| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 2672 | 1651 | 161.8 |
| 2 | HAW | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2434 | 1846 | 131.9 |
| 3 | WBD | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 62 | 2506 | 2112 | 118.7 |
| 4 | STK | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2126 | 1923 | 110.6 |
| 5 | ADE | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2017 | 1838 | 109.7 |
| 6 | SYD | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 50 | 2095 | 1863 | 112.5 |
| 7 | NME | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 50 | 2121 | 2187 | 97.0 |
| 8 | COL | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2267 | 2038 | 111.2 |
| 9 | RIC | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 2228 | 2288 | 97.4 |
| 10 | BRL | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2156 | 2200 | 98.0 |
| 11 | CAR | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2217 | 2354 | 94.2 |
| 12 | ESS | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 2130 | 2608 | 81.7 |
| 13 | PAD | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 2118 | 2208 | 95.9 |
| 14 | FRE | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 1988 | 2121 | 93.7 |
| 15 | WCE | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 1670 | 2535 | 65.9 |
| 16 | MEL | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 1629 | 2602 | 62.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sun Mar 23 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | HAW | 23. | 16 | 154 | L | 104 | M.C.G. | A | -26.3 | 15/16 | +12.6 | -39 | -6.5 | -32.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Mar 29 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | WBD | 24. | 17 | 161 | L | 95 | M.C.G. | H | -32.8 | 15/16 | -7.3 | -26 | -6.9 | -39.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sun Apr 06 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | GEE | 16. | 16 | 112 | L | 30 | Kardinia Park | A | -39.7 | 16/16 | +45.0 | -85 | +5.5 | -34.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 12 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | NME | 18. | 19 | 127 | L | 48 | M.C.G. | A | -34.3 | 15/16 | +2.1 | -36 | -1.2 | -35.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sun Apr 20 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | CAR | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 33 | M.C.G. | H | -35.4 | 16/16 | -31.5 | -4 | -2.9 | -38.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sun Apr 27 | 13. | 7 | 85 | v | BRL | 19. | 23 | 137 | L | 52 | Gabba | A | -38.3 | 16/16 | +5.7 | -56 | +0.4 | -37.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sun May 04 | 17. | 17 | 119 | v | FRE | 15. | 23 | 113 | W | 6 | M.C.G. | H | -37.9 | 16/16 | -4.1 | -22 | +2.8 | -35.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sun May 18 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | ADE | 22. | 18 | 150 | L | 76 | Football Park | A | -35.1 | 16/16 | +12.4 | -60 | -1.6 | -36.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sun May 25 | 12. | 6 | 78 | v | HAW | 14. | 13 | 97 | L | 19 | M.C.G. | H | -36.8 | 16/16 | +24.6 | -61 | +4.2 | -32.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sun Jun 01 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | STK | 19. | 15 | 129 | L | 79 | Docklands | A | -32.6 | 16/16 | -7.8 | -25 | -5.4 | -38.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Mon Jun 09 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | COL | 17. | 14 | 116 | L | 21 | M.C.G. | H | -38.0 | 16/16 | +17.9 | -56 | +3.5 | -34.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sun Jun 15 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | RIC | 16. | 20 | 116 | L | 22 | Docklands | A | -34.5 | 16/16 | -15.9 | -19 | -0.3 | -34.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sun Jun 22 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | SYD | 17. | 12 | 114 | L | 40 | Manuka Oval | H | -34.8 | 16/16 | +23.4 | -70 | +3.0 | -31.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sun Jun 29 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | BRL | 13. | 14 | 92 | W | 1 | M.C.G. | H | -31.8 | 16/16 | +6.0 | -26 | +2.7 | -29.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sun Jul 13 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | WBD | 14. | 11 | 95 | L | 31 | Docklands | A | -29.1 | 16/16 | +23.0 | -52 | +2.1 | -27.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sun Jul 20 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | FRE | 16. | 18 | 114 | L | 46 | Subiaco | A | -27.0 | 15/16 | -7.9 | -31 | -1.5 | -28.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sun Jul 27 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | NME | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 28 | M.C.G. | H | -28.5 | 15/16 | +4.1 | -33 | +0.5 | -28.0 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 02 | 17. | 6 | 108 | v | ESS | 19. | 10 | 124 | L | 16 | M.C.G. | A | -28.0 | 15/16 | -4.8 | -23 | +0.7 | -27.3 | ≡ |
| 19 | Fri Aug 08 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | GEE | 24. | 13 | 157 | L | 116 | M.C.G. | H | -27.3 | 15/16 | +45.0 | -72 | -4.4 | -31.7 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 16 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | WCE | 5. | 15 | 45 | W | 34 | M.C.G. | H | -31.7 | 16/16 | -28.3 | +9 | +2.5 | -29.1 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 23 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | PAD | 18. | 21 | 129 | L | 78 | Football Park | A | -29.1 | 15/16 | -14.0 | -27 | -5.1 | -34.2 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sun Aug 31 | 6. | 5 | 41 | v | RIC | 18. | 13 | 121 | L | 80 | M.C.G. | H | -34.2 | 15/16 | -7.0 | -27 | -5.3 | -39.5 | ≡ |