Essendon top the VFL ladder after Round 16, 1985 on 56 points (133.3%), 12 points clear of Western Bulldogs.
Snapshot after Round 16 · Updated Thu 17 Nov 2022, 9:53am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | EssendonESS | 16 | 56 | 133.3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1971 | 1479 |
| 2 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 16 | 44 | 119.0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1851 | 1555 |
| 3 | – | HawthornHAW | 16 | 42 | 125.0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1978 | 1582 |
| 4 | CarltonCAR | 16 | 40 | 109.6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1778 | 1622 | |
| 5 | North MelbourneNTHTOP 5 | 16 | 38 | 102.8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1769 | 1720 | |
| 6 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 16 | 32 | 103.2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1694 | 1642 |
| 7 | GeelongGEE | 16 | 32 | 96.7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1677 | 1735 | |
| 8 | RichmondRIC | 16 | 28 | 94.1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1787 | 1899 | |
| 9 | – | FitzroyFIT | 16 | 24 | 98.6 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1790 | 1816 |
| 10 | – | SydneySYD | 16 | 20 | 98.9 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1646 | 1665 |
| 11 | – | MelbourneMEL | 16 | 20 | 78.7 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1425 | 1810 |
| 12 | – | St KildaSTK | 16 | 8 | 63.0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1430 | 2271 |