Collingwood top the VFL ladder after Round 17, 1974 on 56 points (113.3%), four points clear of North Melbourne.
Snapshot after Round 17 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 17 | 56 | 113.3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1717 | 1515 |
| 2 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 17 | 52 | 144.9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1843 | 1272 |
| 3 | – | RichmondRIC | 17 | 52 | 129.9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1972 | 1518 |
| 4 | – | HawthornHAW | 17 | 48 | 134.0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1679 | 1253 |
| 5 | – | CarltonCARTOP 5 | 17 | 34 | 106.9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1591 | 1488 |
| 6 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 17 | 34 | 100.8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1431 | 1420 |
| 7 | – | EssendonESS | 17 | 28 | 92.0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1539 | 1672 |
| 8 | – | GeelongGEE | 17 | 28 | 89.3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1396 | 1563 |
| 9 | SydneySYD | 17 | 26 | 78.6 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1443 | 1836 | |
| 10 | St KildaSTK | 17 | 24 | 90.4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1396 | 1545 | |
| 11 | – | FitzroyFIT | 17 | 18 | 73.0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1363 | 1867 |
| 12 | – | MelbourneMEL | 17 | 8 | 76.2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1349 | 1770 |