Melbourne top the VFL ladder after Round 5, 1971 on 20 points (166.8%), ahead of Hawthorn on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 5 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | MelbourneMEL | 5 | 20 | 166.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 597 | 358 |
| 2 | – | HawthornHAW | 5 | 20 | 152.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 528 | 346 |
| 3 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 5 | 18 | 158.5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 577 | 364 |
| 4 | – | RichmondRICTOP 4 | 5 | 12 | 125.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 521 | 414 |
| 5 | CarltonCAR | 5 | 12 | 106.7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 522 | 489 | |
| 6 | St KildaSTK | 5 | 8 | 107.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 460 | 428 | |
| 7 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 5 | 8 | 87.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 468 | 537 |
| 8 | Western BulldogsWBD | 5 | 8 | 80.7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 452 | 560 | |
| 9 | EssendonESS | 5 | 6 | 82.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 391 | 477 | |
| 10 | GeelongGEE | 5 | 4 | 78.3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 468 | 598 | |
| 11 | FitzroyFIT | 5 | 4 | 76.1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 453 | 595 | |
| 12 | – | SydneySYD | 5 | 0 | 54.8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 329 | 600 |