Carlton top the VFL ladder after Round 22, 1981 on 68 points (130.3%), ahead of Collingwood on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 22 · Updated Thu 17 Nov 2022, 9:54am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CarltonCAR | 22 | 68 | 130.3 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2303 | 1768 | |
| 2 | CollingwoodCOL | 22 | 68 | 122.6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2399 | 1957 | |
| 3 | GeelongGEE | 22 | 64 | 129.8 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2224 | 1714 | |
| 4 | EssendonESS | 22 | 64 | 127.6 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2323 | 1821 | |
| 5 | – | FitzroyFITTOP 5 | 22 | 56 | 112.1 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2413 | 2152 |
| 6 | HawthornHAW | 22 | 52 | 109.4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2313 | 2114 | |
| 7 | RichmondRIC | 22 | 52 | 105.3 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2323 | 2207 | |
| 8 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 22 | 40 | 104.1 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2386 | 2293 |
| 9 | – | SydneySYD | 22 | 32 | 85.8 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2165 | 2522 |
| 10 | – | St KildaSTK | 22 | 20 | 85.2 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1930 | 2266 |
| 11 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 22 | 8 | 65.8 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1764 | 2680 |
| 12 | – | MelbourneMEL | 22 | 4 | 63.5 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1824 | 2873 |