| 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 | Fri Mar 19 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | COL | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 16 | M.C.G. | A | +5.1 | 9/18 | +6.2 | -1 | +1.7 | +6.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sun Mar 28 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | WCE | 14. | 9 | 93 | W | 7 | Docklands | H | +6.8 | 7/18 | +11.1 | +8 | -0.1 | +6.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Fri Apr 02 | 25. | 17 | 167 | v | NME | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 128 | Docklands | A | +6.7 | 8/18 | -29.7 | +36 | +9.2 | +15.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 10 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | BRL | 8. | 6 | 54 | W | 19 | Eureka Stadium | H | +15.9 | 2/18 | +12.6 | +15 | +0.4 | +16.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 17 | 17. | 16 | 118 | v | GCO | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 62 | Docklands | H | +16.2 | 2/18 | -8.3 | +37 | +2.5 | +18.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Fri Apr 23 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | GWS | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 39 | Manuka Oval | A | +18.8 | 3/18 | -2.9 | +10 | +2.9 | +21.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Fri Apr 30 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | RIC | 11. | 11 | 77 | L | 22 | M.C.G. | A | +21.7 | 2/18 | +16.4 | +5 | -2.7 | +19.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sun May 09 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | CAR | 13. | 13 | 91 | W | 16 | Docklands | H | +19.0 | 3/18 | -2.2 | +21 | -0.5 | +18.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 15 | 15. | 6 | 96 | v | PAD | 12. | 5 | 77 | W | 19 | Adelaide Oval | A | +18.5 | 4/18 | +18.5 | -12 | +3.1 | +21.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat May 22 | 21. | 18 | 144 | v | STK | 5. | 3 | 33 | W | 111 | Docklands | H | +21.6 | 3/18 | +1.0 | +21 | +9.0 | +30.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Fri May 28 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | MEL | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 28 | Docklands | H | +30.6 | 1/18 | +12.8 | +18 | -4.6 | +26.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sun Jun 06 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | FRE | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 28 | Perth Stadium | A | +26.0 | 2/18 | -8.8 | +23 | +0.5 | +26.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Fri Jun 18 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | GEE | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 5 | Kardinia Park | A | +26.6 | 1/18 | +22.7 | +4 | -0.9 | +25.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sun Jun 27 | 13. | 20 | 98 | v | WCE | 6. | 7 | 43 | W | 55 | Perth Stadium | A | +25.7 | 1/18 | +5.4 | +8 | +4.7 | +30.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sun Jul 04 | 16. | 12 | 108 | v | NME | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 29 | Docklands | H | +30.3 | 1/18 | -31.1 | +61 | -3.2 | +27.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sun Jul 11 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | SYD | 11. | 13 | 79 | L | 19 | Docklands | H | +27.1 | 1/18 | +4.5 | +35 | -5.4 | +21.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Jul 17 | 14. | 6 | 90 | v | GCO | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 11 | Carrara | A | +21.7 | 2/18 | -8.9 | +19 | -0.8 | +21.0 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Jul 24 | 13. | 7 | 85 | v | MEL | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 20 | M.C.G. | A | +21.0 | 2/18 | +12.1 | +9 | +1.1 | +22.1 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Jul 31 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | ADE | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 49 | Eureka Stadium | H | +22.1 | 2/18 | -24.4 | +58 | -0.9 | +21.1 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sun Aug 08 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | ESS | 15. | 7 | 97 | L | 13 | Docklands | H | +21.1 | 2/18 | -2.0 | +23 | -3.6 | +17.5 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 14 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | HAW | 9. | 10 | 64 | L | 27 | York Park | A | +17.5 | 3/18 | -16.7 | +34 | -6.1 | +11.4 | ≡ |
| 23 | Fri Aug 20 | 10. | 4 | 64 | v | PAD | 9. | 12 | 66 | L | 2 | Docklands | H | +11.4 | 5/18 | +18.4 | +5 | -0.7 | +10.7 | ≡ |
| EF | Sun Aug 29 | 13. | 7 | 85 | v | ESS | 4. | 12 | 36 | W | 49 | York Park | H | +10.7 | 6/18 | +7.7 | +3 | +4.6 | +15.3 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 04 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | BRL | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 1 | Gabba | A | +15.3 | 6/18 | +18.2 | -15 | +1.6 | +16.9 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 11 | 17. | 14 | 116 | v | PAD | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 71 | Adelaide Oval | A | +16.9 | 4/18 | +22.3 | -17 | +8.8 | +25.7 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 25 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | MEL | 21. | 14 | 140 | L | 74 | Perth Stadium | A | +25.7 | 2/18 | +28.7 | -3 | -7.1 | +18.6 | ≡ |