| Round |
Date and local time |
Opponent |
Scores (Essendon's scores indicated in bold) |
Venue |
Attendance |
Ref. |
| Home |
Away |
Margin |
| 1 |
Saturday, 25 March (7:25 pm) |
Hawthorn |
17.14 (116) |
12.19 (91) |
Won by 25 points |
MCG (H) |
78,294 |
[4] |
| 2 |
Saturday, 1 April (6:25 pm) |
Brisbane Lions |
12.12 (84) |
17.9 (111) |
Won by 27 points |
Gabba (A) |
21,749 |
[5] |
| 3 |
Sunday, 9 April (3:20 pm) |
Carlton |
7.15 (57) |
6.6 (42) |
Lost by 15 points |
MCG (A) |
48,022 |
[6] |
| 4 |
Saturday, 15 April (7:10 pm) |
Adelaide |
24.9 (153) |
13.10 (88) |
Lost by 65 points |
Adelaide Oval (A) |
47,492 |
[7] |
| 5 |
Tuesday, 25 April (3:20 pm) |
Collingwood |
15.10 (100) |
11.16 (82) |
Won by 18 points |
MCG (H) |
87,685 |
[8] |
| 6 |
Sunday, 30 April (1:10 pm) |
Melbourne |
10.14 (74) |
17.10 (112) |
Lost by 38 points |
Etihad Stadium (H) |
44,040 |
[9] |
| 7 |
Sunday, 7 May (2:40 pm) |
Fremantle |
17.14 (116) |
11.13 (79) |
Lost by 37 points |
Domain Stadium (A) |
33,393 |
[10] |
| 8 |
Saturday, 13 May (7:25 pm) |
Geelong |
17.8 (110) |
13.15 (93) |
Won by 17 points |
MCG (H) |
57,172 |
[11] |
| 9 |
Sunday, 21 May (1:10 pm) |
West Coast |
19.11 (125) |
8.16 (64) |
Won by 61 points |
Etihad Stadium (H) |
36,403 |
[12] |
| 10 |
Saturday, 27 May (7:25 pm) |
Richmond |
11.15 (81) |
10.6 (66) |
Lost by 15 points |
MCG (A) |
85,656 |
[13] |
| 11 |
Saturday, 3 June (4:35 pm) |
Greater Western Sydney |
18.9 (117) |
15.11 (101) |
Lost by 16 points |
Spotless Stadium (A) |
13,671 |
[14] |
| 12 |
Saturday, 10 June (7:25 pm) |
Port Adelaide |
19.17 (131) |
8.13 (61) |
Won by 70 points |
Etihad Stadium (H) |
34,022 |
[15] |
| 13 |
Bye |
| 14 |
Friday, 23 June (7:50 pm) |
Sydney |
11.20 (86) |
12.13 (85) |
Lost by 1 point |
SCG (A) |
34,575 |
[16] |
| 15 |
Sunday, 2 July (1:10 pm) |
Brisbane Lions |
11.16 (82) |
13.12 (90) |
Lost by 8 points |
Etihad Stadium (H) |
41,246 |
[17] |
| 16 |
Saturday, 8 July (2:10 pm) |
Collingwood |
12.8 (80) |
18.9 (117) |
Won by 37 points |
MCG (A) |
63,537 |
[18] |
| 17 |
Friday, 14 July (7:50 pm) |
St Kilda |
7.15 (57) |
17.16 (118) |
Won by 61 points |
Etihad Stadium (A) |
47,156 |
[19] |
| 18 |
Saturday, 22 July (1:45 pm) |
North Melbourne |
20.12 (132) |
16.9 (105) |
Won by 27 points |
Etihad Stadium (H) |
40,359 |
[20] |
| 19 |
Sunday, 30 July (1:10 pm) |
Western Bulldogs |
19.13 (127) |
13.19 (97) |
Lost by 30 points |
Etihad Stadium (A) |
48,754 |
[21] |
| 20 |
Saturday, 5 August (2:10 pm) |
Carlton |
11.18 (84) |
11.10 (76) |
Won by 8 points |
MCG (H) |
58,562 |
[22] |
| 21 |
Saturday, 12 August (7:25 pm) |
Adelaide |
12.8 (80) |
18.15 (123) |
Lost by 43 points |
Etihad Stadium (H) |
38,487 |
[23] |
| 22 |
Saturday, 19 August (7:25 pm) |
Gold Coast |
9.3 (57) |
12.18 (90) |
Won by 33 points |
Metricon Stadium (A) |
16,817 |
[24] |
| 23 |
Sunday, 27 August (1:10 pm) |
Fremantle |
16.11 (107) |
14.8 (92) |
Won by 15 points |
Etihad Stadium (H) |
42,665 |
[25] |
