AFL Ladder After Round 16, 2012
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | For | Agst | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 1556 | 1051 | 148.05 |
| 2 | Adelaide | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 1618 | 1227 | 131.87 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 1466 | 1206 | 121.56 |
| 4 | Hawthorn | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1760 | 1121 | 157.0 |
| 5 | West Coast | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1569 | 1193 | 131.52 |
| 6 | Essendon | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1573 | 1210 | 130.0 |
| 7 | Geelong | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 1416 | 1294 | 109.43 |
| 8 | St Kilda | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 1611 | 1334 | 120.76 |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 1639 | 1518 | 107.97 |
| 10 | Fremantle | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 1218 | 1248 | 97.6 |
| 11 | Richmond | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 1417 | 1324 | 107.02 |
| 12 | Carlton | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 1365 | 1316 | 103.72 |
| 13 | Brisbane | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 1280 | 1385 | 92.42 |
| 14 | Bulldogs | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 1056 | 1414 | 74.68 |
| 15 | Port Adelaide | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 1150 | 1439 | 79.92 |
| 16 | Melbourne | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 1056 | 1647 | 64.12 |
| 17 | Gold Coast | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1007 | 1741 | 57.84 |
| 18 | GWS Giants | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 822 | 1911 | 43.01 |
