| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 70 | 1888 | 1443 | 130.8 |
| 2 | PAD | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 1884 | 1492 | 126.3 |
| 3 | GEE | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 1845 | 1456 | 126.7 |
| 4 | BRL | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2131 | 1599 | 133.3 |
| 5 | WBD | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 1994 | 1501 | 132.8 |
| 6 | SYD | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 1986 | 1656 | 119.9 |
| 7 | GWS | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 1768 | 1773 | 99.7 |
| 8 | ESS | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1953 | 1790 | 109.1 |
| 9 | WCE | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 1752 | 1880 | 93.2 |
| 10 | STK | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 1644 | 1796 | 91.5 |
| 11 | FRE | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 1578 | 1825 | 86.5 |
| 12 | RIC | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 1743 | 1780 | 97.9 |
| 13 | CAR | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 1746 | 1972 | 88.5 |
| 14 | HAW | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 1629 | 1912 | 85.2 |
| 15 | ADE | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1616 | 1971 | 82.0 |
| 16 | GCO | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1430 | 1863 | 76.8 |
| 17 | COL | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 1557 | 1818 | 85.6 |
| 18 | NME | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 1458 | 2075 | 70.3 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Mar 20 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | FRE | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 22 | M.C.G. | H | +5.7 | 8/18 | -4.3 | +22 | +0.0 | +5.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Mar 27 | 12. | 19 | 91 | v | STK | 11. | 7 | 73 | W | 18 | Docklands | A | +5.7 | 8/18 | +12.4 | -7 | +2.5 | +8.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sun Apr 04 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | GWS | 11. | 2 | 68 | W | 34 | Manuka Oval | A | +8.1 | 7/18 | -5.8 | +2 | +3.2 | +11.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sun Apr 11 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | GEE | 9. | 6 | 60 | W | 25 | M.C.G. | H | +11.3 | 6/18 | +14.1 | -3 | +2.8 | +14.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sun Apr 18 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | HAW | 8. | 6 | 54 | W | 50 | M.C.G. | A | +14.1 | 3/18 | -11.1 | +25 | +2.5 | +16.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Apr 24 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | RIC | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 34 | M.C.G. | H | +16.6 | 4/18 | +20.2 | -4 | +3.8 | +20.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sun May 02 | 16. | 7 | 103 | v | NME | 11. | 7 | 73 | W | 30 | Bellerive Oval | A | +20.4 | 3/18 | -40.8 | +61 | -3.1 | +17.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 08 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | SYD | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 9 | M.C.G. | H | +17.2 | 5/18 | -3.2 | +32 | -2.3 | +14.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sun May 16 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | CAR | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 26 | M.C.G. | H | +14.9 | 5/18 | -1.7 | +17 | +0.9 | +15.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat May 22 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | ADE | 15. | 6 | 96 | L | 1 | Adelaide Oval | A | +15.8 | 4/18 | -25.4 | +29 | -3.0 | +12.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Fri May 28 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | WBD | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 28 | Docklands | A | +12.8 | 5/18 | +30.6 | -18 | +4.6 | +17.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Fri Jun 04 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | BRL | 11. | 9 | 75 | W | 22 | Sydney Showground | H | +17.4 | 4/18 | +26.9 | -10 | +3.2 | +20.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Mon Jun 14 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | COL | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 17 | S.C.G. | H | +20.5 | 3/18 | -6.5 | +27 | -4.4 | +16.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jun 26 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | ESS | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 11 | M.C.G. | A | +16.1 | 5/18 | -1.5 | +18 | -0.7 | +15.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 03 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | GWS | 9. | 10 | 64 | L | 9 | M.C.G. | H | +15.5 | 4/18 | -3.5 | +31 | -4.0 | +11.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Thu Jul 08 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | PAD | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 31 | Adelaide Oval | A | +11.5 | 5/18 | +15.5 | -16 | +4.7 | +16.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Jul 17 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | HAW | 12. | 7 | 79 | D | 0 | M.C.G. | H | +16.2 | 4/18 | -24.4 | +41 | -4.1 | +12.1 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Jul 24 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | WBD | 13. | 7 | 85 | L | 20 | M.C.G. | H | +12.1 | 5/18 | +21.0 | -9 | -1.1 | +11.0 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sun Aug 01 | 18. | 20 | 128 | v | GCO | 4. | 6 | 30 | W | 98 | Docklands | A | +11.0 | 6/18 | -10.8 | +34 | +6.4 | +17.4 | ≡ |
| 21 | Mon Aug 09 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | WCE | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 9 | Perth Stadium | A | +17.4 | 3/18 | -11.5 | +17 | -0.8 | +16.6 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sun Aug 15 | 16. | 8 | 104 | v | ADE | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 41 | M.C.G. | H | +16.6 | 4/18 | -19.9 | +49 | -0.8 | +15.9 | ≡ |
| 23 | Sat Aug 21 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | GEE | 12. | 5 | 77 | W | 4 | Kardinia Park | A | +15.9 | 4/18 | +20.1 | -4 | +0.8 | +16.7 | ≡ |
| QF | Sat Aug 28 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | BRL | 9. | 6 | 60 | W | 33 | Adelaide Oval | H | +16.7 | 4/18 | +22.1 | -5 | +3.8 | +20.6 | ≡ |
| PF | Fri Sep 10 | 19. | 11 | 125 | v | GEE | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 83 | Perth Stadium | H | +20.6 | 2/18 | +19.1 | +1 | +8.2 | +28.7 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 25 | 21. | 14 | 140 | v | WBD | 10. | 6 | 66 | W | 74 | Perth Stadium | H | +28.7 | 1/18 | +25.7 | +3 | +7.1 | +35.8 | ≡ |