After Round 8
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | W_Coast | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 903 | 656 | 137.7% | 28
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| 2 | Adelaide | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 854 | 634 | 134.7% | 28
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| 3 | Essendon | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 878 | 658 | 133.4% | 28
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| 4 | Sydney | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 812 | 574 | 141.5% | 24
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| 5 | Collingwood | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 749 | 694 | 107.9% | 24
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| 6 | Hawthorn | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 839 | 648 | 129.5% | 20
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| 7 | Carlton | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 808 | 661 | 122.2% | 20
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| 8 | Fremantle | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 643 | 627 | 102.6% | 20
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| 9 | St_Kilda | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 791 | 676 | 117.0% | 16
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| 10 | Geelong | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 736 | 726 | 101.4% | 16
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| 11 | W_Bulldogs | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 633 | 665 | 95.2% | 16
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| 12 | Kangaroos | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 891 | 794 | 112.2% | 12
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| 13 | Richmond | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 731 | 710 | 103.0% | 12
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| 14 | Brisbane | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 621 | 706 | 88.0% | 12
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| 15 | P_Adelaide | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 618 | 779 | 79.3% | 8
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| 16 | W_Sydney | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 449 | 942 | 47.7% | 4
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| 17 | Gold_Coast | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 530 | 879 | 60.3% | 0
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| 18 | Melbourne | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 505 | 962 | 52.5% | 0
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