After Round 9
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | Geelong | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 751 | 543 | 138.3% | 32
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| 2 | Collingwood | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 970 | 591 | 164.1% | 28
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| 3 | Hawthorn | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 801 | 617 | 129.8% | 24
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| 4 | Essendon | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 992 | 745 | 133.2% | 22
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| 5 | Carlton | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 784 | 650 | 120.6% | 22
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| 6 | W_Coast | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 828 | 632 | 131.0% | 20
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| 7 | Fremantle | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 767 | 745 | 103.0% | 20
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| 8 | Sydney | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 662 | 663 | 99.8% | 18
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| 9 | Richmond | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 928 | 1017 | 91.2% | 18
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| 10 | Melbourne | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 772 | 735 | 105.0% | 14
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| 11 | W_Bulldogs | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 708 | 765 | 92.5% | 12
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| 12 | Adelaide | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 669 | 775 | 86.3% | 12
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| 13 | St_Kilda | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 642 | 714 | 89.9% | 10
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| 14 | Kangaroos | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 722 | 830 | 87.0% | 8
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| 15 | Gold_Coast | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 531 | 996 | 53.3% | 8
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| 16 | Brisbane | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 637 | 797 | 79.9% | 4
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| 17 | P_Adelaide | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 714 | 1063 | 67.2% | 4
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