After Round 3
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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| 1 | Hawthorn | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 363 | 285 | 127.4% | 16
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| 2 | Adelaide | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 410 | 250 | 164.0% | 12
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| 3 | Brisbane | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 218 | 114.7% | 12
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| 4 | Gold_Coast | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 111 | 230.6% | 8
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| 5 | G_W_Sydney | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 245 | 202 | 121.3% | 8
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| 6 | Collingwood | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 264 | 219 | 120.5% | 8
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| 7 | St_Kilda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 305 | 279 | 109.3% | 8
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| 8 | W_Bulldogs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 266 | 248 | 107.3% | 8
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| 9 | Geelong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 299 | 237 | 126.2% | 4
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| 10 | Kangaroos | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 300 | 293 | 102.4% | 4
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| 11 | Sydney | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 226 | 247 | 91.5% | 4
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| 12 | P_Adelaide | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 245 | 276 | 88.8% | 4
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| 13 | Fremantle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 283 | 84.8% | 4
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| 14 | Essendon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 257 | 332 | 77.4% | 4
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| 15 | Richmond | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 203 | 344 | 59.0% | 4
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| 16 | Carlton | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 204 | 245 | 83.3% | 0
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| 17 | Melbourne | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 202 | 322 | 62.7% | 0
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| 18 | W_Coast | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 192 | 336 | 57.1% | 0
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