Sydney top the VFL ladder after Round 5, 1945 on 20 points (126.3%), two points clear of Essendon.
Snapshot after Round 5 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:27pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | SydneySYD | 5 | 20 | 126.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 495 | 392 |
| 2 | – | EssendonESS | 5 | 18 | 159.6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 608 | 381 |
| 3 | MelbourneMEL | 5 | 12 | 121.6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 489 | 402 | |
| 4 | CollingwoodCOLTOP 4 | 5 | 12 | 113.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 436 | 385 | |
| 5 | Western BulldogsWBD | 5 | 12 | 107.6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 482 | 448 | |
| 6 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 5 | 12 | 107.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 413 | 386 |
| 7 | – | RichmondRIC | 5 | 12 | 106.7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 465 | 436 |
| 8 | CarltonCAR | 5 | 8 | 73.7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 383 | 520 | |
| 9 | FitzroyFIT | 5 | 6 | 99.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 404 | 406 | |
| 10 | HawthornHAW | 5 | 4 | 76.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 424 | 554 | |
| 11 | St KildaSTK | 5 | 4 | 72.4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 406 | 561 | |
| 12 | – | GeelongGEE | 5 | 0 | 74.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 391 | 525 |