Carlton top the VFL ladder after Round 8, 1987 on 24 points (137.9%), ahead of Sydney on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 8 · Updated Thu 17 Nov 2022, 9:53am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CarltonCAR | 8 | 24 | 137.9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 994 | 721 | |
| 2 | SydneySYD | 8 | 24 | 123.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 991 | 806 | |
| 3 | – | HawthornHAW | 8 | 20 | 123.7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 935 | 756 |
| 4 | FitzroyFIT | 8 | 20 | 106.9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 994 | 930 | |
| 5 | EssendonESSTOP 5 | 8 | 18 | 101.5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 823 | 811 | |
| 6 | MelbourneMEL | 8 | 16 | 110.4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 818 | 741 | |
| 7 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 8 | 16 | 95.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 834 | 873 | |
| 8 | West CoastWCE | 8 | 16 | 94.6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 844 | 892 | |
| 9 | North MelbourneNTH | 8 | 16 | 86.7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 795 | 917 | |
| 10 | GeelongGEE | 8 | 14 | 97.8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 927 | 948 | |
| 11 | St KildaSTK | 8 | 12 | 96.2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 819 | 851 | |
| 12 | CollingwoodCOL | 8 | 12 | 79.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 701 | 887 | |
| 13 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 8 | 12 | 77.6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 633 | 816 |
| 14 | – | RichmondRIC | 8 | 4 | 84.4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 860 | 1019 |