Collingwood top the AFL ladder after Round 9, 1997 on 24 points (131.1%), ahead of West Coast on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 9 · Updated Thu 10 Nov 2022, 9:19pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 9 | 24 | 131.1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1028 | 784 |
| 2 | West CoastWCE | 9 | 24 | 125.4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 914 | 729 | |
| 3 | GeelongGEE | 9 | 24 | 115.0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 841 | 731 | |
| 4 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 9 | 24 | 102.3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 863 | 844 |
| 5 | AdelaideADE | 9 | 20 | 122.1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 960 | 786 | |
| 6 | St KildaSTK | 9 | 20 | 108.5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 947 | 873 | |
| 7 | CarltonCAR | 9 | 20 | 101.1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 846 | 837 | |
| 8 | FremantleFRETOP 8 | 9 | 20 | 96.0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 765 | 797 | |
| 9 | Port AdelaidePTA | 9 | 20 | 95.4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 793 | 831 | |
| 10 | North MelbourneNTH | 9 | 16 | 100.1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 815 | 814 | |
| 11 | EssendonESS | 9 | 16 | 97.1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 829 | 854 | |
| 12 | SydneySYD | 9 | 16 | 94.6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 772 | 816 | |
| 13 | RichmondRIC | 9 | 16 | 83.7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 783 | 936 | |
| 14 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 9 | 12 | 98.4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 855 | 869 | |
| 15 | HawthornHAW | 9 | 12 | 89.7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 774 | 863 | |
| 16 | – | MelbourneMEL | 9 | 4 | 57.2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 562 | 983 |