Sydney top the VFL ladder after Round 5, 1986 on 20 points (136.2%), four points clear of Essendon.
Snapshot after Round 5 · Updated Thu 17 Nov 2022, 9:53am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SydneySYD | 5 | 20 | 136.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 644 | 473 | |
| 2 | EssendonESS | 5 | 16 | 157.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 595 | 379 | |
| 3 | CarltonCAR | 5 | 16 | 144.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 586 | 407 | |
| 4 | HawthornHAW | 5 | 16 | 118.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 596 | 504 | |
| 5 | – | FitzroyFITTOP 5 | 5 | 16 | 97.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 474 | 487 |
| 6 | North MelbourneNTH | 5 | 8 | 111.7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 571 | 511 | |
| 7 | RichmondRIC | 5 | 8 | 95.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 570 | 597 | |
| 8 | MelbourneMEL | 5 | 8 | 92.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 571 | 620 | |
| 9 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 5 | 8 | 85.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 403 | 473 |
| 10 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 5 | 4 | 81.1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 446 | 550 |
| 11 | – | St KildaSTK | 5 | 0 | 70.4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 467 | 663 |
| 12 | – | GeelongGEE | 5 | 0 | 62.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 423 | 682 |