Melbourne top the VFL ladder after Round 5, 1956 on 20 points (151.4%), four points clear of Geelong.
Snapshot after Round 5 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:27pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MelbourneMEL | 5 | 20 | 151.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 380 | 251 | |
| 2 | GeelongGEE | 5 | 16 | 150.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 450 | 299 | |
| 3 | – | EssendonESS | 5 | 16 | 130.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 406 | 312 |
| 4 | Western BulldogsWBDTOP 4 | 5 | 12 | 108.3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 353 | 326 | |
| 5 | FitzroyFIT | 5 | 12 | 102.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 365 | 355 | |
| 6 | CollingwoodCOL | 5 | 12 | 101.4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 374 | 369 | |
| 7 | – | HawthornHAW | 5 | 12 | 101.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 378 | 374 |
| 8 | – | CarltonCAR | 5 | 12 | 100.3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 339 | 338 |
| 9 | – | RichmondRIC | 5 | 4 | 87.1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 377 | 433 |
| 10 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 5 | 4 | 77.3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 327 | 423 |
| 11 | – | SydneySYD | 5 | 0 | 73.9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 286 | 387 |
| 12 | – | St KildaSTK | 5 | 0 | 60.4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 256 | 424 |