Carlton top the VFL ladder after Round 18, 1981 on 56 points (130.8%), ahead of Collingwood on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 18 · Updated Thu 17 Nov 2022, 9:54am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CarltonCAR | 18 | 56 | 130.8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1969 | 1505 | |
| 2 | CollingwoodCOL | 18 | 56 | 122.1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2023 | 1657 | |
| 3 | EssendonESS | 18 | 52 | 123.0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1894 | 1540 | |
| 4 | GeelongGEE | 18 | 48 | 125.1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1817 | 1452 | |
| 5 | FitzroyFITTOP 5 | 18 | 44 | 108.0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2035 | 1884 | |
| 6 | RichmondRIC | 18 | 44 | 106.6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2010 | 1885 | |
| 7 | HawthornHAW | 18 | 40 | 110.8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1939 | 1750 | |
| 8 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 32 | 102.5 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1993 | 1945 |
| 9 | – | SydneySYD | 18 | 32 | 93.2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1875 | 2012 |
| 10 | – | St KildaSTK | 18 | 16 | 83.2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1646 | 1978 |
| 11 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 18 | 8 | 67.6 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1491 | 2207 |
| 12 | – | MelbourneMEL | 18 | 4 | 63.4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1521 | 2398 |