Essendon top the VFL ladder after Round 16, 1968 on 56 points (129.6%), eight points clear of Geelong.
Snapshot after Round 16 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | EssendonESS | 16 | 56 | 129.6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1490 | 1150 |
| 2 | GeelongGEE | 16 | 48 | 109.0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1211 | 1111 | |
| 3 | St KildaSTK | 16 | 44 | 127.4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1342 | 1053 | |
| 4 | CarltonCARTOP 4 | 16 | 44 | 125.0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1279 | 1023 | |
| 5 | – | RichmondRIC | 16 | 40 | 118.9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1513 | 1272 |
| 6 | HawthornHAW | 16 | 30 | 102.7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1581 | 1539 | |
| 7 | CollingwoodCOL | 16 | 28 | 97.5 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1256 | 1288 | |
| 8 | MelbourneMEL | 16 | 28 | 85.3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1135 | 1331 | |
| 9 | – | SydneySYD | 16 | 26 | 86.9 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1315 | 1514 |
| 10 | Western BulldogsWBD | 16 | 16 | 85.0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1137 | 1337 | |
| 11 | FitzroyFIT | 16 | 16 | 83.7 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1323 | 1581 | |
| 12 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 16 | 8 | 71.7 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 970 | 1353 |