| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ADE | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2070 | 1517 | 136.5 |
| 2 | WCE | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2261 | 1824 | 124.0 |
| 3 | SYD | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 1974 | 1696 | 116.4 |
| 4 | STK | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2407 | 1806 | 133.3 |
| 5 | NME | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2053 | 2069 | 99.2 |
| 6 | GEE | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2134 | 1906 | 112.0 |
| 7 | MEL | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2171 | 2266 | 95.8 |
| 8 | PAD | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 2028 | 2066 | 98.2 |
| 9 | WBD | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 2385 | 2351 | 101.4 |
| 10 | FRE | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 2041 | 2038 | 100.1 |
| 11 | BRL | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2139 | 2164 | 98.8 |
| 12 | RIC | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2022 | 2190 | 92.3 |
| 13 | ESS | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 2118 | 2302 | 92.0 |
| 14 | HAW | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 1904 | 2317 | 82.2 |
| 15 | COL | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 1884 | 2425 | 77.7 |
| 16 | CAR | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 2016 | 2670 | 75.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Mar 26 | 16. | 9 | 105 | v | CAR | 12. | 13 | 85 | W | 20 | Docklands | H | +6.3 | 6/16 | -20.9 | +27 | -0.7 | +5.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 02 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | SYD | 7. | 17 | 59 | W | 23 | Manuka Oval | H | +5.6 | 7/16 | +5.6 | -12 | +3.5 | +9.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 09 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | STK | 14. | 9 | 93 | W | 7 | Docklands | A | +9.1 | 6/16 | +19.7 | -11 | +1.8 | +10.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Fri Apr 15 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | COL | 13. | 12 | 90 | W | 3 | M.C.G. | H | +10.8 | 5/16 | -10.0 | +21 | -1.8 | +9.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 23 | 16. | 12 | 108 | v | HAW | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 19 | M.C.G. | H | +9.1 | 6/16 | -24.0 | +33 | -1.4 | +7.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Apr 30 | 10. | 4 | 64 | v | ADE | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 10 | Football Park | A | +7.7 | 6/16 | +7.7 | -12 | +0.2 | +7.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sun May 08 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | PAD | 18. | 11 | 119 | L | 47 | Football Park | A | +7.9 | 6/16 | -1.6 | -3 | -4.4 | +3.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 14 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | WBD | 18. | 10 | 118 | L | 26 | Docklands | H | +3.4 | 8/16 | -8.9 | +12 | -3.8 | -0.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sun May 22 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | GEE | 22. | 14 | 146 | L | 85 | Kardinia Park | A | -0.4 | 9/16 | +21.0 | -21 | -6.4 | -6.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat May 28 | 17. | 10 | 112 | v | BRL | 13. | 15 | 93 | W | 19 | Gabba | A | -6.8 | 14/16 | +3.8 | -23 | +4.2 | -2.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sun Jun 05 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | MEL | 17. | 14 | 116 | L | 36 | Manuka Oval | H | -2.6 | 8/16 | +8.7 | -11 | -2.5 | -5.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sun Jun 12 | 17. | 7 | 109 | v | RIC | 10. | 20 | 80 | W | 29 | Docklands | H | -5.1 | 10/16 | -7.6 | +2 | +2.6 | -2.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sun Jun 19 | 8. | 18 | 66 | v | FRE | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 22 | Subiaco | A | -2.4 | 8/16 | -4.6 | -10 | +3.2 | +0.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 02 | 19. | 14 | 128 | v | ESS | 13. | 8 | 86 | W | 42 | Docklands | A | +0.7 | 8/16 | -4.6 | +5 | +3.7 | +4.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Fri Jul 08 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | WCE | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 4 | Docklands | H | +4.4 | 7/16 | +23.0 | -7 | +0.3 | +4.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sun Jul 17 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | HAW | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 41 | Docklands | A | +4.7 | 7/16 | -23.5 | +28 | +1.3 | +6.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sun Jul 24 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | ADE | 19. | 8 | 122 | L | 13 | Docklands | H | +6.0 | 7/16 | +19.4 | -1 | -1.2 | +4.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sun Jul 31 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | PAD | 14. | 12 | 96 | W | 4 | Manuka Oval | H | +4.8 | 7/16 | -0.0 | +5 | -0.1 | +4.7 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sun Aug 07 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | COL | 14. | 14 | 98 | W | 6 | Docklands | A | +4.7 | 6/16 | -16.2 | +21 | -1.5 | +3.2 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 13 | 13. | 7 | 85 | v | STK | 16. | 12 | 108 | L | 23 | Docklands | H | +3.2 | 7/16 | +29.2 | -26 | +0.3 | +3.5 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sun Aug 21 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | SYD | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 37 | S.C.G. | A | +3.5 | 6/16 | +20.3 | -29 | -0.8 | +2.7 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sun Aug 28 | 17. | 11 | 113 | v | CAR | 12. | 11 | 83 | W | 30 | Docklands | A | +2.7 | 8/16 | -34.3 | +37 | -0.7 | +2.0 | ≡ |
| EF | Sun Sep 04 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | PAD | 26. | 8 | 164 | L | 87 | Docklands | A | +2.0 | 8/16 | +8.6 | +5 | -9.2 | -7.2 | ≡ |