St Kilda top the AFL ladder after Round 21, 1997 on 56 points (118.7%), ahead of Geelong on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 21 · Updated Thu 10 Nov 2022, 9:19pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St KildaSTK | 21 | 56 | 118.7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2177 | 1834 | |
| 2 | GeelongGEE | 21 | 56 | 118.2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2011 | 1701 | |
| 3 | – | AdelaideADE | 21 | 52 | 123.2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2053 | 1667 |
| 4 | Western BulldogsWBD | 21 | 52 | 101.0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1995 | 1975 | |
| 5 | SydneySYD | 21 | 48 | 117.8 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2003 | 1701 | |
| 6 | North MelbourneNTH | 21 | 48 | 113.3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1940 | 1713 | |
| 7 | West CoastWCE | 21 | 48 | 109.5 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1849 | 1689 | |
| 8 | – | Brisbane LionsBRITOP 8 | 21 | 42 | 107.7 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1995 | 1853 |
| 9 | – | Port AdelaidePTA | 21 | 42 | 93.1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1768 | 1900 |
| 10 | CarltonCAR | 21 | 40 | 96.7 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1889 | 1954 | |
| 11 | FremantleFRE | 21 | 40 | 93.6 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1669 | 1783 | |
| 12 | CollingwoodCOL | 21 | 36 | 111.5 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2016 | 1808 | |
| 13 | RichmondRIC | 21 | 36 | 82.8 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1792 | 2164 | |
| 14 | EssendonESS | 21 | 32 | 91.8 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1902 | 2072 | |
| 15 | HawthornHAW | 21 | 32 | 87.6 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1786 | 2039 | |
| 16 | – | MelbourneMEL | 21 | 12 | 57.8 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1358 | 2350 |