After Round 23
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | Hawthorn | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2679 | 1733 | 154.6% | 68
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| 2 | Adelaide | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2428 | 1833 | 132.5% | 68
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| 3 | Sydney | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2290 | 1629 | 140.6% | 64
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| 4 | Collingwood | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2123 | 1823 | 116.5% | 64
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| 5 | W_Coast | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2244 | 1807 | 124.2% | 60
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| 6 | Geelong | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2209 | 1886 | 117.1% | 60
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| 7 | Fremantle | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1956 | 1691 | 115.7% | 56
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| 8 | Kangaroos | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2359 | 2097 | 112.5% | 56
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| 9 | St_Kilda | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2347 | 1903 | 123.3% | 48
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| 10 | Carlton | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2079 | 1925 | 108.0% | 44
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| 11 | Essendon | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2091 | 2090 | 100.0% | 44
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| 12 | Richmond | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2169 | 1943 | 111.6% | 42
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| 13 | Brisbane | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1904 | 2092 | 91.0% | 40
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| 14 | P_Adelaide | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1691 | 2144 | 78.9% | 22
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| 15 | W_Bulldogs | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1542 | 2301 | 67.0% | 20
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| 16 | Melbourne | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1580 | 2341 | 67.5% | 16
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| 17 | Gold_Coast | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1509 | 2481 | 60.8% | 12
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| 18 | W_Sydney | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1270 | 2751 | 46.2% | 8
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