Hawthorn top the VFL ladder after Round 17, 1986 on 56 points (134.1%), ahead of Sydney on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 17 · Updated Thu 17 Nov 2022, 9:53am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | HawthornHAW | 17 | 56 | 134.1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1983 | 1479 |
| 2 | – | SydneySYD | 17 | 56 | 128.1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1963 | 1532 |
| 3 | – | CarltonCAR | 17 | 44 | 139.6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1957 | 1402 |
| 4 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 17 | 40 | 111.0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1729 | 1557 |
| 5 | EssendonESSTOP 5 | 17 | 36 | 116.0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1866 | 1608 | |
| 6 | Western BulldogsWBD | 17 | 36 | 106.8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1546 | 1447 | |
| 7 | – | FitzroyFIT | 17 | 36 | 94.0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1584 | 1686 |
| 8 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 17 | 32 | 94.9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1766 | 1861 |
| 9 | – | RichmondRIC | 17 | 28 | 84.2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1736 | 2061 |
| 10 | – | GeelongGEE | 17 | 20 | 80.8 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1603 | 1985 |
| 11 | – | MelbourneMEL | 17 | 16 | 69.9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1465 | 2097 |
| 12 | – | St KildaSTK | 17 | 8 | 75.0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1449 | 1932 |