Carlton top the VFL ladder after Round 18, 1972 on 58 points (128.4%), two points clear of Richmond.
Snapshot after Round 18 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | CarltonCAR | 18 | 58 | 128.4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1752 | 1364 |
| 2 | – | RichmondRIC | 18 | 56 | 114.5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1936 | 1691 |
| 3 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 18 | 50 | 134.0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1864 | 1391 |
| 4 | HawthornHAW | 18 | 48 | 119.5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1879 | 1573 | |
| 5 | St KildaSTKTOP 5 | 18 | 44 | 118.6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1631 | 1375 | |
| 6 | – | EssendonESS | 18 | 44 | 107.6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1854 | 1723 |
| 7 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 18 | 40 | 95.8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1590 | 1659 |
| 8 | – | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 32 | 98.4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1600 | 1626 |
| 9 | – | MelbourneMEL | 18 | 28 | 99.6 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1561 | 1568 |
| 10 | – | GeelongGEE | 18 | 20 | 81.8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1596 | 1951 |
| 11 | – | SydneySYD | 18 | 8 | 67.4 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1240 | 1839 |
| 12 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 4 | 63.5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1293 | 2036 |