| 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 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | BRB | 21. | 15 | 141 | L | 87 | Gabba | A | -6.6 | 11/16 | -8.6 | -10 | -7.7 | -14.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 06 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | NME | 26. | 12 | 168 | L | 131 | M.C.G. | A | -14.3 | 14/16 | +14.3 | -29 | -10.2 | -24.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 13 | 17. | 19 | 121 | v | FIT | 10. | 10 | 70 | W | 51 | Western Oval | H | -24.5 | 15/16 | -48.1 | +24 | +2.7 | -21.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 20 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | HAW | 8. | 9 | 57 | D | 0 | Western Oval | H | -21.8 | 15/16 | -14.7 | -7 | +0.7 | -21.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sun Apr 28 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | STK | 16. | 20 | 116 | L | 26 | Waverley Park | A | -21.1 | 15/16 | -11.0 | -10 | -1.6 | -22.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sun May 05 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | CAR | 12. | 8 | 80 | L | 16 | M.C.G. | H | -22.7 | 15/16 | +19.3 | -42 | +2.6 | -20.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sun May 12 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | RIC | 17. | 11 | 113 | L | 51 | M.C.G. | A | -20.1 | 14/16 | +11.9 | -32 | -1.9 | -22.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sun May 19 | 13. | 6 | 84 | v | ESS | 23. | 13 | 151 | L | 67 | M.C.G. | H | -22.0 | 14/16 | +14.6 | -37 | -3.0 | -25.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 25 | 18. | 11 | 119 | v | ADE | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 40 | Western Oval | H | -25.0 | 14/16 | +10.2 | -23 | +6.3 | -18.7 | ≡ |
| 10 | Fri Jun 07 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | NME | 12. | 17 | 89 | L | 20 | M.C.G. | H | -18.7 | 14/16 | +27.3 | -46 | +2.6 | -16.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 15 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | GEE | 20. | 9 | 129 | L | 44 | Kardinia Park | A | -16.1 | 13/16 | +23.1 | -39 | -0.5 | -16.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sun Jun 23 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | SYD | 18. | 15 | 123 | L | 46 | S.C.G. | A | -16.6 | 14/16 | +17.3 | -46 | -0.0 | -16.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sun Jun 30 | 9. | 5 | 59 | v | WCE | 11. | 5 | 71 | L | 12 | Western Oval | H | -16.6 | 14/16 | +27.6 | -32 | +2.0 | -14.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sun Jul 07 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | MEL | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 27 | M.C.G. | A | -14.6 | 15/16 | -13.7 | -1 | -2.6 | -17.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sun Jul 14 | 18. | 9 | 117 | v | FRE | 15. | 9 | 99 | W | 18 | Western Oval | H | -17.2 | 15/16 | -12.9 | +8 | +1.0 | -16.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 20 | 3. | 4 | 22 | v | BRB | 4. | 12 | 36 | L | 14 | Western Oval | H | -16.2 | 15/16 | +7.8 | -12 | -0.2 | -16.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sun Jul 28 | 16. | 12 | 108 | v | COL | 17. | 12 | 114 | L | 6 | M.C.G. | H | -16.4 | 14/16 | -0.2 | -16 | +1.0 | -15.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sun Aug 04 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | FIT | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 15 | Western Oval | A | -15.3 | 14/16 | -61.2 | +46 | -3.1 | -18.4 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 10 | 10. | 5 | 65 | v | HAW | 20. | 12 | 132 | L | 67 | Waverley Park | A | -18.4 | 14/16 | -0.4 | -18 | -4.9 | -23.3 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sun Aug 18 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | STK | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 38 | Princes Park | H | -23.3 | 15/16 | -0.6 | -23 | +6.1 | -17.2 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 24 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | CAR | 13. | 18 | 96 | L | 30 | Princes Park | A | -17.2 | 14/16 | +1.8 | -19 | -1.1 | -18.3 | ≡ |
| 22 | Fri Aug 30 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | ESS | 11. | 13 | 79 | L | 3 | M.C.G. | A | -18.3 | 14/16 | +11.7 | -30 | +2.7 | -15.6 | ≡ |