After Round 16
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | St_Kilda | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1642 | 967 | 169.8% | 64
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| 2 | Geelong | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1776 | 1278 | 139.0% | 56
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| 3 | W_Bulldogs | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1797 | 1396 | 128.7% | 44
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| 4 | Collingwood | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1571 | 1400 | 112.2% | 40
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| 5 | Brisbane | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1468 | 1347 | 109.0% | 40
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| 6 | Adelaide | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1421 | 1326 | 107.2% | 40
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| 7 | Carlton | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1661 | 1476 | 112.5% | 36
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| 8 | Essendon | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1516 | 1496 | 101.3% | 32
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| 9 | P_Adelaide | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1507 | 1594 | 94.5% | 32
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| 10 | Hawthorn | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1411 | 1523 | 92.6% | 32
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| 11 | Sydney | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1369 | 1526 | 89.7% | 24
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| 12 | Kangaroos | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1191 | 1508 | 79.0% | 18
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| 13 | W_Coast | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1347 | 1554 | 86.7% | 16
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| 14 | Richmond | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1322 | 1675 | 78.9% | 14
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| 15 | Melbourne | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1223 | 1677 | 72.9% | 12
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| 16 | Fremantle | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1221 | 1700 | 71.8% | 12
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