Collingwood top the VFL ladder after Round 12, 1970 on 40 points (125.9%), eight points clear of Geelong.
Snapshot after Round 12 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 12 | 40 | 125.9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1268 | 1007 |
| 2 | GeelongGEE | 12 | 32 | 109.8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1166 | 1062 | |
| 3 | SydneySYD | 12 | 32 | 108.9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1090 | 1001 | |
| 4 | – | St KildaSTKTOP 4 | 12 | 28 | 128.3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1061 | 827 |
| 5 | – | CarltonCAR | 12 | 28 | 107.9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1248 | 1157 |
| 6 | – | RichmondRIC | 12 | 24 | 96.1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1172 | 1219 |
| 7 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 12 | 24 | 93.5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1001 | 1071 |
| 8 | FitzroyFIT | 12 | 20 | 78.6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 952 | 1211 | |
| 9 | HawthornHAW | 12 | 16 | 101.5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1162 | 1145 | |
| 10 | EssendonESS | 12 | 16 | 90.9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 959 | 1055 | |
| 11 | MelbourneMEL | 12 | 16 | 83.4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 916 | 1098 | |
| 12 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 12 | 12 | 85.6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 842 | 984 |