Melbourne top the VFL ladder after Round 5, 1965 on 20 points (127.1%), 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 | MelbourneMEL | 5 | 20 | 127.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 385 | 303 | |
| 2 | EssendonESS | 5 | 16 | 167.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 510 | 305 | |
| 3 | St KildaSTK | 5 | 16 | 116.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 387 | 333 | |
| 4 | GeelongGEETOP 4 | 5 | 16 | 116.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 303 | 261 | |
| 5 | – | CarltonCAR | 5 | 12 | 131.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 413 | 314 |
| 6 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 5 | 8 | 113.7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 373 | 328 |
| 7 | RichmondRIC | 5 | 8 | 110.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 388 | 351 | |
| 8 | SydneySYD | 5 | 8 | 96.6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 336 | 348 | |
| 9 | North MelbourneNTH | 5 | 4 | 76.7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 316 | 412 | |
| 10 | FitzroyFIT | 5 | 4 | 70.9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 322 | 454 | |
| 11 | Western BulldogsWBD | 5 | 4 | 67.9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 262 | 386 | |
| 12 | HawthornHAW | 5 | 4 | 61.9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 325 | 525 |