Adelaide top the AFL ladder after Round 19, 1997 on 48 points (127.5%), ahead of St Kilda on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 19 · Updated Thu 10 Nov 2022, 9:19pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AdelaideADE | 19 | 48 | 127.5 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1945 | 1525 | |
| 2 | St KildaSTK | 19 | 48 | 116.3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1986 | 1708 | |
| 3 | GeelongGEE | 19 | 48 | 116.0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1816 | 1566 | |
| 4 | SydneySYD | 19 | 44 | 118.0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1827 | 1548 | |
| 5 | North MelbourneNTH | 19 | 44 | 112.1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1763 | 1573 | |
| 6 | West CoastWCE | 19 | 44 | 109.1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1684 | 1544 | |
| 7 | Western BulldogsWBD | 19 | 44 | 97.8 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1806 | 1847 | |
| 8 | Brisbane LionsBRITOP 8 | 19 | 40 | 108.8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1800 | 1654 | |
| 9 | Port AdelaidePTA | 19 | 40 | 97.2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1614 | 1661 | |
| 10 | – | FremantleFRE | 19 | 40 | 95.7 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1537 | 1606 |
| 11 | CarltonCAR | 19 | 36 | 96.0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1746 | 1818 | |
| 12 | CollingwoodCOL | 19 | 32 | 112.3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1886 | 1679 | |
| 13 | – | HawthornHAW | 19 | 32 | 91.4 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1666 | 1823 |
| 14 | EssendonESS | 19 | 28 | 91.3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1715 | 1879 | |
| 15 | RichmondRIC | 19 | 28 | 77.2 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1549 | 2007 | |
| 16 | – | MelbourneMEL | 19 | 12 | 57.8 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1237 | 2139 |