| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SYD | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2221 | 1469 | 151.2 |
| 2 | GEE | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2235 | 1554 | 143.8 |
| 3 | HAW | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2134 | 1800 | 118.6 |
| 4 | GWS | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2380 | 1663 | 143.1 |
| 5 | ADE | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2483 | 1795 | 138.3 |
| 6 | WCE | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2181 | 1678 | 130.0 |
| 7 | WBD | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 1857 | 1609 | 115.4 |
| 8 | NME | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 1956 | 1859 | 105.2 |
| 9 | STK | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 1953 | 2041 | 95.7 |
| 10 | PAD | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2055 | 1939 | 106.0 |
| 11 | MEL | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 1944 | 1991 | 97.6 |
| 12 | COL | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 1910 | 1998 | 95.6 |
| 13 | RIC | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 1713 | 2155 | 79.5 |
| 14 | CAR | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1568 | 1978 | 79.3 |
| 15 | GCO | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 1778 | 2273 | 78.2 |
| 16 | FRE | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 1574 | 2119 | 74.3 |
| 17 | BRL | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 1770 | 2872 | 61.6 |
| 18 | ESS | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 1437 | 2356 | 61.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Mar 28 | 18. | 8 | 116 | v | HAW | 12. | 14 | 86 | W | 30 | M.C.G. | H | +6.3 | 10/18 | +41.9 | -36 | +6.6 | +12.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sun Apr 03 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | GWS | 13. | 11 | 89 | L | 13 | Manuka Oval | A | +12.8 | 5/18 | -7.2 | +8 | -2.1 | +10.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sun Apr 10 | 18. | 17 | 125 | v | BRL | 7. | 14 | 56 | W | 69 | Kardinia Park | H | +10.7 | 6/18 | -33.8 | +56 | +1.3 | +12.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 16 | 9. | 18 | 72 | v | ESS | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 30 | M.C.G. | A | +12.0 | 6/18 | -30.4 | +42 | -1.2 | +10.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 23 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | PAD | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 48 | Adelaide Oval | A | +10.7 | 6/18 | -5.8 | +5 | +4.3 | +15.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Apr 30 | 25. | 18 | 168 | v | GCO | 7. | 6 | 48 | W | 120 | Kardinia Park | H | +15.1 | 6/18 | -19.0 | +46 | +7.4 | +22.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 07 | 18. | 15 | 123 | v | WCE | 12. | 7 | 79 | W | 44 | Kardinia Park | H | +22.5 | 3/18 | +32.1 | +2 | +4.2 | +26.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Fri May 13 | 13. | 20 | 98 | v | ADE | 11. | 6 | 72 | W | 26 | Adelaide Oval | A | +26.6 | 2/18 | +21.3 | -7 | +3.3 | +29.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 21 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | COL | 16. | 8 | 104 | L | 24 | M.C.G. | A | +29.9 | 2/18 | -2.1 | +32 | -5.6 | +24.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sun May 29 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | CAR | 16. | 8 | 104 | L | 19 | Docklands | A | +24.3 | 3/18 | -24.9 | +49 | -6.8 | +17.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 04 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | GWS | 14. | 4 | 88 | W | 10 | Kardinia Park | H | +17.5 | 7/18 | +20.0 | +9 | +0.1 | +17.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 11 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | NME | 12. | 2 | 74 | W | 31 | Docklands | H | +17.5 | 7/18 | +15.2 | +2 | +2.9 | +20.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 18 | 16. | 4 | 100 | v | WBD | 5. | 13 | 43 | W | 57 | Docklands | A | +20.4 | 5/18 | +19.3 | +1 | +5.6 | +26.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jun 25 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | STK | 14. | 9 | 93 | L | 3 | Docklands | A | +26.0 | 2/18 | -13.1 | +39 | -4.2 | +21.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Fri Jul 08 | 9. | 6 | 60 | v | SYD | 15. | 8 | 98 | L | 38 | Kardinia Park | H | +21.8 | 4/18 | +19.0 | +15 | -5.3 | +16.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Fri Jul 15 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | FRE | 9. | 7 | 61 | W | 17 | Subiaco | A | +16.5 | 5/18 | -8.4 | +13 | +0.4 | +16.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Jul 23 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | ADE | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 30 | Kardinia Park | H | +16.9 | 6/18 | +31.3 | -2 | +3.2 | +20.2 | ≡ |
| 19 | Fri Jul 29 | 16. | 7 | 103 | v | WBD | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 25 | Kardinia Park | H | +20.2 | 4/18 | +12.2 | +8 | +1.7 | +21.9 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sun Aug 07 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | ESS | 4. | 10 | 34 | W | 66 | Docklands | H | +21.9 | 5/18 | -44.8 | +67 | -0.1 | +21.8 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sun Aug 14 | 10. | 22 | 82 | v | RIC | 12. | 6 | 78 | W | 4 | M.C.G. | A | +21.8 | 4/18 | -14.8 | +37 | -3.3 | +18.5 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sun Aug 21 | 19. | 15 | 129 | v | BRL | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 60 | Gabba | A | +18.5 | 6/18 | -50.5 | +57 | +0.3 | +18.8 | ≡ |
| 23 | Sat Aug 27 | 24. | 11 | 155 | v | MEL | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 111 | Kardinia Park | H | +18.8 | 6/18 | +0.8 | +18 | +9.3 | +28.1 | ≡ |
| QF | Fri Sep 09 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | HAW | 12. | 11 | 83 | W | 2 | M.C.G. | H | +28.1 | 3/18 | +18.6 | +10 | -0.8 | +27.4 | ≡ |
| PF | Fri Sep 23 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | SYD | 15. | 7 | 97 | L | 37 | M.C.G. | A | +27.4 | 4/18 | +36.6 | +3 | -4.0 | +23.4 | ≡ |