | -7 | -2.1 | -2.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Apr 24 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | BRL | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 18 | Docklands | H | -2.4 | 10/18 | +14.9 | -5 | -1.3 | -3.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sun May 02 | 19. | 9 | 123 | v | ESS | 16. | 11 | 107 | W | 16 | M.C.G. | A | -3.6 | 8/18 | -5.2 | +2 | +1.4 | -2.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sun May 09 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | WBD | 16. | 11 | 107 | L | 16 | Docklands | A | -2.2 | 10/18 | +19.0 | -21 | +0.5 | -1.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sun May 16 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | MEL | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 26 | M.C.G. | A | -1.7 | 11/18 | +14.9 | -17 | -0.9 | -2.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat May 22 | 13. | 8 | 86 | v | HAW | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 23 | M.C.G. | H | -2.6 | 11/18 | -25.4 | +23 | +0.0 | -2.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sun May 30 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | SYD | 15. | 10 | 100 | L | 22 | S.C.G. | A | -2.6 | 11/18 | +0.4 | -15 | -0.7 | -3.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sun Jun 06 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | WCE | 14. | 11 | 95 | L | 22 | S.C.G. | H | -3.3 | 11/18 | +4.0 | -7 | -1.5 | -4.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jun 19 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | GWS | 16. | 6 | 102 | L | 36 | Sydney Showground | A | -4.8 | 11/18 | -3.3 | -13 | -2.3 | -7.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sun Jun 27 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | ADE | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 10 | Docklands | H | -7.0 | 11/18 | -20.1 | +25 | -1.5 | -8.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 03 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | FRE | 8. | 16 | 64 | W | 16 | M.C.G. | A | -8.5 | 14/18 | -4.6 | +8 | +0.8 | -7.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 10 | 5. | 14 | 44 | v | GEE | 10. | 10 | 70 | L | 26 | M.C.G. | H | -7.7 | 13/18 | +22.2 | -30 | +0.4 | -7.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sun Jul 18 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | COL | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 29 | M.C.G. | A | -7.3 | 13/18 | -3.4 | -4 | +3.3 | -4.1 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Jul 24 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | NME | 18. | 8 | 116 | L | 39 | Docklands | H | -4.1 | 11/18 | -23.2 | +19 | -5.8 | -9.9 | ≡ |
| 20 | Fri Jul 30 | 18. | 4 | 112 | v | STK | 12. | 9 | 81 | W | 31 | Docklands | A | -9.9 | 14/18 | +1.9 | -12 | +4.3 | -5.6 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 07 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | GCO | 11. | 10 | 76 | L | 19 | Docklands | H | -5.6 | 12/18 | -17.2 | +24 | -4.3 | -9.8 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 14 | 5. | 15 | 45 | v | PAD | 21. | 14 | 140 | L | 95 | Adelaide Oval | A | -9.8 | 12/18 | +12.4 | -34 | -6.1 | -15.9 | ≡ |
| 23 | Sat Aug 21 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | GWS | 12. | 17 | 89 | L | 14 | Docklands | H | -15.9 | 15/18 | +9.3 | -13 | -0.1 | -16.0 | ≡ |