Carlton top the VFL ladder after Round 5, 1938 on 20 points (118.7%), four points clear of St Kilda.
Snapshot after Round 5 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:27pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | CarltonCAR | 5 | 20 | 118.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 540 | 455 |
| 2 | St KildaSTK | 5 | 16 | 109.4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 443 | 405 | |
| 3 | GeelongGEE | 5 | 12 | 129.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 535 | 413 | |
| 4 | CollingwoodCOLTOP 4 | 5 | 12 | 117.4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 579 | 493 | |
| 5 | MelbourneMEL | 5 | 12 | 116.3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 565 | 486 | |
| 6 | EssendonESS | 5 | 12 | 104.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 524 | 500 | |
| 7 | Western BulldogsWBD | 5 | 12 | 101.6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 374 | 368 | |
| 8 | RichmondRIC | 5 | 8 | 116.7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 509 | 436 | |
| 9 | – | HawthornHAW | 5 | 8 | 91.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 436 | 479 |
| 10 | – | SydneySYD | 5 | 4 | 81.8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 387 | 473 |
| 11 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 5 | 4 | 65.8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 347 | 527 |
| 12 | – | FitzroyFIT | 5 | 0 | 65.1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 380 | 584 |