| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SYD | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 2152 | 1737 | 123.9 |
| 2 | NME | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2526 | 1982 | 127.4 |
| 3 | BRB | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 62 | 2174 | 1731 | 125.6 |
| 4 | WCE | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2201 | 1758 | 125.2 |
| 5 | CAR | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2116 | 1909 | 110.8 |
| 6 | ESS | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 2209 | 2023 | 109.2 |
| 7 | GEE | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 54 | 2353 | 2047 | 114.9 |
| 8 | HAW | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 1893 | 1921 | 98.5 |
| 9 | RIC | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 2282 | 1944 | 117.4 |
| 10 | STK | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2053 | 2033 | 101.0 |
| 11 | COL | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2203 | 2142 | 102.8 |
| 12 | ADE | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 2233 | 2327 | 96.0 |
| 13 | FRE | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1830 | 1983 | 92.3 |
| 14 | MEL | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1743 | 2463 | 70.8 |
| 15 | FOO | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 1654 | 2139 | 77.3 |
| 16 | FIT | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1452 | 2935 | 49.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Mar 30 | 15. | 19 | 109 | v | STK | 12. | 13 | 85 | W | 24 | Waverley Park | A | +15.3 | 4/16 | -19.2 | +34 | -1.1 | +14.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 06 | 26. | 12 | 168 | v | WBD | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 131 | M.C.G. | H | +14.3 | 4/16 | -14.3 | +29 | +10.2 | +24.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 13 | 22. | 21 | 153 | v | HAW | 12. | 8 | 80 | W | 73 | Waverley Park | A | +24.5 | 3/16 | -11.0 | +36 | +3.7 | +28.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Fri Apr 19 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | BRB | 18. | 17 | 125 | L | 30 | Gabba | A | +28.3 | 1/16 | +1.6 | +15 | -4.5 | +23.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 27 | 23. | 14 | 152 | v | ADE | 17. | 11 | 113 | W | 39 | M.C.G. | H | +23.8 | 2/16 | +9.3 | +26 | +1.2 | +25.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Fri May 03 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | GEE | 13. | 15 | 93 | W | 11 | M.C.G. | A | +25.1 | 2/16 | +25.3 | -0 | +1.1 | +26.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sun May 12 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | WCE | 19. | 11 | 125 | L | 67 | Subiaco | A | +26.2 | 1/16 | +15.5 | -1 | -6.6 | +19.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 18 | 20. | 24 | 144 | v | RIC | 14. | 5 | 89 | W | 55 | M.C.G. | H | +19.6 | 3/16 | +13.8 | +6 | +4.9 | +24.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Fri May 24 | 25. | 20 | 170 | v | FIT | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 105 | M.C.G. | H | +24.5 | 1/16 | -53.2 | +78 | +2.7 | +27.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Fri Jun 07 | 12. | 17 | 89 | v | WBD | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 20 | M.C.G. | A | +27.3 | 1/16 | -18.7 | +46 | -2.6 | +24.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 15 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | SYD | 24. | 8 | 152 | L | 79 | Princes Park | H | +24.7 | 2/16 | +6.3 | +30 | -10.9 | +13.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sun Jun 23 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | ESS | 14. | 11 | 95 | W | 12 | M.C.G. | H | +13.7 | 5/16 | +10.2 | +4 | +0.8 | +14.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 29 | 9. | 20 | 74 | v | FRE | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 16 | W.A.C.A. | A | +14.6 | 5/16 | -10.1 | +13 | +0.3 | +14.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Fri Jul 05 | 21. | 18 | 144 | v | CAR | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 55 | M.C.G. | H | +14.9 | 5/16 | +15.8 | -1 | +5.6 | +20.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 13 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | COL | 22. | 12 | 144 | L | 61 | M.C.G. | A | +20.5 | 4/16 | -6.9 | +27 | -8.8 | +11.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Fri Jul 19 | 17. | 16 | 118 | v | STK | 4. | 5 | 29 | W | 89 | M.C.G. | H | +11.6 | 5/16 | +1.7 | +10 | +7.9 | +19.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Fri Jul 26 | 28. | 15 | 183 | v | MEL | 11. | 4 | 70 | W | 113 | M.C.G. | A | +19.5 | 4/16 | -16.4 | +36 | +7.7 | +27.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Fri Aug 02 | 19. | 16 | 130 | v | HAW | 15. | 9 | 99 | W | 31 | M.C.G. | H | +27.3 | 1/16 | +0.0 | +27 | +0.4 | +27.6 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sun Aug 11 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | BRB | 11. | 11 | 77 | L | 18 | Princes Park | H | +27.6 | 1/16 | +15.8 | +24 | -4.2 | +23.5 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 17 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | ADE | 10. | 10 | 70 | W | 6 | Football Park | A | +23.5 | 1/16 | -7.8 | +19 | -1.3 | +22.1 | ≡ |
| 21 | Fri Aug 23 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | GEE | 16. | 13 | 109 | L | 13 | M.C.G. | H | +22.1 | 3/16 | +11.3 | +11 | -2.4 | +19.7 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sun Sep 01 | 21. | 15 | 141 | v | RIC | 16. | 13 | 109 | W | 32 | M.C.G. | A | +19.7 | 3/16 | +21.8 | -2 | +3.4 | +23.1 | ≡ |
| QF | Sun Sep 08 | 19. | 17 | 131 | v | GEE | 9. | 17 | 71 | W | 60 | M.C.G. | H | +23.1 | 1/16 | +8.4 | +15 | +4.5 | +27.7 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 21 | 17. | 12 | 114 | v | BRB | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 38 | M.C.G. | H | +27.7 | 1/16 | +18.9 | +21 | +1.7 | +29.4 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 28 | 19. | 17 | 131 | v | SYD | 13. | 10 | 88 | W | 43 | M.C.G. | H | +29.4 | 1/16 | +18.8 | +23 | +2.0 | +31.4 | ≡ |