After Round 5
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | Essendon | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 622 | 352 | 176.7% | 20
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| 2 | Geelong | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 555 | 486 | 114.2% | 20
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| 3 | P_Adelaide | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 575 | 414 | 138.9% | 16
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| 4 | Hawthorn | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 596 | 453 | 131.6% | 16
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| 5 | Sydney | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 533 | 428 | 124.5% | 16
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| 6 | Richmond | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 499 | 445 | 112.1% | 12
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| 7 | Fremantle | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 439 | 428 | 102.6% | 12
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| 8 | Collingwood | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 498 | 532 | 93.6% | 12
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| 9 | Carlton | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 508 | 490 | 103.7% | 8
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| 10 | W_Coast | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 527 | 514 | 102.5% | 8
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| 11 | Adelaide | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 450 | 455 | 98.9% | 8
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| 12 | Gold_Coast | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 469 | 493 | 95.1% | 8
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| 13 | Brisbane | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 414 | 534 | 77.5% | 8
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| 14 | Kangaroos | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 508 | 507 | 100.2% | 4
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| 15 | St_Kilda | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 453 | 464 | 97.6% | 4
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| 16 | W_Bulldogs | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 387 | 487 | 79.5% | 4
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| 17 | Melbourne | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 411 | 719 | 57.2% | 4
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| 18 | G_W_Sydney | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 429 | 672 | 63.8% | 0
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