After Round 3
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | Collingwood | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 210 | 190.5% | 12
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| 2 | Geelong | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 168 | 154.2% | 12
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| 3 | Sydney | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 283 | 265 | 106.8% | 10
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| 4 | Carlton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 349 | 238 | 146.6% | 8
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| 5 | W_Bulldogs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 303 | 209 | 145.0% | 8
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| 6 | Essendon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 342 | 240 | 142.5% | 8
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| 7 | Hawthorn | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 322 | 234 | 137.6% | 8
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| 8 | Fremantle | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 251 | 235 | 106.8% | 8
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| 9 | W_Coast | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 296 | 287 | 103.1% | 8
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| 10 | Melbourne | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 243 | 277 | 87.7% | 6
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| 11 | Adelaide | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 164 | 97.0% | 4
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| 12 | St_Kilda | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 279 | 81.0% | 2
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| 13 | Richmond | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 231 | 314 | 73.6% | 2
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| 14 | Brisbane | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 208 | 299 | 69.6% | 0
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| 15 | Kangaroos | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 235 | 61.3% | 0
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| 16 | P_Adelaide | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 221 | 393 | 56.2% | 0
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| 17 | Gold_Coast | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 293 | 35.2% | 0
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