Hawthorn top the VFL ladder after Round 13, 1978 on 44 points (130.6%), four points clear of North Melbourne.
Snapshot after Round 13 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | HawthornHAW | 13 | 44 | 130.6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1598 | 1224 |
| 2 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 13 | 40 | 116.5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1452 | 1246 |
| 3 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 13 | 32 | 116.2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1413 | 1216 |
| 4 | CarltonCAR | 13 | 28 | 105.5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1374 | 1302 | |
| 5 | EssendonESSTOP 5 | 13 | 28 | 101.8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1379 | 1354 | |
| 6 | SydneySYD | 13 | 24 | 106.0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1520 | 1434 | |
| 7 | – | GeelongGEE | 13 | 24 | 99.3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1226 | 1235 |
| 8 | RichmondRIC | 13 | 22 | 100.1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1455 | 1454 | |
| 9 | St KildaSTK | 13 | 22 | 81.5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1344 | 1649 | |
| 10 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 13 | 20 | 92.7 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1443 | 1556 |
| 11 | – | FitzroyFIT | 13 | 16 | 100.7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1414 | 1404 |
| 12 | – | MelbourneMEL | 13 | 12 | 69.4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1235 | 1779 |