Essendon top the AFL ladder after Round 5, 2000 on 20 points (157.3%), ahead of Collingwood on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 5 · Updated Tue 25 Jan 2022, 11:07am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | EssendonESS | 5 | 20 | 157.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 670 | 426 |
| 2 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 5 | 20 | 131.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 627 | 476 |
| 3 | GeelongGEE | 5 | 16 | 130.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 640 | 491 | |
| 4 | MelbourneMEL | 5 | 12 | 126.9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 622 | 490 | |
| 5 | Western BulldogsWBD | 5 | 12 | 113.9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 590 | 518 | |
| 6 | SydneySYD | 5 | 12 | 108.7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 563 | 518 | |
| 7 | North MelbourneNTH | 5 | 12 | 97.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 633 | 652 | |
| 8 | West CoastWCETOP 8 | 5 | 10 | 111.8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 608 | 544 | |
| 9 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 5 | 8 | 94.9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 582 | 613 | |
| 10 | – | CarltonCAR | 5 | 8 | 91.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 551 | 605 |
| 11 | RichmondRIC | 5 | 8 | 90.8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 512 | 564 | |
| 12 | FremantleFRE | 5 | 8 | 90.6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 483 | 533 | |
| 13 | – | HawthornHAW | 5 | 8 | 84.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 511 | 608 |
| 14 | – | Port AdelaidePTA | 5 | 4 | 72.7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 466 | 641 |
| 15 | – | St KildaSTK | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 474 | 664 |
| 16 | – | AdelaideADE | 5 | 0 | 71.1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 465 | 654 |