West Coast top the AFL ladder after Round 5, 1997 on 16 points (141.8%), four points clear of Collingwood.
Snapshot after Round 5 · Updated Thu 10 Nov 2022, 9:19pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | West CoastWCE | 5 | 16 | 141.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 499 | 352 |
| 2 | CollingwoodCOL | 5 | 12 | 143.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 630 | 439 | |
| 3 | EssendonESS | 5 | 12 | 110.9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 469 | 423 | |
| 4 | HawthornHAW | 5 | 12 | 101.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 424 | 419 | |
| 5 | FremantleFRE | 5 | 12 | 95.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 412 | 433 | |
| 6 | Western BulldogsWBD | 5 | 12 | 94.3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 431 | 457 | |
| 7 | GeelongGEE | 5 | 12 | 94.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 442 | 469 | |
| 8 | Port AdelaidePTATOP 8 | 5 | 12 | 87.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 432 | 492 | |
| 9 | RichmondRIC | 5 | 12 | 85.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 436 | 508 | |
| 10 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 5 | 8 | 116.9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 505 | 432 | |
| 11 | North MelbourneNTH | 5 | 8 | 109.3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 445 | 407 | |
| 12 | AdelaideADE | 5 | 8 | 103.9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 505 | 486 | |
| 13 | CarltonCAR | 5 | 8 | 100.9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 454 | 450 | |
| 14 | SydneySYD | 5 | 8 | 95.7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 420 | 439 | |
| 15 | St KildaSTK | 5 | 4 | 74.6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 435 | 583 | |
| 16 | MelbourneMEL | 5 | 4 | 71.8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 382 | 532 |