North Melbourne top the VFL ladder after Round 20, 1978 on 56 points (119.8%), ahead of Hawthorn on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 20 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 20 | 56 | 119.8 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2219 | 1853 |
| 2 | – | HawthornHAW | 20 | 56 | 119.0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2290 | 1925 |
| 3 | – | CarltonCAR | 20 | 52 | 118.6 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2118 | 1786 |
| 4 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 20 | 52 | 111.1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2044 | 1840 |
| 5 | – | GeelongGEETOP 5 | 20 | 44 | 99.4 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1967 | 1978 |
| 6 | St KildaSTK | 20 | 42 | 92.4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2117 | 2290 | |
| 7 | RichmondRIC | 20 | 38 | 101.6 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2208 | 2174 | |
| 8 | – | SydneySYD | 20 | 36 | 102.4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2218 | 2166 |
| 9 | – | EssendonESS | 20 | 32 | 95.4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2043 | 2142 |
| 10 | FitzroyFIT | 20 | 28 | 98.3 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2086 | 2122 | |
| 11 | Western BulldogsWBD | 20 | 28 | 93.7 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2089 | 2229 | |
| 12 | – | MelbourneMEL | 20 | 16 | 66.7 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1794 | 2688 |