North Melbourne top the VFL ladder after Round 5, 1978 on 20 points (141.1%), six points clear of St Kilda.
Snapshot after Round 5 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 5 | 20 | 141.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 669 | 474 |
| 2 | St KildaSTK | 5 | 14 | 105.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 554 | 525 | |
| 3 | HawthornHAW | 5 | 12 | 117.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 571 | 488 | |
| 4 | GeelongGEE | 5 | 12 | 106.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 515 | 485 | |
| 5 | EssendonESSTOP 5 | 5 | 12 | 94.4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 540 | 572 | |
| 6 | RichmondRIC | 5 | 10 | 108.6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 605 | 557 | |
| 7 | CollingwoodCOL | 5 | 8 | 115.8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 593 | 512 | |
| 8 | FitzroyFIT | 5 | 8 | 99.7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 604 | 606 | |
| 9 | SydneySYD | 5 | 8 | 91.9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 566 | 616 | |
| 10 | MelbourneMEL | 5 | 8 | 77.6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 506 | 652 | |
| 11 | – | CarltonCAR | 5 | 4 | 82.8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 510 | 616 |
| 12 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 5 | 4 | 79.9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 516 | 646 |