After Round 9
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | W_Coast | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 987 | 692 | 142.6% | 32
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| 2 | Essendon | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 997 | 711 | 140.2% | 32
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| 3 | Adelaide | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 903 | 709 | 127.4% | 28
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| 4 | Collingwood | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 824 | 743 | 110.9% | 28
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| 5 | Sydney | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 895 | 685 | 130.7% | 24
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| 6 | Carlton | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 915 | 710 | 128.9% | 24
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| 7 | St_Kilda | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 902 | 759 | 118.8% | 20
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| 8 | Hawthorn | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 914 | 785 | 116.4% | 20
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| 9 | Geelong | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 831 | 801 | 103.7% | 20
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| 10 | Fremantle | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 679 | 711 | 95.5% | 20
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| 11 | Kangaroos | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1003 | 890 | 112.7% | 16
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| 12 | Richmond | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 868 | 785 | 110.6% | 16
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| 13 | W_Bulldogs | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 708 | 760 | 93.2% | 16
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| 14 | Brisbane | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 717 | 818 | 87.7% | 12
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| 15 | P_Adelaide | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 736 | 849 | 86.7% | 12
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| 16 | W_Sydney | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 502 | 1061 | 47.3% | 4
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| 17 | Gold_Coast | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 600 | 997 | 60.2% | 0
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| 18 | Melbourne | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 554 | 1069 | 51.8% | 0
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