Brisbane Lions top the AFL ladder after Round 21, 1996 on 62 points (130.2%), ahead of Sydney on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 21 · Updated Thu 10 Nov 2022, 9:19pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 21 | 62 | 130.2 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2123 | 1631 | |
| 2 | SydneySYD | 21 | 62 | 122.5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2067 | 1687 | |
| 3 | West CoastWCE | 21 | 60 | 128.6 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2151 | 1673 | |
| 4 | North MelbourneNTH | 21 | 60 | 127.3 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2385 | 1873 | |
| 5 | – | CarltonCAR | 21 | 56 | 108.9 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2009 | 1844 |
| 6 | – | GeelongGEE | 21 | 54 | 117.9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2288 | 1940 |
| 7 | – | EssendonESS | 21 | 54 | 109.4 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2130 | 1947 |
| 8 | – | RichmondRICTOP 8 | 21 | 44 | 120.5 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2173 | 1803 |
| 9 | – | HawthornHAW | 21 | 42 | 98.4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1791 | 1820 |
| 10 | – | St KildaSTK | 21 | 36 | 97.5 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1909 | 1958 |
| 11 | CollingwoodCOL | 21 | 32 | 100.6 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2103 | 2091 | |
| 12 | AdelaideADE | 21 | 32 | 98.9 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2158 | 2183 | |
| 13 | – | MelbourneMEL | 21 | 28 | 69.5 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1642 | 2361 |
| 14 | – | FremantleFRE | 21 | 24 | 87.5 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1673 | 1912 |
| 15 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 21 | 22 | 76.6 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1578 | 2060 |
| 16 | – | FitzroyFIT | 21 | 4 | 49.7 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1381 | 2778 |