After round 13
| # | Club | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fremantle | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1,157 | 856 | 135.16 | 44 | WWWWW |
| 2 | Sydney | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1,381 | 906 | 152.43 | 40 | WWW |
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 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1,177 | 1,025 | 114.83 | 34 | DLLWW |
| 4 | Geelong | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1,221 | 1,002 | 121.86 | 32 | WWWWL |
| 5 | Gold Coast | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1,098 | 939 | 116.93 | 28 | LWWWL |
| 6 | Melbourne | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1,190 | 1,169 | 101.80 | 28 | LWWLL |
| 7 | Western Bulldogs | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1,046 | 1,116 | 93.73 | 28 | LWLWW |
| 8 | Adelaide | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 982 | 910 | 107.91 | 24 | LWWWL |
| 9 | Brisbane | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1,204 | 1,159 | 103.88 | 24 | WWLLL |
| 10 | GWS | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1,127 | 1,092 | 103.21 | 24 | LWLWW |
| 11 | Collingwood | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 994 | 995 | 99.90 | 22 | DLLWL |
| 12 | St Kilda | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1,075 | 1,051 | 102.28 | 20 | WLWLL |
| 13 | North Melbourne | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1,037 | 1,063 | 97.55 | 20 | LLLLW |
| 14 | Carlton | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 977 | 1,116 | 87.54 | 16 | LLWWW |
| 15 | West Coast | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 879 | 1,256 | 69.98 | 16 | LLWLW |
| 16 | Port Adelaide | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 906 | 898 | 100.89 | 12 | WLLLL |
| 17 | Richmond | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 787 | 1,304 | 60.35 | 8 | WLLWL |
| 18 | Essendon | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 910 | 1,291 | 70.49 | 4 | LLLLL |