After round 10
Top six go straight to the finals; seventh to tenth play the wildcard round. Four points for a win, two for a draw; ties on points are split by percentage.
| 3 | Hawthorn | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 902 | 772 | 116.84 | 26 | WWWDL |
| 4 | Brisbane | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 962 | 773 | 124.45 | 24 | WLWWW |
| 5 | Geelong | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 913 | 758 | 120.45 | 24 | WWLWW |
| 6 | Gold Coast | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 895 | 755 | 118.54 | 24 | LWLWW |
| 7 | Melbourne | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 910 | 876 | 103.88 | 24 | LWWLW |
| 8 | Adelaide | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 783 | 770 | 101.69 | 20 | WWLWW |
| 9 | Western Bulldogs | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 794 | 859 | 92.43 | 20 | LLLLW |
| 10 | Collingwood | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 734 | 735 | 99.86 | 18 | LWWDL |
| 11 | St Kilda | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 825 | 755 | 109.27 | 16 | WLWWL |
| 12 | North Melbourne | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 861 | 825 | 104.36 | 16 | LWLLL |
| 13 | GWS | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 771 | 846 | 91.13 | 16 | WLWLW |
| 14 | Port Adelaide | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 775 | 708 | 109.46 | 12 | LLWLL |
| 15 | West Coast | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 624 | 1,038 | 60.12 | 8 | LLLLL |
| 16 | Carlton | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 723 | 912 | 79.28 | 4 | LLLLL |
| 17 | Essendon | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 738 | 1,028 | 71.79 | 4 | WLLLL |
| 18 | Richmond | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 584 | 969 | 60.27 | 4 | LLLWL |