After Round 12
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | St_Kilda | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1264 | 728 | 173.6% | 48
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| 2 | Geelong | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1387 | 920 | 150.8% | 48
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| 3 | W_Bulldogs | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1343 | 1084 | 123.9% | 32
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| 4 | Collingwood | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1113 | 1017 | 109.4% | 28
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| 5 | Brisbane | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1107 | 1051 | 105.3% | 28
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| 6 | Adelaide | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1056 | 1054 | 100.2% | 28
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| 7 | Carlton | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1246 | 1088 | 114.5% | 24
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| 8 | Essendon | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1136 | 1152 | 98.6% | 24
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| 9 | Hawthorn | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1085 | 1143 | 94.9% | 24
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| 10 | P_Adelaide | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1089 | 1215 | 89.6% | 24
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| 11 | Sydney | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1065 | 1125 | 94.7% | 20
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| 12 | Kangaroos | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 871 | 1142 | 76.3% | 16
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| 13 | W_Coast | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1002 | 1153 | 86.9% | 12
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| 14 | Richmond | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1027 | 1287 | 79.8% | 12
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| 15 | Fremantle | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 976 | 1224 | 79.7% | 12
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| 16 | Melbourne | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 883 | 1267 | 69.7% | 4
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