After Round 10
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
|---|
| 1 | Geelong | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 890 | 616 | 144.5% | 36
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| 2 | Collingwood | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1075 | 644 | 166.9% | 32
|
| 3 | Hawthorn | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 892 | 679 | 131.4% | 28
|
| 4 | Carlton | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 877 | 696 | 126.0% | 26
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| 5 | Essendon | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 992 | 745 | 133.2% | 22
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| 6 | Sydney | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 734 | 734 | 100.0% | 22
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| 7 | W_Coast | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 881 | 737 | 119.5% | 20
|
| 8 | Fremantle | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 823 | 847 | 97.2% | 20
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| 9 | Richmond | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1002 | 1106 | 90.6% | 18
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| 10 | Melbourne | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 818 | 828 | 98.8% | 14
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| 11 | St_Kilda | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 744 | 770 | 96.6% | 14
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| 12 | W_Bulldogs | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 770 | 856 | 90.0% | 12
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| 13 | Adelaide | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 730 | 876 | 83.3% | 12
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| 14 | Kangaroos | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 793 | 902 | 87.9% | 8
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| 15 | Brisbane | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 738 | 858 | 86.0% | 8
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| 16 | P_Adelaide | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 803 | 1137 | 70.6% | 8
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| 17 | Gold_Coast | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 604 | 1135 | 53.2% | 8
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