After Round 23
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | Collingwood | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2539 | 1397 | 181.7% | 80
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| 2 | Geelong | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2399 | 1566 | 153.2% | 72
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| 3 | Hawthorn | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2249 | 1537 | 146.3% | 68
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| 4 | W_Coast | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2090 | 1665 | 125.5% | 64
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| 5 | Carlton | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2159 | 1614 | 133.8% | 58
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| 6 | St_Kilda | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1805 | 1611 | 112.0% | 46
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| 7 | Sydney | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1778 | 1668 | 106.6% | 46
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| 8 | Essendon | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2217 | 2217 | 100.0% | 46
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| 9 | Kangaroos | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2002 | 1991 | 100.6% | 36
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| 10 | Fremantle | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1730 | 2048 | 84.5% | 36
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| 11 | Richmond | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1978 | 2292 | 86.3% | 34
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| 12 | Melbourne | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1870 | 2203 | 84.9% | 34
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| 13 | W_Bulldogs | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1953 | 2094 | 93.3% | 32
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| 14 | Adelaide | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1692 | 2048 | 82.6% | 28
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| 15 | Brisbane | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1747 | 2121 | 82.4% | 16
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| 16 | Gold_Coast | 21 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1437 | 2620 | 54.8% | 12
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| 17 | P_Adelaide | 21 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1606 | 2559 | 62.8% | 8
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