| Rank | Team | p | w | l | d | f | a | % | pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geelong | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1896 | 1383 | 137.1 | 64 | ||
| 2 | Collingwood | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1714 | 1612 | 106.3 | 60 | ||
| 3 | Melbourne | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1742 | 1352 | 128.8 | 56 | ||
| 4 | Sydney | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1902 | 1492 | 127.5 | 56 | ||
| 5 | Brisbane | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2009 | 1618 | 124.2 | 56 | ||
| 6 | Fremantle | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1579 | 1370 | 115.3 | 54 | ||
| 7 | Carlton | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1709 | 1560 | 109.6 | 48 | ||
| 8 | Richmond | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1896 | 1638 | 115.8 | 46 | ||
| 9 | St Kilda | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1563 | 1546 | 101.1 | 44 | ||
| 10 | Bulldogs | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1824 | 1691 | 107.9 | 40 | ||
| 11 | Gold Coast | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1698 | 1654 | 102.7 | 36 | ||
| 12 | Port Adelaide | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1549 | 1521 | 101.8 | 32 | ||
| 13 | Hawthorn | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1656 | 1776 | 93.2 | 32 | ||
| 14 | Essendon | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1600 | 1800 | 88.9 | 28 | ||
| 15 | Adelaide | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1563 | 1801 | 86.8 | 28 | ||
| 16 | Greater Western Sydney | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1505 | 1776 | 84.7 | 24 | ||
| 17 | West Coast | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1336 | 2187 | 61.1 | 8 | ||
| 18 | North Melbourne | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1216 | 2180 | 55.8 | 8 |