Essendon top the VFL ladder after Round 19, 1985 on 64 points (133.0%), eight points clear of Western Bulldogs.
Snapshot after Round 19 · Updated Thu 17 Nov 2022, 9:53am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | EssendonESS | 19 | 64 | 133.0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2294 | 1725 |
| 2 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 19 | 56 | 121.2 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2199 | 1814 |
| 3 | – | HawthornHAW | 19 | 54 | 130.0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2343 | 1802 |
| 4 | – | CarltonCAR | 19 | 52 | 116.9 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2178 | 1863 |
| 5 | – | North MelbourneNTHTOP 5 | 19 | 46 | 97.8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2044 | 2090 |
| 6 | – | GeelongGEE | 19 | 40 | 99.8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1987 | 1991 |
| 7 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 19 | 36 | 100.9 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1938 | 1921 |
| 8 | – | FitzroyFIT | 19 | 28 | 95.7 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2029 | 2121 |
| 9 | – | RichmondRIC | 19 | 28 | 89.1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2053 | 2304 |
| 10 | MelbourneMEL | 19 | 24 | 79.3 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1680 | 2118 | |
| 11 | SydneySYD | 19 | 20 | 95.8 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1912 | 1996 | |
| 12 | – | St KildaSTK | 19 | 8 | 64.5 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1655 | 2567 |