Melbourne top the VFL ladder after Round 5, 1962 on 20 points (154.6%), ahead of Essendon on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 5 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | MelbourneMEL | 5 | 20 | 154.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 416 | 269 |
| 2 | – | EssendonESS | 5 | 20 | 141.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 444 | 314 |
| 3 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 5 | 16 | 132.6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 435 | 328 |
| 4 | – | GeelongGEETOP 4 | 5 | 12 | 120.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 487 | 403 |
| 5 | – | CarltonCAR | 5 | 12 | 100.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 437 | 436 |
| 6 | – | St KildaSTK | 5 | 8 | 108.4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 387 | 357 |
| 7 | CollingwoodCOL | 5 | 8 | 96.4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 351 | 364 | |
| 8 | FitzroyFIT | 5 | 8 | 86.7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 371 | 428 | |
| 9 | – | HawthornHAW | 5 | 8 | 84.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 365 | 434 |
| 10 | SydneySYD | 5 | 8 | 80.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 382 | 477 | |
| 11 | – | RichmondRIC | 5 | 0 | 78.6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 346 | 440 |
| 12 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 5 | 0 | 65.8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 329 | 500 |