Essendon top the VFL ladder after Round 8, 1962 on 28 points (133.8%), four points clear of Melbourne.
Snapshot after Round 8 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | EssendonESS | 8 | 28 | 133.8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 700 | 523 |
| 2 | – | MelbourneMEL | 8 | 24 | 140.5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 607 | 432 |
| 3 | – | GeelongGEE | 8 | 24 | 139.5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 780 | 559 |
| 4 | – | Western BulldogsWBDTOP 4 | 8 | 24 | 129.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 662 | 513 |
| 5 | CarltonCAR | 8 | 20 | 100.7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 617 | 613 | |
| 6 | St KildaSTK | 8 | 16 | 112.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 612 | 545 | |
| 7 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 8 | 16 | 104.6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 568 | 543 |
| 8 | – | FitzroyFIT | 8 | 16 | 89.4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 588 | 658 |
| 9 | – | HawthornHAW | 8 | 12 | 83.8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 552 | 659 |
| 10 | – | SydneySYD | 8 | 8 | 69.4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 496 | 715 |
| 11 | – | RichmondRIC | 8 | 4 | 89.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 581 | 653 |
| 12 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 8 | 0 | 57.8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 479 | 829 |