Carlton top the VFL ladder after Round 16, 1947 on 52 points (131.9%), four points clear of Essendon.
Snapshot after Round 16 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:27pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | CarltonCAR | 16 | 52 | 131.9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1526 | 1157 |
| 2 | – | EssendonESS | 16 | 48 | 130.5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1580 | 1211 |
| 3 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 16 | 42 | 120.1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1465 | 1220 |
| 4 | – | FitzroyFITTOP 4 | 16 | 40 | 119.2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1386 | 1163 |
| 5 | – | RichmondRIC | 16 | 40 | 104.8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1392 | 1328 |
| 6 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 16 | 34 | 107.6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1408 | 1308 |
| 7 | MelbourneMEL | 16 | 32 | 106.5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1317 | 1237 | |
| 8 | GeelongGEE | 16 | 32 | 99.4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1430 | 1438 | |
| 9 | SydneySYD | 16 | 30 | 96.4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1324 | 1374 | |
| 10 | – | HawthornHAW | 16 | 16 | 75.3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1210 | 1606 |
| 11 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 16 | 12 | 77.4 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1158 | 1496 |
| 12 | – | St KildaSTK | 16 | 6 | 61.2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1040 | 1698 |