Carlton top the VFL ladder after Round 9, 1979 on 32 points (141.5%), ahead of North Melbourne on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 9 · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | CarltonCAR | 9 | 32 | 141.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1150 | 813 |
| 2 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 9 | 32 | 120.3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1107 | 920 |
| 3 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 9 | 24 | 136.6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1098 | 804 |
| 4 | – | FitzroyFIT | 9 | 24 | 118.8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1137 | 957 |
| 5 | – | EssendonESSTOP 5 | 9 | 22 | 107.5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1030 | 958 |
| 6 | – | HawthornHAW | 9 | 16 | 112.3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1104 | 983 |
| 7 | GeelongGEE | 9 | 16 | 91.7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 834 | 909 | |
| 8 | RichmondRIC | 9 | 12 | 90.5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 975 | 1077 | |
| 9 | – | SydneySYD | 9 | 12 | 86.2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 981 | 1138 |
| 10 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 9 | 10 | 82.2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 892 | 1085 |
| 11 | – | MelbourneMEL | 9 | 8 | 79.9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 920 | 1151 |
| 12 | – | St KildaSTK | 9 | 8 | 64.2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 776 | 1209 |