Carlton top the VFL ladder after Round 8, 1959 on 32 points (135.0%), four points clear of North Melbourne.
Snapshot after Round 8 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | CarltonCAR | 8 | 32 | 135.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 740 | 548 |
| 2 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 8 | 28 | 119.1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 661 | 555 |
| 3 | – | MelbourneMEL | 8 | 24 | 148.1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 834 | 563 |
| 4 | – | St KildaSTKTOP 4 | 8 | 20 | 97.5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 632 | 648 |
| 5 | – | HawthornHAW | 8 | 16 | 113.4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 772 | 681 |
| 6 | SydneySYD | 8 | 16 | 99.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 679 | 686 | |
| 7 | EssendonESS | 8 | 16 | 97.9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 656 | 670 | |
| 8 | – | FitzroyFIT | 8 | 12 | 96.9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 649 | 670 |
| 9 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 8 | 8 | 89.5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 580 | 648 |
| 10 | RichmondRIC | 8 | 8 | 79.9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 589 | 737 | |
| 11 | GeelongGEE | 8 | 8 | 79.9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 603 | 755 | |
| 12 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 8 | 4 | 69.5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 534 | 768 |