Carlton top the VFL ladder after Round 12, 1938 on 44 points (126.3%), eight points clear of Western Bulldogs.
Snapshot after Round 12 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:27pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | CarltonCAR | 12 | 44 | 126.3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1244 | 985 |
| 2 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 12 | 36 | 122.1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1077 | 882 |
| 3 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 12 | 32 | 116.5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1276 | 1095 |
| 4 | GeelongGEETOP 4 | 12 | 28 | 124.1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1229 | 990 | |
| 5 | RichmondRIC | 12 | 28 | 114.8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1177 | 1025 | |
| 6 | MelbourneMEL | 12 | 28 | 108.7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1242 | 1143 | |
| 7 | EssendonESS | 12 | 24 | 103.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1236 | 1200 | |
| 8 | St KildaSTK | 12 | 24 | 86.9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 979 | 1127 | |
| 9 | – | FitzroyFIT | 12 | 16 | 93.3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 994 | 1065 |
| 10 | – | HawthornHAW | 12 | 12 | 86.5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 962 | 1112 |
| 11 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 12 | 12 | 70.3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 870 | 1238 |
| 12 | – | SydneySYD | 12 | 4 | 67.7 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 889 | 1313 |