After Round 21
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | St_Kilda | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2083 | 1344 | 155.0% | 76
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| 2 | Geelong | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2218 | 1761 | 126.0% | 68
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| 3 | Collingwood | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2098 | 1678 | 125.0% | 60
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| 4 | W_Bulldogs | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2278 | 1864 | 122.2% | 56
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| 5 | Carlton | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2166 | 1879 | 115.3% | 52
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| 6 | Adelaide | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1928 | 1685 | 114.4% | 52
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| 7 | Brisbane | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1917 | 1798 | 106.6% | 50
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| 8 | Essendon | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1964 | 2028 | 96.8% | 38
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| 9 | Hawthorn | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1863 | 2004 | 93.0% | 36
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| 10 | P_Adelaide | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1923 | 2173 | 88.5% | 36
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| 11 | Sydney | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1796 | 1927 | 93.2% | 32
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| 12 | W_Coast | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1768 | 1984 | 89.1% | 28
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| 13 | Kangaroos | 21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1609 | 1948 | 82.6% | 26
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| 14 | Fremantle | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1693 | 2165 | 78.2% | 24
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| 15 | Richmond | 21 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1729 | 2263 | 76.4% | 22
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| 16 | Melbourne | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1639 | 2171 | 75.5% | 16
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