Hawthorn top the VFL ladder after Round 16, 1978 on 48 points (125.7%), 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 | – | HawthornHAW | 16 | 48 | 125.7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1867 | 1485 |
| 2 | North MelbourneNTH | 16 | 44 | 115.0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1729 | 1503 | |
| 3 | CollingwoodCOL | 16 | 40 | 112.5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1670 | 1485 | |
| 4 | – | CarltonCAR | 16 | 36 | 113.0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1696 | 1501 |
| 5 | RichmondRICTOP 5 | 16 | 34 | 105.1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1823 | 1735 | |
| 6 | GeelongGEE | 16 | 32 | 100.7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1531 | 1521 | |
| 7 | EssendonESS | 16 | 32 | 99.6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1650 | 1657 | |
| 8 | SydneySYD | 16 | 28 | 104.3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1828 | 1753 | |
| 9 | Western BulldogsWBD | 16 | 28 | 98.0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1749 | 1785 | |
| 10 | St KildaSTK | 16 | 26 | 81.6 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1631 | 1999 | |
| 11 | – | FitzroyFIT | 16 | 24 | 98.8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1730 | 1751 |
| 12 | – | MelbourneMEL | 16 | 12 | 66.0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1413 | 2142 |