| Rank | Team | p | w | l | d | f | a | % | pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2415 | 1776 | 136 | 62 | ||
| 2 | Geelong | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2134 | 1818 | 117.4 | 62 | ||
| 3 | Richmond | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1992 | 1684 | 118.3 | 60 | ||
| 4 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2081 | 1812 | 114.8 | 60 | ||
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2168 | 1671 | 129.7 | 56 | ||
| 6 | Sydney | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2093 | 1651 | 126.8 | 56 | ||
| 7 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2135 | 2004 | 106.5 | 48 | ||
| 8 | West Coast | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1964 | 1858 | 105.7 | 48 | ||
| 9 | Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2035 | 1934 | 105.2 | 48 | ||
| 10 | Bulldogs | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1857 | 1913 | 97.1 | 44 | ||
| 11 | St Kilda | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1925 | 1986 | 96.9 | 44 | ||
| 12 | Hawthorn | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1864 | 2055 | 90.7 | 42 | ||
| 13 | Collingwood | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1944 | 1963 | 99 | 38 | ||
| 14 | Fremantle | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1607 | 2160 | 74.4 | 32 | ||
| 15 | North Melbourne | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1983 | 2264 | 87.6 | 24 | ||
| 16 | Carlton | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1594 | 2038 | 78.2 | 24 | ||
| 17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1756 | 2311 | 76 | 24 | ||
| 18 | Brisbane | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1877 | 2526 | 74.3 | 20 |