After Round 9
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | St_Kilda | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 974 | 530 | 183.8% | 36
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| 2 | Geelong | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1060 | 698 | 151.9% | 36
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| 3 | W_Bulldogs | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 932 | 874 | 106.6% | 20
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| 4 | Essendon | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 821 | 805 | 102.0% | 20
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| 5 | Sydney | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 847 | 833 | 101.7% | 20
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| 6 | Brisbane | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 809 | 807 | 100.2% | 20
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| 7 | Hawthorn | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 869 | 869 | 100.0% | 20
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| 8 | P_Adelaide | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 875 | 894 | 97.9% | 20
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| 9 | Carlton | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 928 | 808 | 114.9% | 16
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| 10 | Collingwood | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 784 | 815 | 96.2% | 16
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| 11 | Adelaide | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 752 | 837 | 89.8% | 16
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| 12 | Kangaroos | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 709 | 872 | 81.3% | 16
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| 13 | W_Coast | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 778 | 851 | 91.4% | 12
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| 14 | Fremantle | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 719 | 921 | 78.1% | 12
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| 15 | Richmond | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 731 | 941 | 77.7% | 4
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| 16 | Melbourne | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 694 | 927 | 74.9% | 4
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