| Rank | Team | p | w | l | d | f | a | % | pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1150 | 870 | 132.2 | 44 | ||
| 2 | Bulldogs | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1263 | 873 | 144.7 | 40 | ||
| 3 | Geelong | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1143 | 895 | 127.7 | 40 | ||
| 4 | Brisbane | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1192 | 928 | 128.4 | 36 | ||
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1129 | 919 | 122.9 | 36 | ||
| 6 | Sydney | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1122 | 1038 | 108.1 | 32 | ||
| 7 | West Coast | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1172 | 1086 | 107.9 | 32 | ||
| 8 | Richmond | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1130 | 1073 | 105.3 | 28 | ||
| 9 | Greater Western Sydney | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1078 | 1105 | 97.6 | 26 | ||
| 10 | Essendon | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1211 | 1176 | 103 | 24 | ||
| 11 | Fremantle | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 989 | 1082 | 91.4 | 24 | ||
| 12 | Adelaide | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1037 | 1194 | 86.9 | 20 | ||
| 13 | St Kilda | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 918 | 1172 | 78.3 | 20 | ||
| 14 | Carlton | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1082 | 1201 | 90.1 | 16 | ||
| 15 | Collingwood | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 910 | 1012 | 89.9 | 16 | ||
| 16 | Gold Coast | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 890 | 1031 | 86.3 | 16 | ||
| 17 | Hawthorn | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 942 | 1186 | 79.4 | 12 | ||
| 18 | North Melbourne | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 818 | 1335 | 61.3 | 6 |