Carlton top the VFL ladder after Round 8, 1949 on 28 points (160.0%), four points clear of Richmond.
Snapshot after Round 8 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:27pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | CarltonCAR | 8 | 28 | 160.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 851 | 532 |
| 2 | – | RichmondRIC | 8 | 24 | 148.6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 829 | 558 |
| 3 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 8 | 24 | 135.3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 721 | 533 |
| 4 | FitzroyFITTOP 4 | 8 | 24 | 98.9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 709 | 717 | |
| 5 | EssendonESS | 8 | 20 | 123.8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 646 | 522 | |
| 6 | North MelbourneNTH | 8 | 20 | 100.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 577 | 577 | |
| 7 | – | GeelongGEE | 8 | 16 | 110.4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 731 | 662 |
| 8 | MelbourneMEL | 8 | 16 | 105.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 588 | 560 | |
| 9 | SydneySYD | 8 | 16 | 87.4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 561 | 642 | |
| 10 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 8 | 4 | 69.3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 473 | 683 |
| 11 | – | St KildaSTK | 8 | 0 | 61.4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 489 | 797 |
| 12 | – | HawthornHAW | 8 | 0 | 53.3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 448 | 840 |