Collingwood top the AFL ladder after Round 8, 1997 on 24 points (141.8%), ahead of Geelong on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 8 · Updated Thu 10 Nov 2022, 9:19pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CollingwoodCOL | 8 | 24 | 141.8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 954 | 673 | |
| 2 | GeelongGEE | 8 | 24 | 122.8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 743 | 605 | |
| 3 | West CoastWCE | 8 | 20 | 124.8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 804 | 644 | |
| 4 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 8 | 20 | 98.3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 760 | 773 |
| 5 | FremantleFRE | 8 | 20 | 97.8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 677 | 692 | |
| 6 | AdelaideADE | 8 | 16 | 122.9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 858 | 698 | |
| 7 | North MelbourneNTH | 8 | 16 | 104.6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 744 | 711 | |
| 8 | St KildaSTKTOP 8 | 8 | 16 | 103.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 806 | 779 | |
| 9 | EssendonESS | 8 | 16 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 744 | 744 | |
| 10 | CarltonCAR | 8 | 16 | 98.9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 741 | 749 | |
| 11 | Port AdelaidePTA | 8 | 16 | 88.9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 715 | 804 | |
| 12 | RichmondRIC | 8 | 16 | 86.7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 689 | 795 | |
| 13 | – | HawthornHAW | 8 | 12 | 90.1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 686 | 761 |
| 14 | SydneySYD | 8 | 12 | 89.1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 661 | 742 | |
| 15 | – | Brisbane LionsBRI | 8 | 8 | 94.6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 729 | 771 |
| 16 | – | MelbourneMEL | 8 | 4 | 59.1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 535 | 905 |