| Rank | Team | p | w | l | d | f | a | % | pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 938 | 580 | 161.7 | 40 | ||
| 2 | Brisbane | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1065 | 745 | 143 | 32 | ||
| 3 | Carlton | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 932 | 813 | 114.6 | 32 | ||
| 4 | Fremantle | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 780 | 608 | 128.3 | 28 | ||
| 5 | St Kilda | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 850 | 720 | 118.1 | 28 | ||
| 6 | Geelong | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 916 | 734 | 124.8 | 24 | ||
| 7 | Sydney | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 937 | 778 | 120.4 | 24 | ||
| 8 | Richmond | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 979 | 813 | 120.4 | 24 | ||
| 9 | Bulldogs | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 871 | 787 | 110.7 | 20 | ||
| 10 | Collingwood | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 883 | 860 | 102.7 | 20 | ||
| 11 | Port Adelaide | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 752 | 730 | 103 | 16 | ||
| 12 | Gold Coast | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 787 | 841 | 93.6 | 16 | ||
| 13 | Hawthorn | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 877 | 947 | 92.6 | 16 | ||
| 14 | Greater Western Sydney | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 776 | 896 | 86.6 | 12 | ||
| 15 | Adelaide | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 756 | 943 | 80.2 | 12 | ||
| 16 | Essendon | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 735 | 1002 | 73.4 | 8 | ||
| 17 | North Melbourne | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 574 | 1070 | 53.6 | 4 | ||
| 18 | West Coast | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 574 | 1115 | 51.5 | 4 |