Carlton top the VFL ladder after Round 9, 1981 on 32 points (134.9%), ahead of Collingwood on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 9 · Updated Thu 17 Nov 2022, 9:54am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CarltonCAR | 9 | 32 | 134.9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1056 | 783 | |
| 2 | CollingwoodCOL | 9 | 32 | 132.7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1181 | 890 | |
| 3 | HawthornHAW | 9 | 24 | 119.0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1027 | 863 | |
| 4 | RichmondRIC | 9 | 24 | 103.5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1051 | 1015 | |
| 5 | North MelbourneNTHTOP 5 | 9 | 20 | 123.2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1101 | 894 | |
| 6 | GeelongGEE | 9 | 20 | 101.6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 833 | 820 | |
| 7 | EssendonESS | 9 | 16 | 108.8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 911 | 837 | |
| 8 | FitzroyFIT | 9 | 16 | 99.5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1100 | 1106 | |
| 9 | SydneySYD | 9 | 16 | 84.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 937 | 1115 | |
| 10 | – | St KildaSTK | 9 | 8 | 85.7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 938 | 1095 |
| 11 | Western BulldogsWBD | 9 | 4 | 69.3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 791 | 1141 | |
| 12 | MelbourneMEL | 9 | 4 | 68.9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 814 | 1181 |