Western Bulldogs top the AFL ladder after Round 12, 1997 on 32 points (104.4%), four points clear of Adelaide.
Snapshot after Round 12 · Updated Thu 10 Nov 2022, 9:19pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 12 | 32 | 104.4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1177 | 1127 |
| 2 | – | AdelaideADE | 12 | 28 | 123.5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1245 | 1008 |
| 3 | West CoastWCE | 12 | 28 | 114.3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1116 | 976 | |
| 4 | GeelongGEE | 12 | 28 | 111.2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1105 | 994 | |
| 5 | North MelbourneNTH | 12 | 28 | 109.1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1128 | 1034 | |
| 6 | St KildaSTK | 12 | 28 | 108.2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1231 | 1138 | |
| 7 | Port AdelaidePTA | 12 | 28 | 97.8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1021 | 1044 | |
| 8 | CollingwoodCOLTOP 8 | 12 | 24 | 116.3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1209 | 1040 | |
| 9 | SydneySYD | 12 | 24 | 104.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1101 | 1059 | |
| 10 | FremantleFRE | 12 | 24 | 100.6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1073 | 1067 | |
| 11 | HawthornHAW | 12 | 24 | 100.3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1094 | 1091 | |
| 12 | CarltonCAR | 12 | 24 | 96.5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1070 | 1109 | |
| 13 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 12 | 20 | 104.9 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1145 | 1092 | |
| 14 | RichmondRIC | 12 | 20 | 82.1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1037 | 1263 | |
| 15 | – | EssendonESS | 12 | 16 | 86.1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1094 | 1271 |
| 16 | – | MelbourneMEL | 12 | 8 | 58.4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 749 | 1282 |