Carlton top the VFL ladder after Round 5, 1963 on 20 points (121.0%), four points clear of Essendon.
Snapshot after Round 5 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | CarltonCAR | 5 | 20 | 121.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 403 | 333 |
| 2 | – | EssendonESS | 5 | 16 | 149.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 435 | 291 |
| 3 | – | GeelongGEE | 5 | 16 | 134.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 390 | 290 |
| 4 | HawthornHAWTOP 4 | 5 | 12 | 125.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 483 | 386 | |
| 5 | – | St KildaSTK | 5 | 12 | 102.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 337 | 330 |
| 6 | North MelbourneNTH | 5 | 12 | 100.9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 327 | 324 | |
| 7 | CollingwoodCOL | 5 | 8 | 103.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 423 | 410 | |
| 8 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 5 | 8 | 96.8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 358 | 370 |
| 9 | MelbourneMEL | 5 | 8 | 93.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 374 | 402 | |
| 10 | – | RichmondRIC | 5 | 4 | 86.1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 389 | 452 |
| 11 | SydneySYD | 5 | 4 | 73.2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 416 | 568 | |
| 12 | FitzroyFIT | 5 | 0 | 62.6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 300 | 479 |