After round 16
| # | Club | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fremantle | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1,411 | 977 | 144.42 | 52 | 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 | Hawthorn | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1,361 | 1,199 | 113.51 | 38 | LWWLW |
| 4 | Geelong | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1,490 | 1,236 | 120.55 | 36 | WLLWL |
| 5 | Adelaide | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1,257 | 1,110 | 113.24 | 36 | WLWWW |
| 6 | Melbourne | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1,430 | 1,373 | 104.15 | 36 | LLWWL |
| 7 | Western Bulldogs | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1,270 | 1,369 | 92.77 | 36 | WWWLW |
| 8 | Brisbane | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1,425 | 1,314 | 108.45 | 32 | LLLWW |
| 9 | Gold Coast | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1,330 | 1,263 | 105.30 | 28 | WLLLL |
| 10 | North Melbourne | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1,215 | 1,339 | 90.74 | 28 | LWLWW |
| 11 | Collingwood | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1,147 | 1,130 | 101.50 | 26 | LWLLW |
| 12 | St Kilda | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1,334 | 1,326 | 100.60 | 24 | LLLWL |
| 13 | GWS | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1,280 | 1,276 | 100.31 | 24 | LWWLL |
| 14 | Carlton | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1,137 | 1,248 | 91.11 | 24 | WWWWW |
| 15 | Port Adelaide | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1,125 | 1,140 | 98.68 | 16 | LLWLL |
| 16 | West Coast | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1,023 | 1,407 | 72.71 | 16 | WLWLL |
| 17 | Richmond | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 915 | 1,492 | 61.33 | 8 | LWLLL |
| 18 | Essendon | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1,027 | 1,458 | 70.44 | 4 | LLLLL |