| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | FRE | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 1857 | 1564 | 118.7 |
| 2 | WCE | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 2330 | 1572 | 148.2 |
| 3 | HAW | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2452 | 1548 | 158.4 |
| 4 | SYD | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2006 | 1578 | 127.1 |
| 5 | RIC | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 1930 | 1568 | 123.1 |
| 6 | WBD | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2101 | 1825 | 115.1 |
| 7 | ADE | 21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 54 | 2107 | 1821 | 115.7 |
| 8 | NME | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2062 | 1937 | 106.5 |
| 9 | PAD | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2002 | 1874 | 106.8 |
| 10 | GEE | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 48 | 1853 | 1833 | 101.1 |
| 11 | GWS | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1872 | 1891 | 99.0 |
| 12 | COL | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 1972 | 1856 | 106.2 |
| 13 | MEL | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1573 | 2044 | 77.0 |
| 14 | STK | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 1695 | 2162 | 78.4 |
| 15 | ESS | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 1580 | 2134 | 74.0 |
| 16 | GCO | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 1633 | 2240 | 72.9 |
| 17 | BRL | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 1557 | 2306 | 67.5 |
| 18 | CAR | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 1525 | 2354 | 64.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 04 | 17. | 13 | 115 | v | GCO | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 26 | M.C.G. | H | -25.4 | 15/18 | -4.6 | -9 | +3.5 | -22.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 11 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | GWS | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 45 | Manuka Oval | A | -22.0 | 15/18 | -25.0 | -9 | -3.6 | -25.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 18 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | ADE | 12. | 8 | 80 | L | 25 | Adelaide Oval | A | -25.6 | 16/18 | +15.6 | -53 | +2.8 | -22.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Fri Apr 24 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | RIC | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 32 | M.C.G. | A | -22.7 | 16/18 | +3.4 | -26 | +5.8 | -16.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sun May 03 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | FRE | 18. | 10 | 118 | L | 68 | M.C.G. | H | -16.9 | 15/18 | +29.0 | -34 | -3.4 | -20.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 09 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | SYD | 12. | 16 | 88 | L | 38 | M.C.G. | H | -20.3 | 16/18 | +26.1 | -34 | -0.4 | -20.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 16 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | HAW | 24. | 11 | 155 | L | 105 | M.C.G. | A | -20.7 | 15/18 | +33.2 | -54 | -5.1 | -25.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sun May 24 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | WBD | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 39 | M.C.G. | H | -25.8 | 15/18 | -6.1 | -20 | +5.9 | -19.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 30 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | PAD | 18. | 7 | 115 | L | 61 | Traeger Park | H | -19.9 | 14/18 | +5.1 | -25 | -3.6 | -23.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Mon Jun 08 | 13. | 7 | 85 | v | COL | 17. | 8 | 110 | L | 25 | M.C.G. | H | -23.5 | 14/18 | +9.7 | -33 | +0.8 | -22.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sun Jun 14 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | STK | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 2 | Docklands | A | -22.7 | 14/18 | -29.1 | +6 | -0.8 | -23.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sun Jun 21 | 18. | 5 | 113 | v | GEE | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 24 | Kardinia Park | A | -23.6 | 15/18 | +15.7 | -39 | +6.3 | -17.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 04 | 9. | 6 | 60 | v | WCE | 16. | 18 | 114 | L | 54 | Marrara Oval | H | -17.2 | 14/18 | +27.3 | -45 | -0.9 | -18.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 11 | 7. | 18 | 60 | v | ESS | 10. | 9 | 69 | L | 9 | M.C.G. | A | -18.2 | 16/18 | -17.9 | -0 | -0.9 | -19.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sun Jul 19 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | BRL | 4. | 12 | 36 | W | 24 | M.C.G. | H | -19.1 | 15/18 | -30.9 | +24 | +0.0 | -19.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sun Jul 26 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | STK | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 37 | M.C.G. | H | -19.0 | 15/18 | -14.5 | -5 | -3.2 | -22.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 01 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | COL | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 37 | M.C.G. | A | -22.3 | 15/18 | +7.4 | -30 | +6.7 | -15.6 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sun Aug 09 | 14. | 8 | 92 | v | NME | 19. | 13 | 127 | L | 35 | M.C.G. | H | -15.6 | 14/18 | +14.2 | -30 | -0.5 | -16.1 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sun Aug 16 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | WBD | 24. | 9 | 153 | L | 98 | Docklands | A | -16.1 | 13/18 | +10.9 | -27 | -7.1 | -23.2 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sun Aug 23 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | CAR | 12. | 6 | 78 | L | 23 | M.C.G. | A | -23.2 | 15/18 | -36.7 | +14 | -3.7 | -26.9 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sun Aug 30 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | FRE | 17. | 6 | 108 | L | 54 | Subiaco | A | -26.9 | 15/18 | +13.8 | -53 | -0.1 | -27.0 | ≡ |
| 23 | Sun Sep 06 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | GWS | 11. | 11 | 77 | W | 26 | Docklands | H | -27.0 | 15/18 | -10.0 | -5 | +3.1 | -23.9 | ≡ |