After round 4
| # | 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 |
| 321 |
| 223 |
| 143.95 |
| 8 |
| LWW |
| 4 | Sydney | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 318 | 228 | 139.47 | 8 | WWL |
| 5 | Hawthorn | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 339 | 287 | 118.12 | 8 | LWW |
| 6 | North Melbourne | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 288 | 247 | 116.60 | 8 | WLW |
| 7 | Collingwood | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 244 | 213 | 114.55 | 8 | WLW |
| 8 | Melbourne | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 290 | 302 | 96.03 | 8 | WLW |
| 9 | West Coast | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 275 | 315 | 87.30 | 8 | LWW |
| 10 | Geelong | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 247 | 285 | 86.67 | 8 | LWW |
| 11 | Port Adelaide | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 290 | 275 | 105.45 | 4 | LWL |
| 12 | Adelaide | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 241 | 241 | 100.00 | 4 | WLL |
| 13 | Brisbane | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 279 | 295 | 94.58 | 4 | LLW |
| 14 | St Kilda | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 331 | 385 | 85.97 | 4 | LLWL |
| 15 | GWS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 303 | 394 | 76.90 | 4 | WLLL |
| 16 | Carlton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 221 | 303 | 72.94 | 4 | LWL |
| 17 | Essendon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 222 | 359 | 61.84 | 0 | LLL |
| 18 | Richmond | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 174 | 306 | 56.86 | 0 | LLL |