Date 17/08/2009
| P | W | L | D | For | Agnst | % | Pnts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST.KILDA | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2024 | 1280 | 158.13 | 76 |
| 2 | GEELONG | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2122 | 1651 | 128.53 | 68 |
| 3 | COLLINGWOOD | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2001 | 1622 | 123.37 | 56 |
| 4 | W. BULLDOGS | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2168 | 1768 | 122.62 | 52 |
| 5 | CARLTON | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2013 | 1783 | 112.90 | 48 |
| 6 | ADELAIDE | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1806 | 1637 | 110.32 | 48 |
| 7 | BRISBANE | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1810 | 1706 | 106.10 | 46 |
| 8 | ESSENDON | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1877 | 1887 | 99.47 | 38 |
| 9 | PORT ADELAIDE | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1831 | 2066 | 88.63 | 36 |
| 10 | SYDNEY | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1740 | 1830 | 95.08 | 32 |
| 11 | HAWTHORN | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1728 | 1911 | 90.42 | 32 |
| 12 | WEST COAST | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1720 | 1862 | 92.37 | 28 |
| 13 | NORTH MELBOURNE | 20 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1545 | 1889 | 81.79 | 22 |
| 14 | RICHMOND | 20 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1636 | 2128 | 76.88 | 22 |
| 15 | FREMANTLE | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1552 | 2078 | 74.69 | 20 |
| 16 | MELBOURNE | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1543 | 2018 | 76.46 | 16 |