Essendon top the AFL ladder after Round 6, 2000 on 24 points (160.6%), four points clear of Geelong.
Snapshot after Round 6 · Updated Tue 25 Jan 2022, 11:07am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | EssendonESS | 6 | 24 | 160.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 814 | 507 |
| 2 | GeelongGEE | 6 | 20 | 130.3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 749 | 575 | |
| 3 | CollingwoodCOL | 6 | 20 | 120.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 709 | 590 | |
| 4 | North MelbourneNTH | 6 | 16 | 101.8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 747 | 734 | |
| 5 | West CoastWCE | 6 | 14 | 129.9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 786 | 605 | |
| 6 | MelbourneMEL | 6 | 12 | 117.9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 706 | 599 | |
| 7 | SydneySYD | 6 | 12 | 106.2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 669 | 630 | |
| 8 | CarltonCARTOP 8 | 6 | 12 | 105.4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 720 | 683 | |
| 9 | Western BulldogsWBD | 6 | 12 | 101.4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 671 | 662 | |
| 10 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 6 | 12 | 101.2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 687 | 679 | |
| 11 | – | RichmondRIC | 6 | 12 | 93.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 624 | 670 |
| 12 | – | FremantleFRE | 6 | 8 | 76.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 544 | 711 |
| 13 | – | HawthornHAW | 6 | 8 | 75.6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 568 | 751 |
| 14 | AdelaideADE | 6 | 4 | 85.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 608 | 711 | |
| 15 | Port AdelaidePTA | 6 | 4 | 67.2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 544 | 810 | |
| 16 | St KildaSTK | 6 | 2 | 70.2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 540 | 769 |