Though the official competition ladder will say otherwise, Collingwood now heads Geelong on the MAFL Team Dashboard by virtue of the fact that the Pies' 48 points from a possible 52 represents a higher percentage than the Cats' 52 from a possible 56.

Essendon's victory over the Cats served to reduce the gap between each team's actual winning percentage and that which might be expected based on their season-long scoring statistics. Nonetheless, Essendon are still about a win-and-a-half below what might be expected, and the Cats are about 2 wins above.

Other teams that have recorded winning percentages significantly above or below what their scoring statistics would suggest are the Lions (1 win fewer than expected), Fremantle (1.5 wins more), Gold Coast (1 win more), the Roos (1.5 wins fewer), and Richmond (almost 1 win more). Every other team is within about half a win of what their scoring statistics would suggest is to be expected.