After round 23
| # | Club | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fremantle | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2,092 | 1,459 | 143.39 | 72 | WWWWL |
| 2 | Sydney | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2,308 | 1,723 | 133.95 | 64 | LLW |
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 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2,061 | 1,744 | 118.18 | 58 | WWWWL |
| 4 | Brisbane | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2,245 | 1,905 | 117.85 | 56 | WWWLW |
| 5 | Adelaide | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1,924 | 1,636 | 117.60 | 56 | WWLWW |
| 6 | Melbourne | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2,082 | 1,935 | 107.60 | 56 | WWLWW |
| 7 | Geelong | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2,097 | 1,739 | 120.59 | 52 | LWWWW |
| 8 | Collingwood | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1,833 | 1,723 | 106.38 | 50 | WWWLW |
| 9 | Western Bulldogs | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1,711 | 1,823 | 93.86 | 48 | WWWLL |
| 10 | Carlton | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1,806 | 1,814 | 99.56 | 44 | LLWWW |
| 11 | St Kilda | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1,856 | 1,826 | 101.64 | 36 | WLWLL |
| 12 | GWS | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1,861 | 1,881 | 98.94 | 36 | WLLWL |
| 13 | North Melbourne | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1,752 | 1,927 | 90.92 | 36 | LLLLW |
| 14 | Gold Coast | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1,855 | 1,953 | 94.98 | 32 | LLLLW |
| 15 | Port Adelaide | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1,643 | 1,821 | 90.23 | 24 | LLLLL |
| 16 | West Coast | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1,513 | 2,115 | 71.54 | 16 | LLLLL |
| 17 | Richmond | 21 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1,362 | 2,146 | 63.47 | 12 | LLLWL |
| 18 | Essendon | 21 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1,430 | 2,261 | 63.25 | 8 | LWLLL |