Hawthorn top the VFL ladder after Round 5, 1984 on 20 points (129.4%), four points clear of Essendon.
Snapshot after Round 5 · Updated Thu 17 Nov 2022, 9:54am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | HawthornHAW | 5 | 20 | 129.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 678 | 524 |
| 2 | EssendonESS | 5 | 16 | 135.9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 674 | 496 | |
| 3 | GeelongGEE | 5 | 16 | 132.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 546 | 411 | |
| 4 | SydneySYD | 5 | 16 | 104.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 571 | 545 | |
| 5 | CarltonCARTOP 5 | 5 | 12 | 135.4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 639 | 472 | |
| 6 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 5 | 12 | 108.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 554 | 509 |
| 7 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 5 | 8 | 90.4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 515 | 570 |
| 8 | – | RichmondRIC | 5 | 8 | 86.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 524 | 606 |
| 9 | North MelbourneNTH | 5 | 8 | 70.8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 448 | 633 | |
| 10 | FitzroyFIT | 5 | 4 | 91.8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 559 | 609 | |
| 11 | – | MelbourneMEL | 5 | 0 | 86.4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 526 | 609 |
| 12 | – | St KildaSTK | 5 | 0 | 63.7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 439 | 689 |