After Round 24
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | St_Kilda | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2277 | 1463 | 155.6% | 84
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| 2 | Geelong | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2408 | 1897 | 126.9% | 76
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| 3 | W_Bulldogs | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2567 | 2092 | 122.7% | 64
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| 4 | Collingwood | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2309 | 1936 | 119.3% | 64
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| 5 | Adelaide | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2348 | 1942 | 120.9% | 60
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| 6 | Brisbane | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2184 | 2101 | 104.0% | 58
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| 7 | Carlton | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2374 | 2166 | 109.6% | 52
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| 8 | Essendon | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2150 | 2293 | 93.8% | 42
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| 9 | Hawthorn | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1962 | 2120 | 92.5% | 36
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| 10 | P_Adelaide | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1990 | 2244 | 88.7% | 36
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| 11 | W_Coast | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1893 | 2029 | 93.3% | 32
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| 12 | Sydney | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1888 | 2027 | 93.1% | 32
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| 13 | Kangaroos | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1680 | 2015 | 83.4% | 30
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| 14 | Fremantle | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1747 | 2259 | 77.3% | 24
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| 15 | Richmond | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1774 | 2388 | 74.3% | 22
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| 16 | Melbourne | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1706 | 2285 | 74.7% | 16
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