After Round 21
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | Sydney | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2117 | 1415 | 149.6% | 64
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| 2 | Hawthorn | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2482 | 1568 | 158.3% | 60
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| 3 | Adelaide | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2125 | 1690 | 125.7% | 60
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| 4 | Collingwood | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1961 | 1644 | 119.3% | 60
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| 5 | W_Coast | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2067 | 1654 | 125.0% | 56
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| 6 | Kangaroos | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2175 | 1888 | 115.2% | 52
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| 7 | Geelong | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1990 | 1735 | 114.7% | 52
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| 8 | Fremantle | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1723 | 1572 | 109.6% | 48
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| 9 | Carlton | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1902 | 1721 | 110.5% | 44
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| 10 | Essendon | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1962 | 1884 | 104.1% | 44
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| 11 | St_Kilda | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2078 | 1777 | 116.9% | 40
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| 12 | Richmond | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1961 | 1780 | 110.2% | 36
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| 13 | Brisbane | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1672 | 1938 | 86.3% | 32
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| 14 | P_Adelaide | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1492 | 1934 | 77.1% | 20
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| 15 | W_Bulldogs | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1408 | 2066 | 68.2% | 20
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| 16 | Melbourne | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1459 | 2090 | 69.8% | 16
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| 17 | Gold_Coast | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1349 | 2242 | 60.2% | 8
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| 18 | W_Sydney | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1158 | 2483 | 46.6% | 8
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