After Round 18
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | Collingwood | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1891 | 1078 | 175.4% | 60
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| 2 | Geelong | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1796 | 1297 | 138.5% | 60
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| 3 | Hawthorn | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1663 | 1242 | 133.9% | 48
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| 4 | Carlton | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1764 | 1331 | 132.5% | 46
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| 5 | W_Coast | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1507 | 1260 | 119.6% | 44
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| 6 | Sydney | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1441 | 1315 | 109.6% | 38
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| 7 | Fremantle | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1432 | 1450 | 98.8% | 36
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| 8 | St_Kilda | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1345 | 1243 | 108.2% | 34
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| 9 | Essendon | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1678 | 1604 | 104.6% | 34
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| 10 | Kangaroos | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1641 | 1628 | 100.8% | 32
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| 11 | Melbourne | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1481 | 1527 | 97.0% | 30
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| 12 | W_Bulldogs | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1533 | 1631 | 94.0% | 28
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| 13 | Richmond | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1551 | 1880 | 82.5% | 22
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| 14 | Adelaide | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1162 | 1583 | 73.4% | 16
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| 15 | Brisbane | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1354 | 1759 | 77.0% | 12
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| 16 | Gold_Coast | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1138 | 1998 | 57.0% | 12
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| 17 | P_Adelaide | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1264 | 1815 | 69.6% | 8
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