| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 2146 | 1488 | 144.2 |
| 2 | MEL | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 1936 | 1483 | 130.5 |
| 3 | SYD | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2067 | 1616 | 127.9 |
| 4 | COL | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 1839 | 1763 | 104.3 |
| 5 | FRE | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 62 | 1739 | 1486 | 117.0 |
| 6 | BRL | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2147 | 1799 | 119.3 |
| 7 | RIC | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 54 | 2165 | 1780 | 121.6 |
| 8 | WBD | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 1973 | 1812 | 108.9 |
| 9 | CAR | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 1857 | 1714 | 108.3 |
| 10 | STK | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1703 | 1715 | 99.3 |
| 11 | PAD | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 1806 | 1638 | 110.3 |
| 12 | GCO | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 1871 | 1820 | 102.8 |
| 13 | HAW | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 1787 | 1991 | 89.8 |
| 14 | ADE | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 1721 | 1986 | 86.7 |
| 15 | ESS | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1737 | 2087 | 83.2 |
| 16 | GWS | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 1631 | 1927 | 84.6 |
| 17 | WCE | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 1429 | 2389 | 59.8 |
| 18 | NME | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 1337 | 2397 | 55.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Mar 19 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | SYD | 17. | 10 | 112 | L | 20 | Stadium Australia | H | -1.8 | 9/18 | +16.5 | -18 | -0.2 | -2.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sun Mar 27 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | RIC | 16. | 13 | 109 | L | 36 | M.C.G. | A | -2.0 | 8/18 | -3.6 | -10 | -2.6 | -4.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 02 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | GCO | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 26 | Sydney Showground | H | -4.5 | 11/18 | -13.6 | +21 | +0.5 | -4.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 09 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | FRE | 13. | 10 | 88 | L | 34 | Perth Stadium | A | -4.0 | 11/18 | -6.4 | -10 | -2.4 | -6.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 16 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | MEL | 19. | 6 | 120 | L | 67 | M.C.G. | A | -6.5 | 12/18 | +25.6 | -44 | -2.3 | -8.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Fri Apr 22 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | STK | 10. | 17 | 77 | L | 17 | Manuka Oval | H | -8.8 | 13/18 | +4.9 | -2 | -1.5 | -10.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Apr 30 | 17. | 11 | 113 | v | ADE | 8. | 6 | 54 | W | 59 | Adelaide Oval | A | -10.3 | 14/18 | -9.5 | -13 | +7.2 | -3.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 07 | 4. | 11 | 35 | v | GEE | 12. | 16 | 88 | L | 53 | Manuka Oval | H | -3.1 | 10/18 | +15.6 | -7 | -4.6 | -7.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sun May 15 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | CAR | 15. | 15 | 105 | L | 30 | Sydney Showground | H | -7.8 | 14/18 | -2.0 | +6 | -3.6 | -11.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sun May 22 | 21. | 12 | 138 | v | WCE | 13. | 8 | 86 | W | 52 | Sydney Showground | H | -11.4 | 15/18 | -37.5 | +38 | +1.4 | -10.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat May 28 | 15. | 6 | 96 | v | BRL | 16. | 14 | 110 | L | 14 | Gabba | A | -10.0 | 14/18 | +24.9 | -47 | +3.3 | -6.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sun Jun 12 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | NME | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 49 | Docklands | A | -6.7 | 13/18 | -39.2 | +20 | +2.9 | -3.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jun 18 | 16. | 9 | 105 | v | WBD | 19. | 11 | 125 | L | 20 | Sydney Showground | H | -3.9 | 13/18 | +16.5 | -8 | -1.2 | -5.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sun Jun 26 | 12. | 5 | 77 | v | COL | 11. | 22 | 88 | L | 11 | M.C.G. | A | -5.0 | 13/18 | +2.4 | -19 | +0.8 | -4.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sun Jul 03 | 11. | 6 | 72 | v | HAW | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 22 | Sydney Showground | H | -4.2 | 13/18 | -10.7 | +19 | +0.3 | -3.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 09 | 3. | 11 | 29 | v | PAD | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 55 | Adelaide Oval | A | -3.8 | 13/18 | +8.6 | -24 | -3.1 | -6.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Jul 16 | 9. | 5 | 59 | v | BRL | 15. | 9 | 99 | L | 40 | Manuka Oval | H | -6.9 | 14/18 | +12.5 | -7 | -3.3 | -10.2 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sun Jul 24 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | CAR | 13. | 12 | 90 | L | 36 | Docklands | A | -10.2 | 14/18 | +5.6 | -28 | -0.8 | -11.0 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Jul 30 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | SYD | 17. | 10 | 112 | L | 73 | S.C.G. | A | -11.0 | 15/18 | +18.9 | -30 | -4.3 | -15.3 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 06 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | ESS | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 27 | Sydney Showground | H | -15.3 | 16/18 | +1.7 | -5 | +3.2 | -12.1 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 13 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | WBD | 9. | 8 | 62 | L | 5 | Docklands | A | -12.1 | 16/18 | +8.8 | -33 | +2.8 | -9.3 | ≡ |
| 23 | Sat Aug 20 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | FRE | 13. | 11 | 89 | L | 20 | Manuka Oval | H | -9.3 | 13/18 | +5.5 | -3 | -1.7 | -11.0 | ≡ |