After round 6
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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 535 | 442 | 121.04 | 16 | LWWWW |
| 4 | Western Bulldogs | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 502 | 416 | 120.67 | 16 | WWWWL |
| 5 | Gold Coast | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 541 | 410 | 131.95 | 12 | WWWLL |
| 6 | Brisbane | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 490 | 426 | 115.02 | 12 | LLWWW |
| 7 | North Melbourne | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 450 | 425 | 105.88 | 12 | WLWWL |
| 8 | Geelong | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 460 | 453 | 101.55 | 12 | LWWLW |
| 9 | Melbourne | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 467 | 504 | 92.66 | 12 | WLWWL |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 447 | 404 | 110.64 | 8 | LWLWL |
| 11 | Adelaide | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 431 | 405 | 106.42 | 8 | WLLLW |
| 12 | GWS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 434 | 469 | 92.54 | 8 | WLLLW |
| 13 | Collingwood | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 348 | 377 | 92.31 | 8 | WLWLL |
| 14 | St Kilda | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 412 | 452 | 91.15 | 8 | LLWLW |
| 15 | West Coast | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 386 | 600 | 64.33 | 8 | LWWLL |
| 16 | Carlton | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 393 | 513 | 76.61 | 4 | LWLLL |
| 17 | Essendon | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 400 | 526 | 76.05 | 4 | LLLLW |
| 18 | Richmond | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 297 | 527 | 56.36 | 0 | LLLLL |