| AFL Ladder |
| Pos | | P | W | L | D | F | A | % | Pts |
| 1 |  W. Bulldogs | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 409 | 239 | 171.13 | 16 |
| 2 |  Melbourne | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 358 | 259 | 138.22 | 16 |
| 3 |  Sydney | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 446 | 334 | 133.53 | 16 |
| 4 |  Port Adelaide | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 386 | 315 | 122.54 | 12 |
| 5 |  Adelaide | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 395 | 365 | 108.22 | 12 |
| 6 |  West Coast | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 366 | 331 | 110.57 | 8 |
| 7 |  Carlton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 344 | 334 | 102.99 | 8 |
| 8 |  Richmond | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 332 | 325 | 102.15 | 8 |
| 9 |  Fremantle | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 305 | 326 | 93.56 | 8 |
| 10 |  Geelong | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 301 | 332 | 90.66 | 8 |
| 11 |  St. Kilda | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 329 | 394 | 83.50 | 8 |
| 12 |  Essendon | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 379 | 362 | 104.70 | 4 |
| 13 |  Gold Coast | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 300 | 287 | 104.53 | 4 |
| 14 |  Collingwood | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 291 | 317 | 91.80 | 4 |
| 15 |  GWS Giants | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 292 | 335 | 87.16 | 4 |
| 16 |  Brisbane | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 301 | 351 | 85.76 | 4 |
| 17 |  Hawthorn | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 286 | 334 | 85.63 | 4 |
| 18 |  North Melb. | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 211 | 491 | 42.97 | 0 |
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