Collingwood top the VFL ladder after Round 21, 1973 on 72 points (126.4%), four points clear of Richmond.
Snapshot after Round 21 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 21 | 72 | 126.4 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2244 | 1776 |
| 2 | – | RichmondRIC | 21 | 68 | 118.4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2225 | 1880 |
| 3 | – | CarltonCAR | 21 | 56 | 125.2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2207 | 1763 |
| 4 | – | EssendonESS | 21 | 52 | 105.0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2341 | 2229 |
| 5 | – | St KildaSTKTOP 5 | 21 | 48 | 108.4 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1937 | 1787 |
| 6 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 21 | 42 | 97.2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1867 | 1920 |
| 7 | – | HawthornHAW | 21 | 40 | 108.1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2078 | 1923 |
| 8 | FitzroyFIT | 21 | 32 | 89.5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1873 | 2093 | |
| 9 | MelbourneMEL | 21 | 28 | 91.8 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1872 | 2040 | |
| 10 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 21 | 26 | 87.7 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1783 | 2033 |
| 11 | – | GeelongGEE | 21 | 24 | 78.0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1802 | 2309 |
| 12 | – | SydneySYD | 21 | 16 | 79.6 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1853 | 2329 |