After Round 20
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
|---|
| 1 | St_Kilda | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2024 | 1280 | 158.1% | 76
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| 2 | Geelong | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2122 | 1651 | 128.5% | 68
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| 3 | Collingwood | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2001 | 1622 | 123.4% | 56
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| 4 | W_Bulldogs | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2168 | 1768 | 122.6% | 52
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| 5 | Carlton | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2013 | 1783 | 112.9% | 48
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| 6 | Adelaide | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1806 | 1637 | 110.3% | 48
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| 7 | Brisbane | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1810 | 1706 | 106.1% | 46
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| 8 | Essendon | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1877 | 1887 | 99.5% | 38
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| 9 | P_Adelaide | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1831 | 2066 | 88.6% | 36
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| 10 | Sydney | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1740 | 1830 | 95.1% | 32
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| 11 | Hawthorn | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1728 | 1911 | 90.4% | 32
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| 12 | W_Coast | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1720 | 1862 | 92.4% | 28
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| 13 | Kangaroos | 20 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1545 | 1889 | 81.8% | 22
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| 14 | Richmond | 20 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1636 | 2128 | 76.9% | 22
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| 15 | Fremantle | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1552 | 2078 | 74.7% | 20
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| 16 | Melbourne | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1543 | 2018 | 76.5% | 16
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