Essendon top the VFL ladder after Round 5, 1968 on 20 points (158.5%), four points clear of St Kilda.
Snapshot after Round 5 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | EssendonESS | 5 | 20 | 158.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 531 | 335 |
| 2 | – | St KildaSTK | 5 | 16 | 131.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 430 | 327 |
| 3 | – | GeelongGEE | 5 | 16 | 113.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 364 | 322 |
| 4 | CarltonCARTOP 4 | 5 | 12 | 118.3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 400 | 338 | |
| 5 | RichmondRIC | 5 | 12 | 108.6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 444 | 409 | |
| 6 | MelbourneMEL | 5 | 12 | 90.3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 399 | 442 | |
| 7 | North MelbourneNTH | 5 | 8 | 98.7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 383 | 388 | |
| 8 | FitzroyFIT | 5 | 8 | 97.9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 459 | 469 | |
| 9 | – | SydneySYD | 5 | 6 | 87.1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 472 | 542 |
| 10 | – | HawthornHAW | 5 | 6 | 80.8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 489 | 605 |
| 11 | CollingwoodCOL | 5 | 4 | 84.6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 324 | 383 | |
| 12 | Western BulldogsWBD | 5 | 0 | 71.4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 337 | 472 |