Essendon top the VFL ladder after Round 16, 1948 on 54 points (138.2%), ten points clear of Collingwood.
Snapshot after Round 16 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:27pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | EssendonESS | 16 | 54 | 138.2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1584 | 1146 |
| 2 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 16 | 44 | 118.1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1499 | 1269 |
| 3 | – | RichmondRIC | 16 | 42 | 129.5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1640 | 1266 |
| 4 | MelbourneMELTOP 4 | 16 | 40 | 121.6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1389 | 1142 | |
| 5 | FitzroyFIT | 16 | 36 | 119.6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1367 | 1143 | |
| 6 | – | CarltonCAR | 16 | 36 | 119.0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1525 | 1282 |
| 7 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 16 | 36 | 94.0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1189 | 1265 |
| 8 | – | GeelongGEE | 16 | 28 | 94.9 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1369 | 1443 |
| 9 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 16 | 24 | 83.4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1131 | 1356 |
| 10 | – | SydneySYD | 16 | 24 | 80.4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1268 | 1578 |
| 11 | – | HawthornHAW | 16 | 16 | 75.9 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1085 | 1430 |
| 12 | – | St KildaSTK | 16 | 4 | 56.1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 929 | 1655 |