After Round 20
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | Collingwood | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2216 | 1191 | 186.1% | 68
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| 2 | Geelong | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2217 | 1382 | 160.4% | 68
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| 3 | Hawthorn | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1861 | 1372 | 135.6% | 56
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| 4 | Carlton | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1978 | 1451 | 136.3% | 54
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| 5 | W_Coast | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1757 | 1445 | 121.6% | 52
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| 6 | St_Kilda | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1532 | 1369 | 111.9% | 42
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| 7 | Sydney | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1540 | 1415 | 108.8% | 38
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| 8 | Essendon | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1870 | 1869 | 100.1% | 38
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| 9 | Fremantle | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1548 | 1658 | 93.4% | 36
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| 10 | Kangaroos | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1789 | 1811 | 98.8% | 32
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| 11 | Melbourne | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1586 | 1894 | 83.7% | 30
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| 12 | W_Bulldogs | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1628 | 1734 | 93.9% | 28
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| 13 | Adelaide | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1383 | 1767 | 78.3% | 24
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| 14 | Richmond | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1641 | 2027 | 81.0% | 22
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| 15 | Brisbane | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1459 | 1869 | 78.1% | 12
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| 16 | Gold_Coast | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1230 | 2260 | 54.4% | 12
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| 17 | P_Adelaide | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1364 | 2085 | 65.4% | 8
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