| Melbourne | 4.5 | 5.9 | 12.11 | 21.14 | |||
| Western Bulldogs | 1.2 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 10.6 | |||
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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | For | Agn | Stk | Chg | Pts | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1888 | 1443 | 4W | - | 70 | 130.84 |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1884 | 1492 | 6W | U1 | 68 | 126.27 |
| 3 | Geelong | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1845 | 1456 | 1L | D1 | 64 | 126.72 |
| 4 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 2131 | 1599 | 3W | U1 | 60 | 133.27 |
| 5 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1994 | 1501 | 3L | D1 | 60 | 132.84 |
| 6 | Sydney | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1986 | 1656 | 2W | - | 60 | 119.93 |
| 7 | GWS Giants | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1768 | 1773 | 3W | - | 46 | 99.72 |
| 8 | Essendon | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1953 | 1790 | 3W | - | 44 | 109.11 |
| 9 | West Coast | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 1752 | 1880 | 4L | - | 40 | 93.19 |
| 10 | St Kilda | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 1644 | 1796 | 1W | U2 | 40 | 91.54 |
| 11 | Fremantle | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 1578 | 1825 | 1L | D1 | 40 | 86.47 |
| 12 | Richmond | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 1743 | 1780 | 1D | D1 | 38 | 97.92 |
| 13 | Carlton | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 1746 | 1972 | 3L | - | 32 | 88.54 |
| 14 | Hawthorn | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 1629 | 1912 | 1D | - | 32 | 85.20 |
| 15 | Adelaide | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 1616 | 1971 | 1W | U2 | 28 | 81.99 |
| 16 | Gold Coast | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 1430 | 1863 | 2L | D1 | 28 | 76.76 |
| 17 | Collingwood | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1557 | 1818 | 3L | D1 | 24 | 85.64 |
| 18 | North Melbourne | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 1458 | 2075 | 4L | - | 18 | 70.27 |