Carlton top the VFL ladder after Round 9, 1972 on 30 points (133.7%), two points clear of Essendon.
Snapshot after Round 9 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | CarltonCAR | 9 | 30 | 133.7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 904 | 676 |
| 2 | – | EssendonESS | 9 | 28 | 127.3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 979 | 769 |
| 3 | RichmondRIC | 9 | 28 | 103.6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 956 | 923 | |
| 4 | St KildaSTK | 9 | 24 | 130.2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 902 | 693 | |
| 5 | HawthornHAWTOP 5 | 9 | 24 | 121.0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 899 | 743 | |
| 6 | Western BulldogsWBD | 9 | 24 | 94.6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 813 | 859 | |
| 7 | FitzroyFIT | 9 | 20 | 112.3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 858 | 764 | |
| 8 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 9 | 18 | 125.6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 932 | 742 |
| 9 | – | MelbourneMEL | 9 | 12 | 91.8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 735 | 801 |
| 10 | – | SydneySYD | 9 | 8 | 72.7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 635 | 874 |
| 11 | – | GeelongGEE | 9 | 0 | 66.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 766 | 1161 |
| 12 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 9 | 0 | 64.5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 679 | 1053 |