| 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. | 14 | 104 | v | ESS | 19. | 8 | 122 | L | 18 | M.C.G. | H | +5.5 | 7/16 | +22.3 | -17 | -0.1 | +5.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 06 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | HAW | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 47 | Waverley Park | A | +5.3 | 6/16 | -7.6 | +13 | +3.4 | +8.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 13 | 15. | 18 | 108 | v | BRB | 13. | 12 | 90 | W | 18 | Gabba | A | +8.8 | 6/16 | +4.2 | -7 | +2.5 | +11.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sun Apr 21 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | SYD | 10. | 11 | 71 | L | 1 | Waverley Park | H | +11.3 | 5/16 | -8.9 | +32 | -3.3 | +8.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 27 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | GEE | 13. | 13 | 91 | L | 3 | Kardinia Park | A | +8.0 | 7/16 | +26.9 | -19 | +1.6 | +9.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 04 | 23. | 16 | 154 | v | FIT | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 92 | Western Oval | A | +9.6 | 7/16 | -59.3 | +69 | +2.3 | +11.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sun May 12 | 17. | 11 | 113 | v | WBD | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 51 | M.C.G. | H | +11.9 | 7/16 | -20.1 | +32 | +1.9 | +13.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 18 | 14. | 5 | 89 | v | NME | 20. | 24 | 144 | L | 55 | M.C.G. | A | +13.8 | 7/16 | +19.6 | -6 | -4.9 | +8.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sun May 26 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | FRE | 17. | 18 | 120 | L | 54 | Subiaco | A | +8.9 | 9/16 | -16.7 | +14 | -6.8 | +2.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 08 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | CAR | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 11 | M.C.G. | A | +2.1 | 10/16 | +14.9 | -13 | +0.2 | +2.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 15 | 21. | 13 | 139 | v | STK | 15. | 15 | 105 | W | 34 | M.C.G. | H | +2.3 | 8/16 | -3.8 | +6 | +2.8 | +5.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Fri Jun 21 | 19. | 14 | 128 | v | ADE | 13. | 4 | 82 | W | 46 | M.C.G. | H | +5.1 | 8/16 | -1.2 | +18 | +2.8 | +7.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Fri Jun 28 | 14. | 8 | 92 | v | COL | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 23 | M.C.G. | A | +7.9 | 8/16 | -1.6 | +9 | +1.4 | +9.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 06 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | WCE | 10. | 8 | 68 | L | 17 | M.C.G. | H | +9.2 | 7/16 | +25.5 | -4 | -1.3 | +7.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sun Jul 14 | 18. | 19 | 127 | v | MEL | 12. | 9 | 81 | W | 46 | M.C.G. | A | +7.9 | 7/16 | -11.1 | +19 | +2.7 | +10.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 20 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | ESS | 15. | 18 | 108 | L | 20 | M.C.G. | A | +10.6 | 6/16 | +6.2 | +4 | -2.4 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 27 | 17. | 12 | 114 | v | HAW | 11. | 7 | 73 | W | 41 | Princes Park | H | +8.2 | 6/16 | +3.7 | +5 | +3.6 | +11.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sun Aug 04 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | BRB | 9. | 16 | 70 | L | 17 | Princes Park | H | +11.8 | 6/16 | +13.1 | +11 | -2.8 | +9.1 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sun Aug 11 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | SYD | 20. | 10 | 130 | L | 48 | S.C.G. | A | +9.1 | 8/16 | +18.0 | -21 | -2.7 | +6.4 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 17 | 19. | 18 | 132 | v | GEE | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 65 | M.C.G. | H | +6.4 | 7/16 | +19.0 | -13 | +7.8 | +14.1 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sun Aug 25 | 28. | 19 | 187 | v | FIT | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 151 | M.C.G. | H | +14.1 | 5/16 | -59.7 | +74 | +7.7 | +21.8 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sun Sep 01 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | NME | 21. | 15 | 141 | L | 32 | M.C.G. | H | +21.8 | 1/16 | +19.7 | +2 | -3.4 | +18.4 | ≡ |