| Rank | Team | p | w | l | d | f | a | % | pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2344 | 1676 | 139.9 | 62 | ||
| 2 | Greater Western Sydney | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2022 | 1709 | 118.3 | 60 | ||
| 3 | Geelong | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2031 | 1759 | 115.5 | 58 | ||
| 4 | Richmond | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1870 | 1603 | 116.7 | 56 | ||
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2033 | 1651 | 123.1 | 52 | ||
| 6 | Sydney | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1955 | 1594 | 122.6 | 52 | ||
| 7 | Melbourne | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1952 | 1835 | 106.4 | 48 | ||
| 8 | Essendon | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2028 | 1912 | 106.1 | 44 | ||
| 9 | West Coast | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1864 | 1787 | 104.3 | 44 | ||
| 10 | St Kilda | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1844 | 1864 | 98.9 | 44 | ||
| 11 | Bulldogs | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1767 | 1814 | 97.4 | 44 | ||
| 12 | Hawthorn | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1765 | 1965 | 89.8 | 38 | ||
| 13 | Collingwood | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1845 | 1880 | 98.1 | 34 | ||
| 14 | Fremantle | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1515 | 2053 | 73.8 | 32 | ||
| 15 | Carlton | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1537 | 1900 | 80.9 | 24 | ||
| 16 | Gold Coast | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1736 | 2176 | 79.8 | 24 | ||
| 17 | North Melbourne | 21 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1853 | 2185 | 84.8 | 20 | ||
| 18 | Brisbane | 21 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1798 | 2396 | 75 | 20 |