St Kilda top the AFL ladder after Round 22, 1997 on 60 points (119.6%), ahead of Geelong on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 22 · Updated Thu 10 Nov 2022, 9:19pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | St KildaSTK | 22 | 60 | 119.6 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2294 | 1918 |
| 2 | – | GeelongGEE | 22 | 60 | 117.9 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2111 | 1791 |
| 3 | Western BulldogsWBD | 22 | 56 | 101.8 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2100 | 2062 | |
| 4 | AdelaideADE | 22 | 52 | 121.6 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2151 | 1769 | |
| 5 | West CoastWCE | 22 | 52 | 111.2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1969 | 1770 | |
| 6 | SydneySYD | 22 | 48 | 116.2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2093 | 1801 | |
| 7 | North MelbourneNTH | 22 | 48 | 111.8 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2051 | 1835 | |
| 8 | – | Brisbane LionsBRITOP 8 | 22 | 42 | 105.2 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2076 | 1973 |
| 9 | – | Port AdelaidePTA | 22 | 42 | 91.8 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1852 | 2017 |
| 10 | CollingwoodCOL | 22 | 40 | 111.4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2138 | 1919 | |
| 11 | CarltonCAR | 22 | 40 | 96.7 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1978 | 2045 | |
| 12 | FremantleFRE | 22 | 40 | 91.9 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1748 | 1902 | |
| 13 | – | RichmondRIC | 22 | 40 | 83.6 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1883 | 2253 |
| 14 | – | EssendonESS | 22 | 36 | 92.4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2004 | 2170 |
| 15 | – | HawthornHAW | 22 | 32 | 87.4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1873 | 2144 |
| 16 | – | MelbourneMEL | 22 | 16 | 60.8 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1477 | 2429 |