| 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 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 70 | 335 | 339 | 2349 | 49.7 | 242 | 206 | 1658 | 54.0 | 141.68 | 106.8 | 75.4 | 30.6 | 20.4 | L | 1 | 691 |
| 2 | Geelong | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 371 | 292 | 2518 | 56.0 | 241 | 256 | 1702 | 48.5 | 147.94 | 114.5 | 77.4 | 30.1 | 22.6 | W | 3 | 816 |
| 3 | St Kilda | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 62 | 284 | 231 | 1935 | 55.1 | 231 | 205 | 1591 | 53.0 | 121.62 | 88.0 | 72.3 | 23.4 | 19.8 | L | 1 | 344 |
| 4 | W Bulldogs | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 321 | 248 | 2174 | 56.4 | 251 | 228 | 1734 | 52.4 | 125.37 | 98.8 | 78.8 | 25.9 | 21.8 | W | 1 | 440 |
| 5 | Sydney | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 293 | 259 | 2017 | 53.1 | 272 | 231 | 1863 | 54.1 | 108.27 | 91.7 | 84.7 | 25.1 | 22.9 | W | 4 | 154 |
| 6 | Fremantle | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 315 | 278 | 2168 | 53.1 | 307 | 245 | 2087 | 55.6 | 103.88 | 98.5 | 94.9 | 27.0 | 25.1 | W | 1 | 81 |
| 7 | Hawthorn | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 50 | 297 | 262 | 2044 | 53.1 | 265 | 257 | 1847 | 50.8 | 110.67 | 92.9 | 84.0 | 25.4 | 23.7 | W | 3 | 197 |
| 8 | Carlton | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 315 | 253 | 2143 | 55.5 | 285 | 273 | 1983 | 51.1 | 108.07 | 97.4 | 90.1 | 25.8 | 25.4 | L | 2 | 160 |
| 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 |