| Rank | Team | p | w | l | d | f | a | % | pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1438 | 1125 | 127.8 | 54 | ||
| 2 | Bulldogs | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1619 | 1153 | 140.4 | 52 | ||
| 3 | Geelong | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1461 | 1121 | 130.3 | 52 | ||
| 4 | Port Adelaide | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1523 | 1259 | 121 | 52 | ||
| 5 | Brisbane | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1546 | 1238 | 124.9 | 44 | ||
| 6 | Sydney | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1488 | 1277 | 116.5 | 44 | ||
| 7 | West Coast | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1399 | 1428 | 98 | 36 | ||
| 8 | Essendon | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1501 | 1437 | 104.5 | 32 | ||
| 9 | Richmond | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1396 | 1385 | 100.8 | 32 | ||
| 10 | Fremantle | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1283 | 1387 | 92.5 | 32 | ||
| 11 | St Kilda | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1206 | 1392 | 86.6 | 32 | ||
| 12 | Greater Western Sydney | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1350 | 1413 | 95.5 | 30 | ||
| 13 | Carlton | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1380 | 1470 | 93.9 | 28 | ||
| 14 | Gold Coast | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1174 | 1324 | 88.7 | 24 | ||
| 15 | Collingwood | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1268 | 1432 | 88.5 | 20 | ||
| 16 | Adelaide | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1246 | 1570 | 79.4 | 20 | ||
| 17 | Hawthorn | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1210 | 1532 | 79 | 18 | ||
| 18 | North Melbourne | 17 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1113 | 1658 | 67.1 | 14 |