| Rank | Team | p | w | l | d | f | a | % | pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1265 | 937 | 135 | 40 | ||
| 2 | West Coast | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1160 | 898 | 129.2 | 40 | ||
| 3 | Sydney | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1148 | 913 | 125.7 | 40 | ||
| 4 | Melbourne | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1277 | 979 | 130.4 | 32 | ||
| 5 | Geelong | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1114 | 883 | 126.2 | 32 | ||
| 6 | Collingwood | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1150 | 970 | 118.6 | 32 | ||
| 7 | Port Adelaide | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1039 | 913 | 113.8 | 32 | ||
| 8 | North Melbourne | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1041 | 881 | 118.2 | 28 | ||
| 9 | Hawthorn | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1028 | 929 | 110.7 | 28 | ||
| 10 | Greater Western Sydney | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1000 | 893 | 112 | 26 | ||
| 11 | Adelaide | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1076 | 1072 | 100.4 | 24 | ||
| 12 | Fremantle | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 985 | 1111 | 88.7 | 24 | ||
| 13 | Essendon | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 953 | 1057 | 90.2 | 20 | ||
| 14 | Bulldogs | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 833 | 1140 | 73.1 | 16 | ||
| 15 | Gold Coast | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 752 | 1166 | 64.5 | 12 | ||
| 16 | St Kilda | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 886 | 1251 | 70.8 | 10 | ||
| 17 | Brisbane | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 913 | 1160 | 78.7 | 4 | ||
| 18 | Carlton | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 759 | 1226 | 61.9 | 4 |