Hawthorn top the VFL ladder after Round 17, 1978 on 48 points (122.3%), ahead of North Melbourne on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 17 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | HawthornHAW | 17 | 48 | 122.3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1962 | 1604 |
| 2 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 17 | 48 | 117.2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1851 | 1579 |
| 3 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 17 | 44 | 113.8 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1777 | 1562 |
| 4 | – | CarltonCAR | 17 | 40 | 113.7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1815 | 1596 |
| 5 | – | RichmondRICTOP 5 | 17 | 38 | 107.0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1959 | 1831 |
| 6 | SydneySYD | 17 | 32 | 104.8 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1933 | 1844 | |
| 7 | GeelongGEE | 17 | 32 | 97.8 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1607 | 1643 | |
| 8 | EssendonESS | 17 | 32 | 97.4 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1746 | 1793 | |
| 9 | St KildaSTK | 17 | 30 | 84.9 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1772 | 2088 | |
| 10 | Western BulldogsWBD | 17 | 28 | 97.4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1840 | 1890 | |
| 11 | – | FitzroyFIT | 17 | 24 | 97.3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1807 | 1858 |
| 12 | – | MelbourneMEL | 17 | 12 | 65.8 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1502 | 2283 |