Tournament log/ladder
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | BW | BL | Total | |
 | Geelong | 25 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2963 | 1881 | 1082 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
 | Hawthorn | 25 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 2794 | 2075 | 719 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
 | Western Bulldogs | 25 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 2742 | 2391 | 351 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
 | St. Kilda | 25 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 2357 | 2232 | 125 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
 | Sydney | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2274 | 2044 | 230 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
 | Collingwood | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2464 | 2238 | 226 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
 | Adelaide | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 2111 | 1963 | 148 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
 | Kangaroos | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 2196 | 2297 | -101 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
 | Richmond | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 2228 | 2288 | -60 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 2156 | 2200 | -44 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
 | Carlton | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 2217 | 2354 | -137 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
 | Essendon | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 2130 | 2608 | -478 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 2118 | 2208 | -90 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
 | Fremantle | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1988 | 2121 | -133 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
 | West Coast | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1669 | 2535 | -866 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
 | Melbourne | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1629 | 2601 | -972 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
