| Pos | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | % | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Kilda | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1356 | 764 | 177 | 52 |
| 2 | Geelong | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1509 | 1008 | 150 | 52 |
| 3 | Western Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1584 | 1215 | 130 | 40 |
| 4 | Collingwood | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1384 | 1169 | 118 | 36 |
| 5 | Adelaide | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1243 | 1208 | 103 | 36 |
| 6 | Brisbane | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1298 | 1235 | 105 | 32 |
| 7 | Essendon | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1339 | 1321 | 101 | 28 |
| 8 | Port Adelaide | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1305 | 1417 | 92 | 28 |
| 9 | Carlton | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1313 | 1224 | 107 | 24 |
| 10 | Hawthorn | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1217 | 1383 | 88 | 24 |
| 11 | Sydney | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1134 | 1210 | 94 | 20 |
| 12 | West Coast | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1201 | 1352 | 89 | 16 |
| 13 | North Melbourne | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 957 | 1250 | 77 | 16 |
| 14 | Richmond | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1148 | 1481 | 78 | 12 |
| 15 | Fremantle | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1061 | 1393 | 76 | 12 |
| 16 | Melbourne | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1051 | 1470 | 71 | 8 |
| 11:09 pm: | Bulldogs embarrass hapless Hawthorn |
| 10:59 pm: | Crows beat Tigers, winning run continues |
| 10:56 pm: | Choco re-asserts control |
| 10:55 pm: | Horrendous Hawks hammered by Bulldogs |
| 10:39 pm: | Crows make it six in a row |