West Coast top the AFL ladder after Round 7, 1997 on 20 points (140.4%), ahead of Collingwood on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 7 · Updated Thu 10 Nov 2022, 9:19pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West CoastWCE | 7 | 20 | 140.4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 737 | 525 | |
| 2 | CollingwoodCOL | 7 | 20 | 139.8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 825 | 590 | |
| 3 | GeelongGEE | 7 | 20 | 110.6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 615 | 556 | |
| 4 | Western BulldogsWBD | 7 | 20 | 105.1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 677 | 644 | |
| 5 | EssendonESS | 7 | 16 | 103.9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 644 | 620 | |
| 6 | FremantleFRE | 7 | 16 | 96.7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 579 | 599 | |
| 7 | Port AdelaidePTA | 7 | 16 | 91.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 615 | 676 | |
| 8 | AdelaideADETOP 8 | 7 | 12 | 111.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 714 | 643 | |
| 9 | SydneySYD | 7 | 12 | 101.3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 606 | 598 | |
| 10 | North MelbourneNTH | 7 | 12 | 100.8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 616 | 611 | |
| 11 | St KildaSTK | 7 | 12 | 100.4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 682 | 679 | |
| 12 | CarltonCAR | 7 | 12 | 95.1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 635 | 668 | |
| 13 | HawthornHAW | 7 | 12 | 92.4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 605 | 655 | |
| 14 | RichmondRIC | 7 | 12 | 78.3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 570 | 728 | |
| 15 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 7 | 8 | 94.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 636 | 673 | |
| 16 | – | MelbourneMEL | 7 | 4 | 62.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 486 | 777 |