Sydney top the AFL ladder after Round 16, 1996 on 50 points (122.3%), two points clear of West Coast.
Snapshot after Round 16 · Updated Thu 10 Nov 2022, 9:19pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | SydneySYD | 16 | 50 | 122.3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1590 | 1300 |
| 2 | – | West CoastWCE | 16 | 48 | 137.8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1576 | 1144 |
| 3 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 16 | 48 | 127.1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1841 | 1448 |
| 4 | – | CarltonCAR | 16 | 44 | 110.5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1499 | 1356 |
| 5 | – | Brisbane LionsBRI | 16 | 42 | 126.1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1555 | 1233 |
| 6 | – | GeelongGEE | 16 | 42 | 123.5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1805 | 1461 |
| 7 | – | EssendonESS | 16 | 42 | 108.7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1635 | 1504 |
| 8 | HawthornHAWTOP 8 | 16 | 34 | 98.7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1358 | 1376 | |
| 9 | RichmondRIC | 16 | 32 | 112.5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1605 | 1427 | |
| 10 | – | AdelaideADE | 16 | 28 | 100.6 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1650 | 1640 |
| 11 | CollingwoodCOL | 16 | 24 | 99.8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1612 | 1616 | |
| 12 | St KildaSTK | 16 | 24 | 94.9 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1513 | 1594 | |
| 13 | – | MelbourneMEL | 16 | 20 | 70.5 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1221 | 1731 |
| 14 | – | FremantleFRE | 16 | 16 | 85.7 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1238 | 1444 |
| 15 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 16 | 14 | 73.3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1184 | 1616 |
| 16 | – | FitzroyFIT | 16 | 4 | 52.5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1098 | 2090 |