After round 8
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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 736 | 591 | 124.53 | 24 | WWWWW |
| 4 | Melbourne | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 697 | 678 | 102.80 | 20 | WWLWW |
| 5 | Brisbane | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 719 | 605 | 118.84 | 16 | WWWLW |
| 6 | North Melbourne | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 678 | 585 | 115.90 | 16 | WWLWL |
| 7 | Gold Coast | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 723 | 632 | 114.40 | 16 | WLLWL |
| 8 | Collingwood | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 573 | 520 | 110.19 | 16 | WLLWW |
| 9 | Geelong | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 656 | 604 | 108.61 | 16 | WLWWL |
| 10 | Western Bulldogs | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 618 | 673 | 91.83 | 16 | WWLLL |
| 11 | Port Adelaide | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 628 | 558 | 112.54 | 12 | LWLLW |
| 12 | St Kilda | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 657 | 597 | 110.05 | 12 | WLWLW |
| 13 | Adelaide | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 609 | 634 | 96.06 | 12 | LLWWL |
| 14 | GWS | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 605 | 674 | 89.76 | 12 | LLWLW |
| 15 | West Coast | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 469 | 840 | 55.83 | 8 | WLLLL |
| 16 | Carlton | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 565 | 704 | 80.26 | 4 | LLLLL |
| 17 | Essendon | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 570 | 782 | 72.89 | 4 | LLWLL |
| 18 | Richmond | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 424 | 783 | 54.15 | 0 | LLLLL |