| AFL Ladder |
| Pos | | P | W | L | D | F | A | % | Pts |
| 1 |  Geelong | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 693 | 512 | 135.35 | 28 |
| 2 |  Sydney | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 728 | 493 | 147.67 | 24 |
| 3 |  GWS Giants | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 751 | 551 | 136.30 | 24 |
| 4 |  Melbourne | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 585 | 464 | 126.08 | 20 |
| 5 |  Port Adelaide | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 671 | 558 | 120.25 | 20 |
| 6 |  Carlton | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 702 | 626 | 112.14 | 20 |
| 7 |  Essendon | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 580 | 619 | 93.70 | 18 |
| 8 |  Fremantle | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 553 | 495 | 111.72 | 16 |
| 9 |  Gold Coast | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 593 | 587 | 101.02 | 16 |
| 10 |  Collingwood | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 607 | 620 | 97.90 | 14 |
| 11 |  W. Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 638 | 556 | 114.75 | 12 |
| 12 |  Adelaide | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 541 | 560 | 96.61 | 8 |
| 13 |  Brisbane | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 517 | 549 | 94.17 | 8 |
| 14 |  St. Kilda | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 511 | 572 | 89.34 | 8 |
| 15 |  West Coast | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 510 | 688 | 74.13 | 8 |
| 16 |  Richmond | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 487 | 645 | 75.50 | 4 |
| 17 |  Hawthorn | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 474 | 678 | 69.91 | 4 |
| 18 |  North Melb. | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 494 | 862 | 57.31 | 0 |
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