After round 7
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 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 624 | 528 | 118.18 | 20 | WWWWW |
| 4 | Gold Coast | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 660 | 520 | 126.92 | 16 | WWLLW |
| 5 | North Melbourne | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 580 | 480 | 120.83 | 16 | LWWLW |
| 6 | Geelong | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 591 | 509 | 116.11 | 16 | WWLWW |
| 7 | Western Bulldogs | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 558 | 547 | 102.01 | 16 | WWWLL |
| 8 | Melbourne | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 571 | 606 | 94.22 | 16 | LWWLW |
| 9 | Brisbane | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 592 | 530 | 111.70 | 12 | LWWWL |
| 10 | Adelaide | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 534 | 507 | 105.33 | 12 | LLLWW |
| 11 | Collingwood | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 436 | 460 | 94.78 | 12 | LWLLW |
| 12 | Port Adelaide | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 533 | 493 | 108.11 | 8 | WLWLL |
| 13 | St Kilda | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 514 | 555 | 92.61 | 8 | LWLWL |
| 14 | GWS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 500 | 576 | 86.81 | 8 | LLLWL |
| 15 | West Coast | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 427 | 697 | 61.26 | 8 | WWLLL |
| 16 | Carlton | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 476 | 601 | 79.20 | 4 | WLLLL |
| 17 | Essendon | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 510 | 645 | 79.07 | 4 | LLLWL |
| 18 | Richmond | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 352 | 657 | 53.58 | 0 | LLLLL |