Hawthorn top the VFL ladder after Round 8, 1989 on 28 points (150.3%), four points clear of Collingwood.
Snapshot after Round 8 · Updated Thu 17 Nov 2022, 9:53am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | HawthornHAW | 8 | 28 | 150.3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1087 | 723 |
| 2 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 8 | 24 | 131.4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 899 | 684 |
| 3 | – | EssendonESS | 8 | 24 | 119.6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 935 | 782 |
| 4 | – | MelbourneMEL | 8 | 24 | 103.6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 712 | 687 |
| 5 | GeelongGEETOP 5 | 8 | 20 | 149.7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1196 | 799 | |
| 6 | North MelbourneNTH | 8 | 20 | 97.5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 830 | 851 | |
| 7 | – | SydneySYD | 8 | 16 | 97.7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 726 | 743 |
| 8 | – | FitzroyFIT | 8 | 16 | 87.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 803 | 920 |
| 9 | St KildaSTK | 8 | 16 | 83.1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 852 | 1025 | |
| 10 | RichmondRIC | 8 | 12 | 87.7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 772 | 880 | |
| 11 | Western BulldogsWBD | 8 | 8 | 88.2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 637 | 722 | |
| 12 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 8 | 8 | 69.3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 611 | 882 | |
| 13 | – | West CoastWCE | 8 | 4 | 81.4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 720 | 885 |
| 14 | – | CarltonCAR | 8 | 4 | 77.3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 672 | 869 |