Essendon top the VFL ladder after Round 8, 1943 on 28 points (125.3%), eight points clear of Western Bulldogs.
Snapshot after Round 8 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:27pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | EssendonESS | 8 | 28 | 125.3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 803 | 641 |
| 2 | Western BulldogsWBD | 7 | 20 | 120.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 624 | 520 | |
| 3 | RichmondRIC | 8 | 20 | 115.7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 804 | 695 | |
| 4 | FitzroyFITTOP 4 | 7 | 20 | 111.2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 706 | 635 | |
| 5 | HawthornHAW | 7 | 20 | 105.7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 631 | 597 | |
| 6 | CarltonCAR | 7 | 12 | 109.6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 607 | 554 | |
| 7 | CollingwoodCOL | 7 | 12 | 100.4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 538 | 536 | |
| 8 | MelbourneMEL | 8 | 12 | 81.9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 703 | 858 | |
| 9 | North MelbourneNTH | 7 | 10 | 84.3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 544 | 645 | |
| 10 | – | St KildaSTK | 7 | 6 | 74.8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 498 | 666 |
| 11 | – | SydneySYD | 7 | 0 | 84.1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 589 | 700 |