Collingwood top the VFL ladder after Round 9, 1970 on 32 points (132.5%), eight points clear of Sydney.
Snapshot after Round 9 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 9 | 32 | 132.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 987 | 745 |
| 2 | SydneySYD | 9 | 24 | 111.9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 806 | 720 | |
| 3 | St KildaSTK | 9 | 20 | 131.8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 821 | 623 | |
| 4 | GeelongGEETOP 4 | 9 | 20 | 104.7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 893 | 853 | |
| 5 | CarltonCAR | 9 | 20 | 101.2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 926 | 915 | |
| 6 | Western BulldogsWBD | 9 | 20 | 98.7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 756 | 766 | |
| 7 | RichmondRIC | 9 | 16 | 91.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 864 | 949 | |
| 8 | EssendonESS | 9 | 16 | 91.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 729 | 801 | |
| 9 | MelbourneMEL | 9 | 16 | 90.2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 702 | 778 | |
| 10 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 9 | 12 | 89.5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 676 | 755 |
| 11 | – | FitzroyFIT | 9 | 12 | 73.8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 696 | 943 |
| 12 | – | HawthornHAW | 9 | 8 | 99.1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 896 | 904 |