| Ldr Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Pts | For | Conv % For | Against | Conv % Agt | % | Avg For | Avg Agt | Avg Shots For | Avg Shots Agt | Streak | Score Plus or Minus | |||||
| G | B | Pts | G | B | Pts | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Collingwood | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 84 | 395 | 399 | 2769 | 49.7 | 278 | 251 | 1919 | 52.6 | 144.29 | 106.5 | 73.8 | 30.5 | 20.3 | W | 1 | 850 |
| 2 | St Kilda | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 72 | 326 | 270 | 2226 | 54.7 | 275 | 260 | 1910 | 51.4 | 116.54 | 85.6 | 73.5 | 22.9 | 20.6 | L | 1 | 316 |
| 3 | Geelong | 25 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 72 | 413 | 333 | 2811 | 55.4 | 281 | 285 | 1971 | 49.6 | 142.62 | 112.4 | 78.8 | 29.8 | 22.6 | L | 1 | 840 |
| 4 | W Bulldogs | 25 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 60 | 348 | 289 | 2377 | 54.6 | 291 | 272 | 2018 | 51.7 | 117.79 | 95.1 | 80.7 | 25.5 | 22.5 | L | 1 | 359 |
| 5 | Sydney | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 56 | 317 | 286 | 2188 | 52.6 | 296 | 258 | 2034 | 53.4 | 107.57 | 91.2 | 84.8 | 25.1 | 23.1 | L | 1 | 154 |
| 6 | Fremantle | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 56 | 339 | 294 | 2328 | 53.6 | 335 | 276 | 2286 | 54.8 | 101.84 | 97.0 | 95.3 | 26.4 | 25.5 | L | 1 | 42 |
| 7 | Hawthorn | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 50 | 305 | 278 | 2108 | 52.3 | 279 | 267 | 1941 | 51.1 | 108.60 | 91.7 | 84.4 | 25.3 | 23.7 | L | 1 | 167 |
| 8 | Carlton | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 44 | 328 | 269 | 2237 | 54.9 | 299 | 288 | 2082 | 50.9 | 107.44 | 97.3 | 90.5 | 26.0 | 25.5 | L | 3 | 155 |
| 9 | North Melb | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 279 | 256 | 1930 | 52.1 | 326 | 252 | 2208 | 56.4 | 87.41 | 87.7 | 100.4 | 24.3 | 26.3 | W | 2 | -278 |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 252 | 237 | 1749 | 51.5 | 306 | 287 | 2123 | 51.6 | 82.38 | 79.5 | 96.5 | 22.2 | 27.0 | W | 3 | -374 |
| 11 | Adelaide | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 250 | 263 | 1763 | 48.7 | 269 | 256 | 1870 | 51.2 | 94.28 | 80.1 | 85.0 | 23.3 | 23.9 | W | 1 | -107 |
| 12 | Melbourne | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 34 | 272 | 231 | 1863 | 54.1 | 280 | 291 | 1971 | 49.0 | 94.52 | 84.7 | 89.6 | 22.9 | 26.0 | L | 3 | -108 |
| 13 | Brisbane | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 254 | 251 | 1775 | 50.3 | 311 | 292 | 2158 | 51.6 | 82.25 | 80.7 | 98.1 | 23.0 | 27.4 | L | 1 | -383 |
| 14 | Essendon | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 277 | 268 | 1930 | 50.8 | 358 | 254 | 2402 | 58.5 | 80.35 | 87.7 | 109.2 | 24.8 | 27.8 | L | 4 | -472 |
| 15 | Richmond | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 246 | 238 | 1714 | 50.8 | 339 | 314 | 2348 | 51.9 | 73.00 | 77.9 | 106.7 | 22.0 | 29.7 | L | 4 | -634 |
| 16 | West Coast | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 255 | 243 | 1773 | 51.2 | 333 | 302 | 2300 | 52.4 | 77.09 | 80.6 | 104.5 | 22.6 | 28.9 | L | 6 | -527 |