Carlton top the VFL ladder after Round 12, 1987 on 40 points (142.0%), four points clear of Hawthorn.
Snapshot after Round 12 · Updated Thu 17 Nov 2022, 9:53am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | CarltonCAR | 12 | 40 | 142.0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1502 | 1058 |
| 2 | – | HawthornHAW | 12 | 36 | 143.7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1532 | 1066 |
| 3 | – | SydneySYD | 12 | 32 | 121.8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1455 | 1195 |
| 4 | – | GeelongGEE | 12 | 30 | 102.7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1355 | 1319 |
| 5 | Western BulldogsWBDTOP 5 | 12 | 28 | 97.5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1078 | 1106 | |
| 6 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 12 | 28 | 95.1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1259 | 1324 |
| 7 | West CoastWCE | 12 | 24 | 99.8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1300 | 1303 | |
| 8 | – | EssendonESS | 12 | 22 | 88.7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1139 | 1284 |
| 9 | – | MelbourneMEL | 12 | 20 | 100.2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1205 | 1203 |
| 10 | – | FitzroyFIT | 12 | 20 | 96.8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1313 | 1356 |
| 11 | CollingwoodCOL | 12 | 20 | 83.6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1102 | 1318 | |
| 12 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 12 | 16 | 76.6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1120 | 1462 | |
| 13 | – | St KildaSTK | 12 | 12 | 91.7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1218 | 1328 |
| 14 | – | RichmondRIC | 12 | 8 | 83.3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1274 | 1530 |