Collingwood top the VFL ladder after Round 12, 1974 on 40 points (118.5%), eight points clear of North Melbourne.
Snapshot after Round 12 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 12 | 40 | 118.5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1212 | 1023 |
| 2 | North MelbourneNTH | 12 | 32 | 142.2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1320 | 928 | |
| 3 | HawthornHAW | 12 | 32 | 121.9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1137 | 933 | |
| 4 | RichmondRIC | 12 | 32 | 114.0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1312 | 1151 | |
| 5 | Western BulldogsWBDTOP 5 | 12 | 30 | 111.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1061 | 956 | |
| 6 | – | CarltonCAR | 12 | 26 | 109.3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1107 | 1013 |
| 7 | GeelongGEE | 12 | 24 | 95.6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1035 | 1083 | |
| 8 | EssendonESS | 12 | 20 | 98.9 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1143 | 1156 | |
| 9 | FitzroyFIT | 12 | 18 | 81.5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 984 | 1207 | |
| 10 | St KildaSTK | 12 | 16 | 86.5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 964 | 1115 | |
| 11 | – | SydneySYD | 12 | 14 | 68.9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 955 | 1386 |
| 12 | – | MelbourneMEL | 12 | 4 | 77.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 933 | 1212 |