After Round 16
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | Collingwood | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1664 | 924 | 180.1% | 52
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| 2 | Geelong | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1550 | 1142 | 135.7% | 52
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| 3 | Hawthorn | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1531 | 1164 | 131.5% | 44
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| 4 | Carlton | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1532 | 1154 | 132.8% | 42
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| 5 | W_Coast | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1381 | 1114 | 124.0% | 40
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| 6 | Sydney | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1240 | 1142 | 108.6% | 34
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| 7 | Fremantle | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1270 | 1298 | 97.8% | 32
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| 8 | Essendon | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1515 | 1378 | 109.9% | 30
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| 9 | W_Bulldogs | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1347 | 1375 | 98.0% | 28
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| 10 | Melbourne | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1290 | 1303 | 99.0% | 26
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| 11 | St_Kilda | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1136 | 1158 | 98.1% | 26
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| 12 | Kangaroos | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1377 | 1440 | 95.6% | 24
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| 13 | Richmond | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1430 | 1682 | 85.0% | 22
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| 14 | Adelaide | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1065 | 1372 | 77.6% | 16
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| 15 | Brisbane | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1173 | 1504 | 78.0% | 12
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| 16 | P_Adelaide | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1172 | 1702 | 68.9% | 8
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| 17 | Gold_Coast | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 978 | 1799 | 54.4% | 8
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