| 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 | Sun Mar 21 | 13. | 8 | 86 | v | GWS | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 8 | Sydney Showground | A | +11.9 | 5/18 | -3.4 | +3 | +0.5 | +12.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Mar 27 | 11. | 7 | 73 | v | MEL | 12. | 19 | 91 | L | 18 | Docklands | H | +12.4 | 4/18 | +5.7 | +7 | -2.5 | +9.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 03 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | ESS | 22. | 11 | 143 | L | 75 | Docklands | A | +9.9 | 6/18 | -17.8 | +28 | -10.3 | -0.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 10 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | WCE | 13. | 4 | 82 | W | 20 | Docklands | H | -0.4 | 10/18 | +15.0 | -3 | +2.3 | +2.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Thu Apr 15 | 7. | 6 | 48 | v | RIC | 20. | 14 | 134 | L | 86 | Docklands | H | +2.0 | 8/18 | +12.7 | -11 | -7.5 | -5.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sun Apr 25 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | PAD | 14. | 9 | 93 | L | 54 | Adelaide Oval | A | -5.6 | 13/18 | +20.9 | -38 | -1.6 | -7.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 01 | 19. | 14 | 128 | v | HAW | 9. | 5 | 59 | W | 69 | Docklands | H | -7.1 | 15/18 | -15.3 | +8 | +6.1 | -1.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 08 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | GCO | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 9 | Carrara | A | -1.0 | 9/18 | -3.1 | -10 | +1.9 | +0.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Fri May 14 | 5. | 17 | 47 | v | GEE | 10. | 8 | 68 | L | 21 | Docklands | H | +0.9 | 8/18 | +23.1 | -22 | +0.1 | +1.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat May 22 | 5. | 3 | 33 | v | WBD | 21. | 18 | 144 | L | 111 | Docklands | A | +1.0 | 9/18 | +21.6 | -21 | -9.0 | -8.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat May 29 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | NME | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 20 | Docklands | H | -8.1 | 13/18 | -38.8 | +31 | -1.1 | -9.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 05 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | SYD | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 9 | S.C.G. | A | -9.1 | 15/18 | +1.1 | -22 | +1.3 | -7.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 12 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | ADE | 9. | 12 | 66 | L | 6 | Cazaly's Stadium | H | -7.8 | 14/18 | -22.1 | +14 | -2.0 | -9.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Fri Jun 25 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | RIC | 2. | 10 | 22 | W | 40 | M.C.G. | A | -9.8 | 14/18 | +12.9 | -23 | +6.3 | -3.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sun Jul 04 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | COL | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 9 | M.C.G. | A | -3.6 | 10/18 | -5.1 | +2 | +0.8 | -2.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 10 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | BRL | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 32 | Carrara | A | -2.8 | 10/18 | +26.9 | -42 | +7.4 | +4.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Jul 17 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | PAD | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 13 | Docklands | H | +4.6 | 7/18 | +10.8 | +6 | -1.9 | +2.7 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Jul 24 | 13. | 8 | 86 | v | WCE | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 8 | Perth Stadium | A | +2.7 | 8/18 | -8.8 | -0 | -0.8 | +1.9 | ≡ |
| 20 | Fri Jul 30 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | CAR | 18. | 4 | 112 | L | 31 | Docklands | H | +1.9 | 8/18 | -9.9 | +12 | -4.3 | -2.4 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 07 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | SYD | 10. | 4 | 64 | W | 29 | Docklands | H | -2.4 | 10/18 | +14.1 | -4 | +3.3 | +1.0 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 14 | 11. | 5 | 71 | v | GEE | 13. | 7 | 85 | L | 14 | Kardinia Park | A | +1.0 | 10/18 | +20.7 | -20 | +0.6 | +1.6 | ≡ |
| 23 | Sun Aug 22 | 17. | 5 | 107 | v | FRE | 6. | 13 | 49 | W | 58 | Bellerive Oval | H | +1.6 | 9/18 | -11.2 | +25 | +3.3 | +4.9 | ≡ |