North Melbourne top the VFL ladder after Round 9, 1978 on 32 points (128.5%), four points clear of Hawthorn.
Snapshot after Round 9 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 9 | 32 | 128.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1073 | 835 |
| 2 | – | HawthornHAW | 9 | 28 | 132.3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1101 | 832 |
| 3 | EssendonESS | 9 | 24 | 104.4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 975 | 934 | |
| 4 | St KildaSTK | 9 | 22 | 95.9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 965 | 1006 | |
| 5 | CollingwoodCOLTOP 5 | 9 | 20 | 115.9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 994 | 858 | |
| 6 | SydneySYD | 9 | 20 | 108.3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1045 | 965 | |
| 7 | – | GeelongGEE | 9 | 16 | 99.2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 898 | 905 |
| 8 | – | CarltonCAR | 9 | 16 | 93.8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 901 | 961 |
| 9 | – | MelbourneMEL | 9 | 12 | 74.3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 907 | 1221 |
| 10 | – | RichmondRIC | 9 | 10 | 95.6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 978 | 1023 |
| 11 | – | FitzroyFIT | 9 | 8 | 91.9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 948 | 1032 |
| 12 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 9 | 8 | 81.2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 918 | 1131 |