After round 24
| # | Club | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fremantle | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2,204 | 1,547 | 142.47 | 76 | WWWLW |
| 2 | Sydney | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2,420 | 1,799 | 134.52 | 68 | LWW |
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 | Brisbane | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2,340 | 1,958 | 119.51 | 60 | WWLWW |
| 4 | Hawthorn | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2,153 | 1,836 | 117.27 | 60 | WWWLD |
| 5 | Melbourne | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2,214 | 1,991 | 111.20 | 60 | WLWWW |
| 6 | Geelong | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2,222 | 1,849 | 120.17 | 56 | WWWWW |
| 7 | Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2,012 | 1,748 | 115.10 | 56 | WLWWL |
| 8 | Collingwood | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1,925 | 1,815 | 106.06 | 52 | WWLWD |
| 9 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1,793 | 1,905 | 94.12 | 50 | WWLLD |
| 10 | Carlton | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1,888 | 1,896 | 99.58 | 46 | LWWWD |
| 11 | St Kilda | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1,950 | 1,871 | 104.22 | 40 | LWLLW |
| 12 | GWS | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1,972 | 1,938 | 101.75 | 40 | LLWLW |
| 13 | North Melbourne | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1,862 | 2,052 | 90.74 | 36 | LLLWL |
| 14 | Gold Coast | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1,908 | 2,048 | 93.16 | 32 | LLLWL |
| 15 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1,699 | 1,953 | 86.99 | 24 | LLLLL |
| 16 | West Coast | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1,570 | 2,226 | 70.53 | 16 | LLLLL |
| 17 | Richmond | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1,407 | 2,240 | 62.81 | 12 | LLWLL |
| 18 | Essendon | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1,506 | 2,373 | 63.46 | 8 | WLLLL |