North Melbourne top the VFL ladder after Round 21, 1978 on 60 points (120.6%), ahead of Hawthorn on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 21 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 21 | 60 | 120.6 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2296 | 1904 |
| 2 | – | HawthornHAW | 21 | 60 | 118.2 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2378 | 2011 |
| 3 | – | CarltonCAR | 21 | 56 | 119.9 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2263 | 1888 |
| 4 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 21 | 56 | 112.5 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2191 | 1947 |
| 5 | – | GeelongGEETOP 5 | 21 | 44 | 99.4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2053 | 2066 |
| 6 | – | St KildaSTK | 21 | 42 | 91.3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2224 | 2437 |
| 7 | – | RichmondRIC | 21 | 38 | 100.7 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2325 | 2308 |
| 8 | – | SydneySYD | 21 | 36 | 101.4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2303 | 2272 |
| 9 | FitzroyFIT | 21 | 32 | 99.2 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2220 | 2239 | |
| 10 | EssendonESS | 21 | 32 | 94.4 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2094 | 2219 | |
| 11 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 21 | 28 | 92.3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2191 | 2374 |
| 12 | – | MelbourneMEL | 21 | 20 | 68.5 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1900 | 2773 |