After Round 17
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | Sydney | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1661 | 1127 | 147.4% | 52
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| 2 | Adelaide | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1742 | 1302 | 133.8% | 52
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| 3 | Hawthorn | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1898 | 1212 | 156.6% | 48
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| 4 | Collingwood | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1557 | 1344 | 115.8% | 48
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| 5 | W_Coast | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1644 | 1317 | 124.8% | 44
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| 6 | Essendon | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1640 | 1344 | 122.0% | 44
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| 7 | Geelong | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1550 | 1361 | 113.9% | 40
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| 8 | Kangaroos | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1742 | 1617 | 107.7% | 36
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| 9 | Fremantle | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1350 | 1285 | 105.1% | 36
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| 10 | St_Kilda | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1687 | 1439 | 117.2% | 32
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| 11 | Carlton | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1467 | 1400 | 104.8% | 32
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| 12 | Richmond | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1516 | 1427 | 106.2% | 28
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| 13 | Brisbane | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1339 | 1433 | 93.4% | 28
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| 14 | P_Adelaide | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1234 | 1495 | 82.5% | 20
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| 15 | W_Bulldogs | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1140 | 1516 | 75.2% | 20
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| 16 | Melbourne | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1112 | 1731 | 64.2% | 8
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| 17 | Gold_Coast | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1055 | 1800 | 58.6% | 4
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| 18 | W_Sydney | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 859 | 2043 | 42.0% | 4
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