| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ADE | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 62 | 2415 | 1776 | 136.0 |
| 2 | GEE | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 62 | 2134 | 1818 | 117.4 |
| 3 | RIC | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 1992 | 1684 | 118.3 |
| 4 | GWS | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 60 | 2081 | 1812 | 114.8 |
| 5 | PAD | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2168 | 1671 | 129.7 |
| 6 | SYD | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2093 | 1651 | 126.8 |
| 7 | ESS | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2135 | 2004 | 106.5 |
| 8 | WCE | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 1964 | 1858 | 105.7 |
| 9 | MEL | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2035 | 1934 | 105.2 |
| 10 | WBD | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1857 | 1913 | 97.1 |
| 11 | STK | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1925 | 1986 | 96.9 |
| 12 | HAW | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 1864 | 2055 | 90.7 |
| 13 | COL | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 1944 | 1963 | 99.0 |
| 14 | FRE | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 1607 | 2160 | 74.4 |
| 15 | NME | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 1983 | 2264 | 87.6 |
| 16 | CAR | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 1594 | 2038 | 78.2 |
| 17 | GCO | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 1756 | 2311 | 76.0 |
| 18 | BRL | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 1877 | 2526 | 74.3 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Fri Mar 24 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | COL | 12. | 14 | 86 | W | 14 | M.C.G. | A | +13.8 | 7/18 | -0.3 | +14 | -0.0 | +13.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Fri Mar 31 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | SYD | 13. | 9 | 87 | W | 23 | Docklands | H | +13.8 | 6/18 | +30.9 | -5 | +2.8 | +16.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 08 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | FRE | 13. | 11 | 89 | L | 16 | Subiaco | A | +16.6 | 6/18 | -25.4 | +30 | -4.6 | +12.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Fri Apr 14 | 12. | 17 | 89 | v | NME | 12. | 14 | 86 | W | 3 | Docklands | A | +12.0 | 7/18 | +3.5 | +8 | -0.5 | +11.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 22 | 17. | 20 | 122 | v | BRL | 14. | 6 | 90 | W | 32 | Docklands | H | +11.4 | 7/18 | -51.5 | +75 | -4.3 | +7.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Fri Apr 28 | 9. | 19 | 73 | v | GWS | 11. | 9 | 75 | L | 2 | Manuka Oval | A | +7.2 | 7/18 | +37.5 | -42 | +4.0 | +11.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 06 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | RIC | 11. | 9 | 75 | W | 5 | Docklands | H | +11.2 | 7/18 | -6.5 | +18 | -1.3 | +9.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Fri May 12 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | WCE | 9. | 15 | 69 | L | 8 | Subiaco | A | +9.9 | 7/18 | +19.0 | -21 | +1.3 | +11.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Fri May 19 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | GEE | 16. | 8 | 104 | L | 23 | Kardinia Park | A | +11.2 | 7/18 | +13.0 | -2 | -2.1 | +9.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat May 27 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | STK | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 40 | Docklands | H | +9.1 | 6/18 | -1.5 | +11 | +2.9 | +12.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Thu Jun 08 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | SYD | 12. | 16 | 88 | L | 46 | S.C.G. | A | +12.0 | 6/18 | +16.1 | -16 | -3.0 | +9.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sun Jun 18 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | MEL | 17. | 11 | 113 | L | 57 | Docklands | H | +9.0 | 6/18 | +3.4 | +6 | -6.3 | +2.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jun 24 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | NME | 16. | 10 | 106 | W | 1 | Docklands | H | +2.8 | 8/18 | -2.2 | +5 | -0.4 | +2.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 01 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | WCE | 12. | 15 | 87 | L | 7 | Docklands | H | +2.4 | 8/18 | +6.1 | +8 | -1.5 | +0.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Fri Jul 07 | 5. | 15 | 45 | v | ADE | 16. | 8 | 104 | L | 59 | Adelaide Oval | A | +0.8 | 9/18 | +21.3 | -32 | -2.7 | -1.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sun Jul 16 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | CAR | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 20 | M.C.G. | A | -1.8 | 11/18 | -13.3 | +11 | +0.9 | -1.0 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Jul 22 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | GCO | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 54 | Cazaly's Stadium | H | -1.0 | 10/18 | -18.2 | +5 | +4.9 | +3.9 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sun Jul 30 | 19. | 13 | 127 | v | ESS | 13. | 19 | 97 | W | 30 | Docklands | H | +3.9 | 9/18 | +6.1 | -2 | +3.2 | +7.1 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 05 | 14. | 19 | 103 | v | BRL | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 14 | Gabba | A | +7.1 | 6/18 | -34.4 | +30 | -1.6 | +5.6 | ≡ |
| 21 | Fri Aug 11 | 7. | 15 | 57 | v | GWS | 16. | 9 | 105 | L | 48 | Docklands | H | +5.6 | 7/18 | +10.1 | +7 | -5.5 | +0.0 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 19 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | PAD | 14. | 12 | 96 | L | 17 | Eureka Stadium | H | +0.0 | 10/18 | +7.3 | +5 | -2.2 | -2.1 | ≡ |
| 23 | Fri Aug 25 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | HAW | 15. | 9 | 99 | L | 9 | Docklands | A | -2.1 | 13/18 | +0.6 | -3 | -0.6 | -2.8 | ≡ |