Carlton top the VFL ladder after Round 8, 1973 on 28 points (139.9%), ahead of Collingwood on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 8 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CarltonCAR | 8 | 28 | 139.9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 880 | 629 | |
| 2 | CollingwoodCOL | 8 | 28 | 139.2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 877 | 630 | |
| 3 | EssendonESS | 8 | 24 | 115.3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 977 | 847 | |
| 4 | RichmondRIC | 8 | 24 | 109.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 887 | 814 | |
| 5 | – | North MelbourneNTHTOP 5 | 8 | 18 | 98.7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 734 | 744 |
| 6 | – | HawthornHAW | 8 | 16 | 115.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 878 | 760 |
| 7 | – | St KildaSTK | 8 | 16 | 105.8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 760 | 718 |
| 8 | Western BulldogsWBD | 8 | 14 | 88.3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 726 | 822 | |
| 9 | MelbourneMEL | 8 | 12 | 92.7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 685 | 739 | |
| 10 | – | FitzroyFIT | 8 | 8 | 86.7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 696 | 803 |
| 11 | – | GeelongGEE | 8 | 4 | 73.2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 689 | 941 |
| 12 | – | SydneySYD | 8 | 0 | 64.6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 623 | 965 |