West Coast top the AFL ladder after Round 1, 1997 on 4 points (210.8%), ahead of Collingwood on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 1 · Updated Thu 10 Nov 2022, 9:19pm
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West CoastWCE | 1 | 4 | 210.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 37 |
| 2 | CollingwoodCOL | 1 | 4 | 190.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 87 |
| 3 | AdelaideADE | 1 | 4 | 137.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 96 |
| 4 | MelbourneMEL | 1 | 4 | 127.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 55 |
| 5 | RichmondRIC | 1 | 4 | 109.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 95 |
| 6 | HawthornHAW | 1 | 4 | 108.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 71 |
| 7 | EssendonESS | 1 | 4 | 107.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 99 |
| 8 | FremantleFRETOP 8 | 1 | 4 | 105.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 76 |
| 9 | Western BulldogsWBD | 1 | 0 | 95.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 80 |
| 10 | CarltonCAR | 1 | 0 | 93.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 106 |
| 11 | St KildaSTK | 1 | 0 | 92.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 77 |
| 12 | GeelongGEE | 1 | 0 | 91.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 104 |
| 13 | North MelbourneNTH | 1 | 0 | 78.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 70 |
| 14 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 1 | 0 | 72.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 132 |
| 15 | Port AdelaidePTA | 1 | 0 | 52.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 166 |
| 16 | SydneySYD | 1 | 0 | 47.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 78 |