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| Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | % | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 2143 | 1574 | 136.1 | 72 |
| 2 | West Coast | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 2012 | 1657 | 121.4 | 64 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 2046 | 1699 | 120.4 | 60 |
| 4 | Hawthorn | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1972 | 1642 | 120.1 | 60 |
| 5 | Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 2299 | 1749 | 131.4 | 56 |
| 6 | Sydney | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 1822 | 1664 | 109.5 | 56 |
| 7 | GWS | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 1898 | 1661 | 114.3 | 54 |
| 8 | Geelong | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 2045 | 1554 | 131.6 | 52 |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 1950 | 1790 | 108.9 | 48 |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 1780 | 1654 | 107.6 | 48 |
| 11 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 1932 | 1838 | 105.1 | 48 |
| 12 | Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 1941 | 1865 | 104.1 | 48 |
| 13 | Bulldogs | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 1575 | 2037 | 77.3 | 32 |
| 14 | Fremantle | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 1556 | 2041 | 76.2 | 32 |
| 15 | Brisbane | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 1825 | 2049 | 89.1 | 20 |
| 16 | St Kilda | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 1606 | 2125 | 75.6 | 18 |
| 17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1308 | 2182 | 59.9 | 16 |
| 18 | Carlton | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1353 | 2282 | 59.3 | 8 |
