Collingwood top the VFL ladder after Round 16, 1970 on 48 points (120.3%), four points clear of Carlton.
Snapshot after Round 16 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 16 | 48 | 120.3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1595 | 1326 |
| 2 | CarltonCAR | 16 | 44 | 117.3 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1628 | 1388 | |
| 3 | SydneySYD | 16 | 44 | 112.9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1429 | 1266 | |
| 4 | GeelongGEETOP 4 | 16 | 40 | 109.7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1544 | 1407 | |
| 5 | St KildaSTK | 16 | 36 | 118.2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1327 | 1123 | |
| 6 | – | RichmondRIC | 16 | 36 | 97.9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1470 | 1502 |
| 7 | – | HawthornHAW | 16 | 32 | 117.4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1667 | 1420 |
| 8 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 16 | 28 | 85.4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1213 | 1420 |
| 9 | – | FitzroyFIT | 16 | 28 | 83.6 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1317 | 1576 |
| 10 | – | MelbourneMEL | 16 | 20 | 82.4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1198 | 1454 |
| 11 | – | EssendonESS | 16 | 16 | 82.5 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1188 | 1440 |
| 12 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 16 | 12 | 81.8 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1141 | 1395 |