Sydney top the AFL ladder after Round 5, 1998 on 20 points (140.4%), four points clear of Western Bulldogs.
Snapshot after Round 5 · Updated Thu 10 Nov 2022, 9:14pm
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SydneySYD | 5 | 20 | 140.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 636 | 453 | |
| 2 | Western BulldogsWBD | 5 | 16 | 132.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 554 | 419 | |
| 3 | MelbourneMEL | 5 | 16 | 116.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 460 | 394 | |
| 4 | St KildaSTK | 5 | 16 | 96.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 501 | 520 | |
| 5 | CollingwoodCOL | 5 | 12 | 102.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 505 | 495 | |
| 6 | North MelbourneNTH | 5 | 12 | 101.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 525 | 519 | |
| 7 | RichmondRIC | 5 | 12 | 94.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 460 | 489 | |
| 8 | FremantleFRETOP 8 | 5 | 12 | 88.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 429 | 485 | |
| 9 | AdelaideADE | 5 | 8 | 121.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 441 | 363 | |
| 10 | West CoastWCE | 5 | 8 | 111.9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 481 | 430 | |
| 11 | EssendonESS | 5 | 8 | 106.4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 534 | 502 | |
| 12 | Port AdelaidePTA | 5 | 8 | 93.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 424 | 455 | |
| 13 | HawthornHAW | 5 | 4 | 89.6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 493 | 550 | |
| 14 | CarltonCAR | 5 | 4 | 84.6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 391 | 462 | |
| 15 | GeelongGEE | 5 | 4 | 73.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 387 | 530 | |
| 16 | – | Brisbane LionsBRI | 5 | 0 | 74.8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 459 | 614 |