| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SYD | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2126 | 1488 | 142.9 |
| 2 | HAW | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2458 | 1746 | 140.8 |
| 3 | GEE | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2033 | 1787 | 113.8 |
| 4 | FRE | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2029 | 1556 | 130.4 |
| 5 | PAD | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2180 | 1678 | 129.9 |
| 6 | NME | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2026 | 1731 | 117.0 |
| 7 | ESS | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 50 | 1828 | 1719 | 106.3 |
| 8 | RIC | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 1887 | 1784 | 105.8 |
| 9 | WCE | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 2045 | 1750 | 116.9 |
| 10 | ADE | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 2175 | 1907 | 114.1 |
| 11 | COL | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1766 | 1876 | 94.1 |
| 12 | GCO | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 1917 | 2045 | 93.7 |
| 13 | CAR | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 1891 | 2107 | 89.7 |
| 14 | WBD | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1784 | 2177 | 81.9 |
| 15 | BRL | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1532 | 2212 | 69.3 |
| 16 | GWS | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 1780 | 2320 | 76.7 |
| 17 | MEL | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 1336 | 1954 | 68.4 |
| 18 | STK | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 1480 | 2436 | 60.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Mar 15 | 15. | 9 | 99 | v | SYD | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 32 | Sydney Showground | H | -71.6 | 18/18 | +28.3 | -100 | +13.2 | -58.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Mar 29 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | STK | 15. | 5 | 95 | L | 7 | Docklands | A | -58.4 | 17/18 | -21.3 | -49 | +4.2 | -54.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sun Apr 06 | 10. | 19 | 79 | v | MEL | 7. | 5 | 47 | W | 32 | Sydney Showground | H | -54.2 | 17/18 | -64.9 | +23 | +0.9 | -53.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 12 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | WBD | 17. | 8 | 110 | L | 27 | Manuka Oval | H | -53.2 | 17/18 | -15.7 | -26 | -0.1 | -53.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sun Apr 20 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | ADE | 21. | 11 | 137 | L | 65 | Adelaide Oval | A | -53.4 | 17/18 | +2.6 | -68 | +0.3 | -53.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Apr 26 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | GCO | 20. | 14 | 134 | L | 40 | Carrara | A | -53.1 | 17/18 | -13.3 | -52 | +1.2 | -51.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 03 | 15. | 7 | 97 | v | PAD | 20. | 12 | 132 | L | 35 | Manuka Oval | H | -51.9 | 17/18 | +24.3 | -64 | +2.9 | -49.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sun May 11 | 12. | 5 | 77 | v | WCE | 30. | 8 | 188 | L | 111 | Subiaco | A | -49.0 | 18/18 | +0.1 | -61 | -5.0 | -54.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat May 24 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | RIC | 24. | 10 | 154 | L | 113 | Sydney Showground | H | -54.0 | 18/18 | +0.8 | -43 | -7.0 | -61.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sun Jun 01 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | HAW | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 7 | M.C.G. | A | -61.0 | 18/18 | +44.2 | -117 | +11.0 | -50.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 07 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | ESS | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 15 | Sydney Showground | H | -50.0 | 18/18 | +7.3 | -45 | +3.0 | -46.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 14 | 19. | 11 | 125 | v | BRL | 12. | 8 | 80 | W | 45 | Gabba | A | -46.9 | 18/18 | -27.4 | -32 | +7.7 | -39.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sun Jun 22 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | CAR | 14. | 8 | 92 | W | 8 | Sydney Showground | H | -39.3 | 17/18 | -7.1 | -20 | +2.8 | -36.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jun 28 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | SYD | 15. | 16 | 106 | L | 46 | S.C.G. | A | -36.5 | 17/18 | +33.2 | -70 | +2.4 | -34.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 05 | 9. | 18 | 72 | v | ADE | 20. | 20 | 140 | L | 68 | Sydney Showground | H | -34.1 | 17/18 | +9.1 | -31 | -3.7 | -37.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sun Jul 13 | 9. | 6 | 60 | v | FRE | 21. | 10 | 136 | L | 76 | Subiaco | A | -37.8 | 17/18 | +27.0 | -77 | +0.1 | -37.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Jul 19 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | GEE | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 7 | Sydney Showground | H | -37.7 | 17/18 | +15.0 | -41 | +3.4 | -34.3 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 02 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | RIC | 13. | 11 | 89 | L | 27 | M.C.G. | A | -34.3 | 17/18 | +4.8 | -51 | +2.4 | -31.9 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 09 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | NME | 19. | 12 | 126 | L | 75 | Manuka Oval | H | -31.9 | 17/18 | +7.2 | -27 | -4.8 | -36.7 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sun Aug 17 | 15. | 8 | 98 | v | MEL | 3. | 16 | 34 | W | 64 | M.C.G. | A | -36.7 | 17/18 | -27.1 | -22 | +8.6 | -28.1 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 23 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | COL | 11. | 9 | 75 | L | 8 | Sydney Showground | H | -28.1 | 16/18 | -12.6 | -4 | -0.4 | -28.6 | ≡ |
| 23 | Sun Aug 31 | 18. | 7 | 115 | v | WBD | 15. | 19 | 109 | W | 6 | Docklands | A | -28.6 | 16/18 | -17.8 | -23 | +2.9 | -25.7 | ≡ |