| Rank | Team | p | w | l | d | f | a | % | pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1964 | 1406 | 139.7 | 64 | ||
| 2 | West Coast | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1823 | 1477 | 123.4 | 60 | ||
| 3 | Greater Western Sydney | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1781 | 1479 | 120.4 | 54 | ||
| 4 | Hawthorn | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1809 | 1492 | 121.2 | 52 | ||
| 5 | Collingwood | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1855 | 1568 | 118.3 | 52 | ||
| 6 | Sydney | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1668 | 1521 | 109.7 | 52 | ||
| 7 | Melbourne | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2089 | 1601 | 130.5 | 48 | ||
| 8 | Port Adelaide | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1627 | 1428 | 113.9 | 48 | ||
| 9 | Geelong | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1745 | 1489 | 117.2 | 44 | ||
| 10 | North Melbourne | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1756 | 1610 | 109.1 | 44 | ||
| 11 | Essendon | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1748 | 1668 | 104.8 | 44 | ||
| 12 | Adelaide | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1690 | 1727 | 97.9 | 40 | ||
| 13 | Fremantle | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1464 | 1807 | 81 | 32 | ||
| 14 | Bulldogs | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1414 | 1890 | 74.8 | 28 | ||
| 15 | St Kilda | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1436 | 1928 | 74.5 | 18 | ||
| 16 | Brisbane | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1675 | 1877 | 89.2 | 16 | ||
| 17 | Gold Coast | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1194 | 1962 | 60.9 | 16 | ||
| 18 | Carlton | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1243 | 2051 | 60.6 | 8 |