| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2548 | 1895 | 134.5 |
| 2 | BRL | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2538 | 1989 | 127.6 |
| 3 | PAD | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2473 | 1918 | 128.9 |
| 4 | RIC | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2126 | 1973 | 107.8 |
| 5 | CAR | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2311 | 1797 | 128.6 |
| 6 | HAW | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2149 | 2041 | 105.3 |
| 7 | SYD | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2121 | 1833 | 115.7 |
| 8 | ADE | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2085 | 2026 | 102.9 |
| 9 | COL | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 2232 | 2088 | 106.9 |
| 10 | WBD | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2305 | 2458 | 93.8 |
| 11 | MEL | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2136 | 2364 | 90.4 |
| 12 | GEE | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 1926 | 2054 | 93.8 |
| 13 | NME | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2161 | 2371 | 91.1 |
| 14 | WCE | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 1708 | 2590 | 65.9 |
| 15 | STK | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 1917 | 2642 | 72.6 |
| 16 | FRE | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 1794 | 2491 | 72.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Fri Mar 30 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | ESS | 23. | 8 | 146 | L | 85 | M.C.G. | H | +3.7 | 6/16 | +47.0 | -43 | -4.2 | -0.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sun Apr 08 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | BRL | 17. | 16 | 118 | L | 60 | Gabba | A | -0.5 | 9/16 | +13.2 | -26 | -3.4 | -3.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 14 | 11. | 5 | 71 | v | SYD | 23. | 13 | 151 | L | 80 | S.C.G. | H | -3.9 | 10/16 | +2.0 | -18 | -6.2 | -10.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sun Apr 22 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | GEE | 4. | 9 | 33 | W | 20 | Kardinia Park | A | -10.1 | 12/16 | -4.8 | -5 | +2.5 | -7.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 28 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | ADE | 12. | 18 | 90 | L | 15 | Football Park | A | -7.6 | 12/16 | -4.5 | -15 | +0.0 | -7.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Fri May 04 | 12. | 6 | 78 | v | RIC | 19. | 15 | 129 | L | 51 | Docklands | H | -7.6 | 12/16 | +6.3 | -14 | -3.7 | -11.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sun May 13 | 15. | 9 | 99 | v | COL | 14. | 13 | 97 | W | 2 | Docklands | A | -11.3 | 12/16 | -0.2 | -11 | +1.3 | -10.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 19 | 19. | 24 | 138 | v | STK | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 49 | Manuka Oval | H | -10.0 | 12/16 | -23.9 | +14 | +3.5 | -6.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Fri May 25 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | CAR | 12. | 10 | 82 | L | 13 | M.C.G. | H | -6.5 | 12/16 | +23.1 | -30 | +1.7 | -4.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Fri Jun 01 | 19. | 11 | 125 | v | WBD | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 46 | Docklands | A | -4.8 | 11/16 | +7.7 | -12 | +5.8 | +1.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sun Jun 10 | 23. | 16 | 154 | v | FRE | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 86 | Docklands | H | +1.1 | 9/16 | -31.6 | +45 | +4.1 | +5.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 23 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | HAW | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 3 | M.C.G. | A | +5.2 | 8/16 | +1.5 | +4 | -0.7 | +4.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 30 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | PAD | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 22 | Manuka Oval | H | +4.5 | 8/16 | +7.2 | -3 | +2.5 | +7.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sun Jul 08 | 18. | 13 | 121 | v | MEL | 13. | 15 | 93 | W | 28 | M.C.G. | A | +7.0 | 6/16 | -7.2 | +14 | +1.4 | +8.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sun Jul 15 | 24. | 10 | 154 | v | WCE | 17. | 8 | 110 | W | 44 | Subiaco | A | +8.4 | 5/16 | -31.9 | +28 | +1.6 | +9.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sun Jul 22 | 25. | 9 | 159 | v | ESS | 27. | 9 | 171 | L | 12 | M.C.G. | A | +9.9 | 5/16 | +35.1 | -25 | +1.3 | +11.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 28 | 18. | 7 | 115 | v | BRL | 21. | 10 | 136 | L | 21 | Docklands | H | +11.3 | 5/16 | +22.9 | +0 | -2.1 | +9.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 04 | 3. | 18 | 36 | v | SYD | 22. | 11 | 143 | L | 107 | S.C.G. | A | +9.1 | 5/16 | +7.2 | -10 | -9.7 | -0.6 | ≡ |
| 19 | Fri Aug 10 | 21. | 5 | 131 | v | GEE | 12. | 10 | 82 | W | 49 | Docklands | H | -0.6 | 10/16 | +3.4 | -4 | +5.3 | +4.7 | ≡ |
| 20 | Fri Aug 17 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | ADE | 25. | 12 | 162 | L | 62 | Docklands | H | +4.7 | 8/16 | +6.5 | +10 | -7.2 | -2.5 | ≡ |
| 21 | Fri Aug 24 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | RIC | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 4 | M.C.G. | A | -2.5 | 11/16 | +6.0 | -9 | +0.5 | -2.1 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sun Sep 02 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | COL | 19. | 12 | 126 | L | 43 | Manuka Oval | H | -2.1 | 9/16 | -3.9 | +2 | -4.5 | -6.5 | ≡ |