| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | For | Agn | Stk | Chg | Pts | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Adelaide | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1185 | 869 | 5W | - | 56 | 136.36 |
| 2 | Brisbane Lions | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1184 | 948 | 7W | - | 56 | 124.89 |
| 3 | Richmond | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1135 | 874 | 6W | - | 50 | 129.86 |
| 4 | Geelong | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1233 | 901 | 1W | - | 48 | 136.85 |
| 5 | West Coast | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1095 | 936 | 2W | - | 48 | 116.99 |
| 6 | St Kilda | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1159 | 997 | 1W | U1 | 40 | 116.25 |
| 7 | Western Bulldogs | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1103 | 1034 | 3W | U1 | 40 | 106.67 |
| 8 | Collingwood | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 965 | 881 | 1L | D2 | 38 | 109.53 |
| 9 | Melbourne | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1063 | 986 | 2W | - | 36 | 107.81 |
| 10 | GWS Giants | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1007 | 1053 | 3L | - | 32 | 95.63 |
| 11 | Carlton | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1017 | 1078 | 2L | U1 | 28 | 94.34 |
| 12 | Fremantle | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 866 | 924 | 1L | D1 | 28 | 93.72 |
| 13 | Essendon | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 938 | 1185 | 4L | - | 26 | 79.16 |
| 14 | Gold Coast | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 996 | 1099 | 3L | - | 22 | 90.63 |
| 15 | Hawthorn | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1004 | 1194 | 1W | U1 | 20 | 84.09 |
| 16 | Sydney | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 890 | 1077 | 3L | D1 | 20 | 82.64 |
| 17 | North Melbourne | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 858 | 1205 | 8L | - | 12 | 71.20 |
| 18 | Adelaide | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 826 | 1283 | 1L | - | 12 | 64.38 |