Carlton top the VFL ladder after Round 5, 1981 on 20 points (143.3%), ahead of Collingwood on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 5 · Updated Thu 17 Nov 2022, 9:54am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CarltonCAR | 5 | 20 | 143.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 616 | 430 | |
| 2 | CollingwoodCOL | 5 | 20 | 142.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 716 | 503 | |
| 3 | – | RichmondRIC | 5 | 16 | 106.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 581 | 547 |
| 4 | FitzroyFIT | 5 | 12 | 116.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 674 | 581 | |
| 5 | HawthornHAWTOP 5 | 5 | 12 | 109.9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 589 | 536 | |
| 6 | St KildaSTK | 5 | 8 | 102.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 600 | 587 | |
| 7 | North MelbourneNTH | 5 | 8 | 99.8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 538 | 539 | |
| 8 | SydneySYD | 5 | 8 | 89.4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 576 | 644 | |
| 9 | GeelongGEE | 5 | 8 | 88.6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 427 | 482 | |
| 10 | EssendonESS | 5 | 4 | 93.4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 479 | 513 | |
| 11 | – | MelbourneMEL | 5 | 4 | 71.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 501 | 701 |
| 12 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 5 | 0 | 66.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 455 | 689 |