Collingwood top the VFL ladder after Round 16, 1974 on 52 points (114.1%), four points clear of North Melbourne.
Snapshot after Round 16 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 16 | 52 | 114.1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1602 | 1404 |
| 2 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 16 | 48 | 146.9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1761 | 1199 |
| 3 | – | RichmondRIC | 16 | 48 | 128.6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1879 | 1461 |
| 4 | – | HawthornHAW | 16 | 44 | 131.6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1573 | 1195 |
| 5 | – | CarltonCARTOP 5 | 16 | 34 | 108.9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1511 | 1387 |
| 6 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 16 | 30 | 98.7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1338 | 1356 |
| 7 | EssendonESS | 16 | 28 | 93.4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1475 | 1579 | |
| 8 | GeelongGEE | 16 | 28 | 91.1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1339 | 1470 | |
| 9 | St KildaSTK | 16 | 24 | 90.4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1323 | 1463 | |
| 10 | SydneySYD | 16 | 22 | 76.4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1342 | 1756 | |
| 11 | FitzroyFIT | 16 | 18 | 74.1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1305 | 1761 | |
| 12 | – | MelbourneMEL | 16 | 8 | 74.8 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1238 | 1655 |