North Melbourne top the VFL ladder after Round 5, 1977 on 20 points (126.8%), four points clear of Carlton.
Snapshot after Round 5 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 5 | 20 | 126.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 601 | 474 |
| 2 | – | CarltonCAR | 5 | 16 | 158.9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 623 | 392 |
| 3 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 5 | 16 | 117.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 639 | 545 |
| 4 | HawthornHAW | 5 | 12 | 112.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 554 | 491 | |
| 5 | RichmondRICTOP 5 | 5 | 12 | 100.4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 571 | 569 | |
| 6 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 5 | 10 | 100.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 569 | 566 |
| 7 | SydneySYD | 5 | 8 | 115.7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 589 | 509 | |
| 8 | GeelongGEE | 5 | 8 | 83.7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 437 | 522 | |
| 9 | EssendonESS | 5 | 8 | 83.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 551 | 663 | |
| 10 | St KildaSTK | 5 | 6 | 77.3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 473 | 612 | |
| 11 | FitzroyFIT | 5 | 4 | 78.9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 516 | 654 | |
| 12 | – | MelbourneMEL | 5 | 0 | 79.6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 491 | 617 |