After round 14
| # | Club | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fremantle | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1,312 | 887 | 147.91 | 48 | WWWWW |
| 2 | Sydney | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1,485 | 1,008 | 147.32 | 44 | WWL |
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 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1,248 | 1,102 | 113.25 | 34 | LLWWL |
| 4 | Geelong | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1,295 | 1,077 | 120.24 | 32 | WWWLL |
| 5 | Melbourne | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1,273 | 1,244 | 102.33 | 32 | WWLLW |
| 6 | Western Bulldogs | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1,123 | 1,187 | 94.61 | 32 | WLWWW |
| 7 | Gold Coast | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1,173 | 1,045 | 112.25 | 28 | WWWLL |
| 8 | Adelaide | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1,057 | 984 | 107.42 | 28 | WWWLW |
| 9 | Brisbane | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1,310 | 1,234 | 106.16 | 28 | WLLLW |
| 10 | GWS | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1,127 | 1,092 | 103.21 | 24 | LWLWW |
| 11 | Collingwood | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1,069 | 1,078 | 99.17 | 22 | LLWLL |
| 12 | St Kilda | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1,177 | 1,155 | 101.90 | 20 | LWLLL |
| 13 | Carlton | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1,049 | 1,183 | 88.67 | 20 | LWWWW |
| 14 | North Melbourne | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1,068 | 1,218 | 87.68 | 20 | LLLWL |
| 15 | Port Adelaide | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 983 | 969 | 101.44 | 16 | LLLLW |
| 16 | West Coast | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 950 | 1,333 | 71.27 | 16 | LWLWL |
| 17 | Richmond | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 787 | 1,304 | 60.35 | 8 | WLLWL |
| 18 | Essendon | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 977 | 1,363 | 71.68 | 4 | LLLLL |