After Round 16
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | Sydney | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1556 | 1051 | 148.0% | 48
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| 2 | Adelaide | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1618 | 1227 | 131.9% | 48
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| 3 | Collingwood | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1466 | 1206 | 121.6% | 48
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| 4 | Hawthorn | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1760 | 1121 | 157.0% | 44
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| 5 | W_Coast | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1569 | 1193 | 131.5% | 44
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| 6 | Essendon | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1573 | 1210 | 130.0% | 44
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| 7 | Geelong | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1416 | 1294 | 109.4% | 36
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| 8 | St_Kilda | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1611 | 1334 | 120.8% | 32
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| 9 | Kangaroos | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1639 | 1518 | 108.0% | 32
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| 10 | Fremantle | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1218 | 1248 | 97.6% | 32
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| 11 | Richmond | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1417 | 1324 | 107.0% | 28
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| 12 | Carlton | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1365 | 1316 | 103.7% | 28
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| 13 | Brisbane | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1280 | 1385 | 92.4% | 24
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| 14 | W_Bulldogs | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1056 | 1414 | 74.7% | 20
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| 15 | P_Adelaide | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1150 | 1439 | 79.9% | 16
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| 16 | Melbourne | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1056 | 1647 | 64.1% | 8
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| 17 | Gold_Coast | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1007 | 1741 | 57.8% | 4
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| 18 | W_Sydney | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 822 | 1911 | 43.0% | 4
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