| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | TP | % | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fremantle Dockers | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1178:954 | 123.48 | 32 | |
| 2. | Brisbane Lions | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1272:1174 | 108.35 | 32 | |
| 3. | Sydney Swans | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1163:977 | 119.04 | 28 | |
| 4. | Melbourne Demons | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1176:1085 | 108.39 | 28 | |
| 5. | Western Bulldogs | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 902:1030 | 87.57 | 28 | |
| 6. | Hawthorn Hawks | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1109:931 | 119.12 | 26 | |
| 7. | Collingwood Magpies | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1025:990 | 103.54 | 26 | |
| 8. | Adelaide Crows | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1003:901 | 111.32 | 24 | |
| 9. | St Kilda Saints | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1091:989 | 110.31 | 24 | |
| 10. | Carlton Blues | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1002:1041 | 96.25 | 22 | |
| 11. | Geelong Cats | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1002:1015 | 98.72 | 16 | |
| 12. | North Melbourne | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 887:1062 | 83.52 | 12 | |
| 13. | Port Adelaide Power | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 834:1048 | 79.58 | 12 | |
| 14. | Gold Coast Suns | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 923:1167 | 79.09 | 12 | |
| 15. | GWS Giants | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 836:1048 | 79.77 | 8 | |
| 16. | West Coast Eagles | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 810:1261 | 64.23 | 4 | |
| 17. | Richmond Tigers | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 787:1324 | 59.44 | 4 | |
| 18. | Essendon Bombers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 708:1185 | 59.75 | 0 |