| Rank | Team | p | w | l | d | f | a | % | pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulldogs | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 889 | 605 | 146.9 | 32 | ||
| 2 | Melbourne | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 714 | 492 | 145.1 | 32 | ||
| 3 | Geelong | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 796 | 618 | 128.8 | 24 | ||
| 4 | Brisbane | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 818 | 647 | 126.4 | 24 | ||
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 783 | 649 | 120.6 | 24 | ||
| 6 | Sydney | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 795 | 702 | 113.2 | 24 | ||
| 7 | West Coast | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 738 | 676 | 109.2 | 20 | ||
| 8 | Richmond | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 741 | 719 | 103.1 | 20 | ||
| 9 | Greater Western Sydney | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 724 | 739 | 98 | 16 | ||
| 10 | Fremantle | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 632 | 673 | 93.9 | 16 | ||
| 11 | St Kilda | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 654 | 802 | 81.5 | 16 | ||
| 12 | Carlton | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 711 | 747 | 95.2 | 12 | ||
| 13 | Gold Coast | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 640 | 707 | 90.5 | 12 | ||
| 14 | Adelaide | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 643 | 744 | 86.4 | 12 | ||
| 15 | Essendon | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 745 | 779 | 95.6 | 8 | ||
| 16 | Collingwood | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 643 | 756 | 85.1 | 8 | ||
| 17 | Hawthorn | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 641 | 850 | 75.4 | 8 | ||
| 18 | North Melbourne | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 542 | 944 | 57.4 | 4 |