After round 9
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 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 829 | 684 | 121.20 | 26 | WWWWD |
| 4 | Brisbane | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 862 | 684 | 126.02 | 20 | WWLWW |
| 5 | Gold Coast | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 806 | 695 | 115.97 | 20 | LLWLW |
| 6 | Geelong | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 791 | 690 | 114.64 | 20 | LWWLW |
| 7 | Melbourne | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 811 | 809 | 100.25 | 20 | WLWWL |
| 8 | Collingwood | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 666 | 613 | 108.65 | 18 | LLWWD |
| 9 | St Kilda | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 765 | 666 | 114.86 | 16 | LWLWW |
| 10 | North Melbourne | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 764 | 720 | 106.11 | 16 | WLWLL |
| 11 | Adelaide | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 685 | 709 | 96.61 | 16 | LWWLW |
| 12 | Western Bulldogs | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 720 | 787 | 91.49 | 16 | WLLLL |
| 13 | Port Adelaide | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 703 | 634 | 110.88 | 12 | WLLWL |
| 14 | GWS | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 668 | 757 | 88.24 | 12 | LWLWL |
| 15 | West Coast | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 557 | 939 | 59.32 | 8 | LLLLL |
| 16 | Carlton | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 634 | 812 | 78.08 | 4 | LLLLL |
| 17 | Essendon | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 649 | 925 | 70.16 | 4 | LWLLL |
| 18 | Richmond | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 523 | 871 | 60.05 | 4 | LLLLW |