Hawthorn top the VFL ladder after Round 18, 1986 on 56 points (125.8%), ahead of Sydney on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 18 · Updated Thu 17 Nov 2022, 9:53am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | HawthornHAW | 18 | 56 | 125.8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2033 | 1616 |
| 2 | – | SydneySYD | 18 | 56 | 125.3 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2050 | 1636 |
| 3 | – | CarltonCAR | 18 | 48 | 138.4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2061 | 1489 |
| 4 | EssendonESS | 18 | 40 | 120.8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2003 | 1658 | |
| 5 | CollingwoodCOLTOP 5 | 18 | 40 | 109.6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1821 | 1662 | |
| 6 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 18 | 40 | 106.7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1625 | 1523 |
| 7 | – | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 40 | 94.7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1678 | 1771 |
| 8 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 36 | 97.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1893 | 1951 |
| 9 | – | RichmondRIC | 18 | 28 | 84.5 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1821 | 2155 |
| 10 | – | GeelongGEE | 18 | 20 | 81.3 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1679 | 2064 |
| 11 | – | MelbourneMEL | 18 | 20 | 71.7 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1570 | 2189 |
| 12 | – | St KildaSTK | 18 | 8 | 74.7 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1539 | 2059 |