Current standings after Round 7. Ladder refreshes automatically after each round.
| # | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agst | % | Form | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAW Hawthorn | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 829 | 684 | 121.20% | Drew 1 | 26 |
| 2 | SYD Sydney Swans | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 814 | 457 | 178.12% | Won 4 | 24 |
| 3 | FRE Fremantle | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 644 | 468 | 137.61% | Won 6 | 24 |
| 4 | MEL Melbourne | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 697 | 678 | 102.80% | Won 2 | 20 |
| 5 | COL Collingwood | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 666 | 613 | 108.65% | Drew 1 | 18 |
| 6 | BRI Brisbane Lions | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 719 | 605 | 118.84% | Won 1 | 16 |
| 7 | NOR North Melbourne | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 678 | 585 | 115.90% | Lost 1 | 16 |
| 8 | GCS Gold Coast Suns | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 723 | 632 | 114.40% | Lost 1 | 16 |
| 9 | GEE Geelong Cats | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 656 | 604 | 108.61% | Lost 1 | 16 |
| 10 | WBD Western Bulldogs | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 618 | 673 | 91.83% | Lost 3 | 16 |
| 11 | POR Port Adelaide | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 628 | 558 | 112.54% | Won 1 | 12 |
| 12 | STK St Kilda | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 657 | 597 | 110.05% | Won 1 | 12 |
| 13 | ADE Adelaide Crows | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 609 | 634 | 96.06% | Lost 1 | 12 |
| 14 | GWS GWS Giants | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 605 | 674 | 89.76% | Won 1 | 12 |
| 15 | WCE West Coast Eagles | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 469 | 840 | 55.83% | Lost 4 | 8 |
| 16 | CAR Carlton | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 565 | 704 | 80.26% | Lost 5 | 4 |
| 17 | ESS Essendon | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 570 | 782 | 72.89% | Lost 2 | 4 |
| 18 | RIC Richmond | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 424 | 783 | 54.15% | Lost 7 | 0 |