After round 3
| # | Club | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold Coast | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 384 | 201 | 191.04 | 12 | WWW |
| 2 | Western Bulldogs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 339 | 247 | 137.25 | 12 | WWW |
| 3 |
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 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 0 |
| 318 |
| 228 |
| 139.47 |
| 8 |
| WWL |
| 4 | Hawthorn | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 339 | 287 | 118.12 | 8 | LWW |
| 5 | Fremantle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 218 | 180 | 121.11 | 4 | LW |
| 6 | North Melbourne | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 207 | 178 | 116.29 | 4 | WL |
| 7 | Port Adelaide | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 183 | 109.29 | 4 | LW |
| 8 | Adelaide | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 181 | 173 | 104.62 | 4 | WL |
| 9 | Collingwood | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 157 | 159 | 98.74 | 4 | WL |
| 10 | St Kilda | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 251 | 272 | 92.28 | 4 | LLW |
| 11 | Melbourne | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 225 | 84.44 | 4 | WL |
| 12 | West Coast | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 225 | 81.33 | 4 | LW |
| 13 | GWS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 249 | 307 | 81.11 | 4 | WLL |
| 14 | Geelong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 225 | 79.56 | 4 | LW |
| 15 | Carlton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 203 | 70.94 | 4 | LW |
| 16 | Brisbane | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 215 | 77.21 | 0 | LL |
| 17 | Richmond | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 203 | 64.53 | 0 | LL |
| 18 | Essendon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 153 | 278 | 55.04 | 0 | LL |