Carlton had the bye in Round 13.
Round 12 | Round 14
Ladder
| Posn | Team | P | W | L | For | Ag | U/D | Strk | % | Pts |
| 1 | Hawthorn | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1430 | 1000 | +0 | W 11 | 143.00 | 44 |
| 2 | Geelong | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1389 | 1100 | +0 | L 1 | 126.27 | 40 |
| 3 | Fremantle | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1057 | 799 | +2 | W 4 | 132.29 | 38 |
| 4 | Essendon | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1267 | 963 | -1 | W 2 | 131.57 | 36 |
| 5 | Sydney | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1198 | 920 | -1 | L 1 | 130.22 | 34 |
| 6 | Richmond | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1202 | 1007 | +1 | W 3 | 119.36 | 32 |
| 7 | Collingwood | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1152 | 1062 | -1 | W 3 | 108.47 | 32 |
| 8 | Port Adelaide | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1143 | 989 | +2 | W 2 | 115.57 | 28 |
| 9 | Carlton | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1211 | 1036 | -1 | L 2 | 116.89 | 24 |
| 10 | West Coast | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1238 | 1110 | -1 | L 1 | 111.53 | 24 |
| 11 | Adelaide | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1108 | 1070 | +0 | L 3 | 103.55 | 20 |
| 12 | Gold Coast | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1031 | 1114 | +0 | L 1 | 92.55 | 20 |
| 13 | North Melbourne | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1177 | 1100 | +0 | L 2 | 107.00 | 16 |
| 14 | Brisbane | 12 | 4 | 8 | 932 | 1225 | +1 | W 1 | 76.08 | 16 |
| 15 | St Kilda | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1004 | 1118 | +1 | W 1 | 89.80 | 12 |
| 16 | Western Bulldogs | 12 | 3 | 9 | 915 | 1247 | -2 | L 2 | 73.38 | 12 |
| 17 | Melbourne | 12 | 1 | 11 | 793 | 1559 | +0 | L 8 | 50.87 | 4 |
| 18 | GWS Giants | 12 | 0 | 12 | 876 | 1704 | +0 | L12 | 51.41 | 0 |
Round 12 | Round 14