After Round 8
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | Geelong | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 649 | 443 | 146.5% | 28
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| 2 | Collingwood | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 835 | 499 | 167.3% | 24
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| 3 | Essendon | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 903 | 640 | 141.1% | 22
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| 4 | Carlton | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 684 | 548 | 124.8% | 22
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| 5 | Hawthorn | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 695 | 557 | 124.8% | 20
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| 6 | Sydney | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 602 | 557 | 108.1% | 18
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| 7 | W_Coast | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 653 | 580 | 112.6% | 16
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| 8 | Fremantle | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 625 | 655 | 95.4% | 16
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| 9 | Melbourne | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 686 | 629 | 109.1% | 14
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| 10 | Richmond | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 823 | 928 | 88.7% | 14
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| 11 | W_Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 656 | 590 | 111.2% | 12
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| 12 | Adelaide | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 577 | 640 | 90.2% | 12
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| 13 | Kangaroos | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 663 | 757 | 87.6% | 8
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| 14 | Gold_Coast | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 531 | 996 | 53.3% | 8
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| 15 | St_Kilda | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 536 | 628 | 85.4% | 6
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| 16 | P_Adelaide | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 624 | 921 | 67.8% | 4
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| 17 | Brisbane | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 564 | 738 | 76.4% | 0
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