After Round 17
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | Collingwood | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1762 | 1003 | 175.7% | 56
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| 2 | Geelong | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1683 | 1246 | 135.1% | 56
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| 3 | Hawthorn | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1531 | 1164 | 131.5% | 44
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| 4 | Carlton | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1611 | 1252 | 128.7% | 42
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| 5 | W_Coast | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1442 | 1196 | 120.6% | 40
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| 6 | Fremantle | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1368 | 1385 | 98.8% | 36
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| 7 | Essendon | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1599 | 1451 | 110.2% | 34
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| 8 | Sydney | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1327 | 1240 | 107.0% | 34
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| 9 | Melbourne | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1403 | 1395 | 100.6% | 30
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| 10 | St_Kilda | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1218 | 1219 | 99.9% | 30
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| 11 | Kangaroos | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1519 | 1551 | 97.9% | 28
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| 12 | W_Bulldogs | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1458 | 1517 | 96.1% | 28
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| 13 | Richmond | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1500 | 1767 | 84.9% | 22
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| 14 | Adelaide | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1138 | 1456 | 78.2% | 16
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| 15 | Brisbane | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1277 | 1637 | 78.0% | 12
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| 16 | Gold_Coast | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1063 | 1869 | 56.9% | 12
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| 17 | P_Adelaide | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1264 | 1815 | 69.6% | 8
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