After round 5
| # | Club | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Bulldogs | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 438 | 312 | 140.38 | 16 | WWWW |
| 2 | Sydney | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 481 | 263 | 182.89 | 12 | WWL |
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 | Gold Coast | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 473 | 310 | 152.58 | 12 | WWWL |
| 4 | Fremantle | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 399 | 299 | 133.44 | 12 | LWWW |
| 5 | North Melbourne | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 384 | 333 | 115.32 | 12 | WLWW |
| 6 | Hawthorn | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 431 | 378 | 114.02 | 12 | LWWW |
| 7 | Melbourne | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 399 | 391 | 102.05 | 12 | WLWW |
| 8 | Port Adelaide | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 380 | 323 | 117.65 | 8 | LWLW |
| 9 | Brisbane | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 398 | 360 | 110.56 | 8 | LLWW |
| 10 | Collingwood | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 309 | 332 | 93.07 | 8 | WLWL |
| 11 | Geelong | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 338 | 377 | 89.66 | 8 | LWWL |
| 12 | West Coast | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 310 | 478 | 64.85 | 8 | LWWL |
| 13 | Adelaide | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 317 | 319 | 99.37 | 4 | WLLL |
| 14 | St Kilda | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 331 | 385 | 85.97 | 4 | LLWL |
| 15 | Carlton | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 307 | 399 | 76.94 | 4 | LWLL |
| 16 | GWS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 303 | 394 | 76.90 | 4 | WLLL |
| 17 | Essendon | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 287 | 458 | 62.66 | 0 | LLLL |
| 18 | Richmond | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 222 | 396 | 56.06 | 0 | LLLL |