Essendon top the AFL ladder after Round 7, 2000 on 28 points (157.2%), four points clear of Geelong.
Snapshot after Round 7 · Updated Tue 25 Jan 2022, 11:07am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | EssendonESS | 7 | 28 | 157.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 954 | 607 |
| 2 | – | GeelongGEE | 7 | 24 | 127.2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 857 | 674 |
| 3 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 7 | 20 | 110.8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 809 | 730 |
| 4 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 7 | 20 | 102.9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 876 | 851 |
| 5 | MelbourneMEL | 7 | 16 | 124.9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 844 | 676 | |
| 6 | CarltonCAR | 7 | 16 | 111.7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 840 | 752 | |
| 7 | West CoastWCE | 7 | 14 | 116.2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 863 | 743 | |
| 8 | SydneySYDTOP 8 | 7 | 12 | 104.1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 768 | 738 | |
| 9 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 7 | 12 | 99.6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 787 | 790 | |
| 10 | Western BulldogsWBD | 7 | 12 | 97.2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 763 | 785 | |
| 11 | – | RichmondRIC | 7 | 12 | 87.7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 693 | 790 |
| 12 | HawthornHAW | 7 | 12 | 82.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 691 | 843 | |
| 13 | FremantleFRE | 7 | 12 | 80.8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 655 | 811 | |
| 14 | – | AdelaideADE | 7 | 8 | 88.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 706 | 802 |
| 15 | – | Port AdelaidePTA | 7 | 4 | 69.9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 635 | 908 |
| 16 | – | St KildaSTK | 7 | 2 | 73.2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 657 | 898 |