After round 15
| # | 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 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1,578 | 1,098 | 143.72 | 48 | WLW |
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 | Geelong | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1,400 | 1,137 | 123.13 | 36 | WWLLW |
| 4 | Melbourne | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1,368 | 1,294 | 105.72 | 36 | WLLWW |
| 5 | Hawthorn | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1,248 | 1,102 | 113.25 | 34 | LLWWL |
| 6 | Adelaide | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1,178 | 1,048 | 112.40 | 32 | WWLWW |
| 7 | Brisbane | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1,425 | 1,314 | 108.45 | 32 | LLLWW |
| 8 | Western Bulldogs | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1,187 | 1,308 | 90.75 | 32 | LWWWL |
| 9 | Gold Coast | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1,233 | 1,150 | 107.22 | 28 | WWLLL |
| 10 | St Kilda | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1,273 | 1,243 | 102.41 | 24 | WLLLW |
| 11 | GWS | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1,215 | 1,188 | 102.27 | 24 | WLWWL |
| 12 | North Melbourne | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1,142 | 1,291 | 88.46 | 24 | LLWLW |
| 13 | Collingwood | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1,069 | 1,078 | 99.17 | 22 | LLWLL |
| 14 | Carlton | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1,049 | 1,183 | 88.67 | 20 | LWWWW |
| 15 | Port Adelaide | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1,073 | 1,062 | 101.04 | 16 | LLLWL |
| 16 | West Coast | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1,023 | 1,407 | 72.71 | 16 | WLWLL |
| 17 | Richmond | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 867 | 1,419 | 61.10 | 8 | LLWLL |
| 18 | Essendon | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1,027 | 1,458 | 70.44 | 4 | LLLLL |