After Round 12
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | Geelong | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1126 | 786 | 143.3% | 44
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| 2 | Collingwood | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1312 | 736 | 178.3% | 40
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| 3 | Carlton | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1112 | 808 | 137.6% | 34
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| 4 | Hawthorn | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1086 | 856 | 126.9% | 32
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| 5 | Sydney | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 925 | 850 | 108.8% | 30
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| 6 | W_Coast | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1072 | 871 | 123.1% | 28
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| 7 | Fremantle | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1010 | 1022 | 98.8% | 24
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| 8 | Essendon | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1124 | 944 | 119.1% | 22
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| 9 | St_Kilda | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 876 | 935 | 93.7% | 18
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| 10 | Melbourne | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 960 | 1025 | 93.7% | 18
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| 11 | Richmond | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1067 | 1181 | 90.3% | 18
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| 12 | Kangaroos | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1030 | 1033 | 99.7% | 16
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| 13 | W_Bulldogs | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 914 | 1085 | 84.2% | 12
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| 14 | Adelaide | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 865 | 1097 | 78.9% | 12
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| 15 | Brisbane | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 852 | 1098 | 77.6% | 8
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| 16 | P_Adelaide | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 852 | 1248 | 68.3% | 8
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| 17 | Gold_Coast | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 734 | 1342 | 54.7% | 8
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