AFL statistics, ladder analysis and finals scenarios.
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | D | % | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FremantleFRE | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 137.2 | 76 | |
| 2 | SydneySYD | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 136.1 | 72 | |
| 3 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 121.7 | 64 | |
| 4 | HawthornHAW | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 120.1 | 64 | |
| 5 | GeelongGEE | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 122.3 | 60 | |
| 6 | AdelaideADE | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 117.3 | 60 | |
| 7 | MelbourneMEL | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 109.6 | 60 | |
| 8 | Western BulldogsWBD | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 95.4 | 54 | |
| 9 | CollingwoodCOL | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 102.4 | 52 | |
| 10 | CarltonCAR | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 101.5 | 50 | |
| 11 | St KildaSTK | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 102.8 | 40 | |
| 12 | Greater Western SydneyGWS | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 98.9 | 40 | |
| 13 | Gold CoastGCS | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 94.5 | 36 | |
| 14 | North MelbourneNTH | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 88.8 | 36 | |
| 15 | Port AdelaidePTA | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 88.0 | 28 | |
| 16 | West CoastWCE | 23 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 69.2 | 16 | |
| 17 | RichmondRIC | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 62.5 | 12 | |
| 18 | EssendonESS | 23 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 64.6 | 8 |
Stats & LadderTwo runner-up finishes and a third-place before this one. Daicos polled 47 votes to pass Patrick Cripps's record of 45, won by an equal-record 11 votes, and left Marcus Bontempelli holding the saddest record in football.
Stats & LadderThe AFL’s biggest finals change in 25 years arrives seven days from now. Ten teams, five weeks, and two clubs inside the eight who have to survive an extra final.
Stats & LadderTen teams make September for the first time. The fight is no longer for eighth — it is to avoid the Wildcard Round entirely.