| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | HAW | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 2523 | 1859 | 135.7 |
| 2 | GEE | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 2409 | 1776 | 135.6 |
| 3 | FRE | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 2035 | 1518 | 134.1 |
| 4 | SYD | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 62 | 2244 | 1694 | 132.5 |
| 5 | RIC | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2154 | 1754 | 122.8 |
| 6 | COL | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2148 | 1868 | 115.0 |
| 7 | PAD | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2051 | 2002 | 102.4 |
| 8 | CAR | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 2125 | 1992 | 106.7 |
| 9 | ESS | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2145 | 2000 | 107.2 |
| 10 | NME | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2307 | 1930 | 119.5 |
| 11 | ADE | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2064 | 1909 | 108.1 |
| 12 | BRL | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 1922 | 2144 | 89.6 |
| 13 | WCE | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2038 | 2139 | 95.3 |
| 14 | GCO | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 1918 | 2091 | 91.7 |
| 15 | WBD | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 1926 | 2262 | 85.1 |
| 16 | STK | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 1751 | 2120 | 82.6 |
| 17 | MEL | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 1455 | 2691 | 54.1 |
| 18 | GWS | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1524 | 2990 | 51.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Mar 30 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | SYD | 16. | 10 | 106 | L | 30 | Stadium Australia | H | -69.9 | 18/18 | +29.1 | -99 | +6.9 | -63.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 06 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | PAD | 19. | 20 | 134 | L | 56 | Football Park | A | -63.0 | 18/18 | -8.8 | -66 | +1.0 | -62.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 13 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | STK | 21. | 14 | 140 | L | 72 | Manuka Oval | H | -62.0 | 18/18 | +6.8 | -57 | -1.5 | -63.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sun Apr 21 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | MEL | 22. | 12 | 144 | L | 41 | M.C.G. | A | -63.5 | 18/18 | -58.2 | -17 | -2.4 | -65.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 27 | 16. | 8 | 104 | v | GCO | 21. | 22 | 148 | L | 44 | Manuka Oval | H | -65.9 | 18/18 | -35.7 | -18 | -2.6 | -68.5 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 04 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | ESS | 17. | 18 | 120 | L | 39 | Docklands | A | -68.5 | 18/18 | +26.6 | -107 | +6.8 | -61.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sun May 12 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | ADE | 29. | 13 | 187 | L | 135 | Sydney Showground | H | -61.7 | 18/18 | +10.2 | -60 | -7.5 | -69.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 18 | 9. | 3 | 57 | v | HAW | 21. | 14 | 140 | L | 83 | York Park | A | -69.2 | 18/18 | +45.9 | -127 | +4.4 | -64.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 25 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | WCE | 23. | 17 | 155 | L | 100 | Sydney Showground | H | -64.8 | 18/18 | +12.9 | -66 | -3.4 | -68.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 01 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | CAR | 22. | 16 | 148 | L | 94 | Docklands | A | -68.2 | 18/18 | +7.0 | -87 | -0.7 | -68.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 08 | 15. | 8 | 98 | v | GEE | 24. | 13 | 157 | L | 59 | Sydney Showground | H | -68.9 | 18/18 | +27.7 | -85 | +2.6 | -66.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sun Jun 16 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | PAD | 19. | 11 | 125 | L | 75 | Sydney Showground | H | -66.3 | 18/18 | -10.5 | -44 | -3.1 | -69.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sun Jun 30 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | NME | 19. | 16 | 130 | L | 86 | Docklands | A | -69.4 | 18/18 | +11.8 | -93 | +0.7 | -68.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 06 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | WBD | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 4 | Manuka Oval | H | -68.7 | 18/18 | -27.6 | -29 | +2.5 | -66.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sun Jul 14 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | SYD | 24. | 27 | 171 | L | 129 | S.C.G. | A | -66.2 | 18/18 | +25.0 | -91 | -3.8 | -70.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 20 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | ESS | 18. | 8 | 116 | L | 39 | Sydney Showground | H | -70.0 | 18/18 | +13.2 | -71 | +3.2 | -66.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Jul 27 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | COL | 15. | 16 | 106 | L | 40 | M.C.G. | A | -66.8 | 18/18 | +13.4 | -92 | +5.2 | -61.5 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 03 | 19. | 10 | 124 | v | MEL | 12. | 15 | 87 | W | 37 | Sydney Showground | H | -61.5 | 18/18 | -52.0 | +2 | +3.5 | -58.1 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sun Aug 11 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | FRE | 24. | 13 | 157 | L | 113 | Subiaco | A | -58.1 | 18/18 | +21.6 | -92 | -2.1 | -60.2 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 17 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | BRL | 18. | 15 | 123 | L | 60 | Gabba | A | -60.2 | 18/18 | -7.6 | -65 | +0.5 | -59.8 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sun Aug 25 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | RIC | 25. | 13 | 163 | L | 121 | Sydney Showground | H | -59.8 | 18/18 | +15.1 | -63 | -5.8 | -65.6 | ≡ |
| 23 | Sun Sep 01 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | GCO | 22. | 14 | 146 | L | 83 | Carrara | A | -65.6 | 18/18 | -23.2 | -54 | -2.9 | -68.4 | ≡ |