Collingwood top the VFL ladder after Round 5, 1970 on 20 points (129.4%), four points clear of Carlton.
Snapshot after Round 5 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 5 | 20 | 129.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 555 | 429 |
| 2 | CarltonCAR | 5 | 16 | 124.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 547 | 441 | |
| 3 | St KildaSTK | 5 | 12 | 144.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 501 | 346 | |
| 4 | GeelongGEETOP 4 | 5 | 12 | 113.3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 511 | 451 | |
| 5 | SydneySYD | 5 | 12 | 101.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 365 | 361 | |
| 6 | MelbourneMEL | 5 | 12 | 100.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 431 | 430 | |
| 7 | Western BulldogsWBD | 5 | 12 | 97.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 436 | 449 | |
| 8 | – | EssendonESS | 5 | 8 | 90.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 448 | 498 |
| 9 | FitzroyFIT | 5 | 8 | 67.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 365 | 541 | |
| 10 | North MelbourneNTH | 5 | 4 | 94.9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 370 | 390 | |
| 11 | RichmondRIC | 5 | 4 | 76.8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 407 | 530 | |
| 12 | – | HawthornHAW | 5 | 0 | 86.7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 458 | 528 |