| Rank | Team | p | w | l | d | f | a | % | pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geelong | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1483 | 1052 | 141 | 52 | ||
| 2 | Collingwood | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1364 | 1164 | 117.2 | 44 | ||
| 3 | Brisbane | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1458 | 1270 | 114.8 | 44 | ||
| 4 | West Coast | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1352 | 1193 | 113.3 | 44 | ||
| 5 | Richmond | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1357 | 1293 | 104.9 | 40 | ||
| 6 | Essendon | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1344 | 1294 | 103.9 | 40 | ||
| 7 | Greater Western Sydney | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1444 | 1192 | 121.1 | 36 | ||
| 8 | Adelaide | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1409 | 1279 | 110.2 | 36 | ||
| 9 | Port Adelaide | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1291 | 1223 | 105.6 | 32 | ||
| 10 | Bulldogs | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1275 | 1345 | 94.8 | 32 | ||
| 11 | Hawthorn | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1225 | 1224 | 100.1 | 28 | ||
| 12 | North Melbourne | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1345 | 1352 | 99.5 | 28 | ||
| 13 | Fremantle | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1175 | 1224 | 96 | 28 | ||
| 14 | Sydney | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1234 | 1295 | 95.3 | 24 | ||
| 15 | St Kilda | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1151 | 1439 | 80 | 24 | ||
| 16 | Melbourne | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1168 | 1454 | 80.3 | 20 | ||
| 17 | Carlton | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1164 | 1401 | 83.1 | 16 | ||
| 18 | Gold Coast | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 973 | 1518 | 64.1 | 12 |