Brisbane Lions top the AFL ladder after Round 8, 1996 on 28 points (154.7%), four points clear of Adelaide.
Snapshot after Round 8 · Updated Thu 10 Nov 2022, 9:19pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Brisbane LionsBRI | 8 | 28 | 154.7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 939 | 607 |
| 2 | AdelaideADE | 8 | 24 | 141.8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 988 | 697 | |
| 3 | North MelbourneNTH | 8 | 24 | 131.6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 983 | 747 | |
| 4 | CarltonCAR | 8 | 24 | 117.2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 769 | 656 | |
| 5 | GeelongGEE | 8 | 20 | 110.2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 927 | 841 | |
| 6 | EssendonESS | 8 | 18 | 104.4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 857 | 821 | |
| 7 | SydneySYD | 8 | 18 | 90.5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 613 | 677 | |
| 8 | West CoastWCETOP 8 | 8 | 16 | 120.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 748 | 621 | |
| 9 | RichmondRIC | 8 | 16 | 118.9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 824 | 693 | |
| 10 | CollingwoodCOL | 8 | 16 | 116.4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 893 | 767 | |
| 11 | St KildaSTK | 8 | 16 | 108.4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 860 | 793 | |
| 12 | – | FremantleFRE | 8 | 12 | 86.7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 601 | 693 |
| 13 | – | HawthornHAW | 8 | 10 | 80.2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 584 | 728 |
| 14 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 8 | 6 | 63.5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 569 | 896 |
| 15 | FitzroyFIT | 8 | 4 | 58.6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 597 | 1019 | |
| 16 | MelbourneMEL | 8 | 4 | 52.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 537 | 1033 |