| Rank | Team | p | w | l | d | f | a | % | pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1949 | 1612 | 120.9 | 64 | ||
| 2 | Geelong | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1855 | 1401 | 132.4 | 60 | ||
| 3 | West Coast | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1753 | 1498 | 117 | 60 | ||
| 4 | Collingwood | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1809 | 1536 | 117.8 | 56 | ||
| 5 | Richmond | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1722 | 1527 | 112.8 | 56 | ||
| 6 | Greater Western Sydney | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1734 | 1488 | 116.5 | 48 | ||
| 7 | Essendon | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1637 | 1708 | 95.8 | 48 | ||
| 8 | Adelaide | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1689 | 1640 | 103 | 40 | ||
| 9 | Port Adelaide | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1696 | 1647 | 103 | 40 | ||
| 10 | Bulldogs | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1694 | 1658 | 102.2 | 40 | ||
| 11 | Hawthorn | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1519 | 1487 | 102.2 | 36 | ||
| 12 | North Melbourne | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1736 | 1751 | 99.1 | 36 | ||
| 13 | Fremantle | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1512 | 1608 | 94 | 36 | ||
| 14 | St Kilda | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1581 | 1852 | 85.4 | 36 | ||
| 15 | Sydney | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1597 | 1682 | 94.9 | 28 | ||
| 16 | Carlton | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1548 | 1776 | 87.2 | 28 | ||
| 17 | Melbourne | 21 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1486 | 1907 | 77.9 | 20 | ||
| 18 | Gold Coast | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1248 | 1987 | 62.8 | 12 |