St Kilda top the VFL ladder after Round 5, 1972 on 16 points (142.1%), 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 | St KildaSTK | 5 | 16 | 142.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 510 | 359 | |
| 2 | HawthornHAW | 5 | 16 | 137.9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 517 | 375 | |
| 3 | EssendonESS | 5 | 16 | 137.9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 568 | 412 | |
| 4 | FitzroyFIT | 5 | 16 | 123.6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 477 | 386 | |
| 5 | RichmondRICTOP 5 | 5 | 16 | 116.6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 563 | 483 | |
| 6 | – | CarltonCAR | 5 | 14 | 112.6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 474 | 421 |
| 7 | CollingwoodCOL | 5 | 10 | 131.6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 496 | 377 | |
| 8 | Western BulldogsWBD | 5 | 8 | 79.3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 429 | 541 | |
| 9 | – | MelbourneMEL | 5 | 4 | 89.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 418 | 467 |
| 10 | – | SydneySYD | 5 | 4 | 67.2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 330 | 491 |
| 11 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 5 | 0 | 62.2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 386 | 621 |
| 12 | – | GeelongGEE | 5 | 0 | 59.8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 350 | 585 |