Essendon top the VFL ladder after Round 5, 1943 on 16 points (118.3%), ahead of Hawthorn on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 5 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:27pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | EssendonESS | 5 | 16 | 118.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 479 | 405 |
| 2 | – | HawthornHAW | 5 | 16 | 109.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 433 | 396 |
| 3 | FitzroyFIT | 4 | 12 | 119.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 437 | 367 | |
| 4 | – | Western BulldogsWBDTOP 4 | 4 | 12 | 112.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 337 | 300 |
| 5 | – | RichmondRIC | 5 | 12 | 109.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 495 | 454 |
| 6 | CarltonCAR | 4 | 8 | 108.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 338 | 313 | |
| 7 | CollingwoodCOL | 4 | 8 | 101.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 308 | 304 | |
| 8 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 5 | 6 | 85.4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 358 | 419 |
| 9 | St KildaSTK | 5 | 6 | 81.4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 358 | 440 | |
| 10 | MelbourneMEL | 5 | 4 | 84.3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 461 | 547 | |
| 11 | – | SydneySYD | 4 | 0 | 86.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 365 | 424 |