Essendon top the AFL ladder after Round 8, 2000 on 32 points (161.3%), eight points clear of Geelong.
Snapshot after Round 8 · Updated Tue 25 Jan 2022, 11:07am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | EssendonESS | 8 | 32 | 161.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1081 | 670 |
| 2 | – | GeelongGEE | 8 | 24 | 113.8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 934 | 821 |
| 3 | MelbourneMEL | 8 | 20 | 125.3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 955 | 762 | |
| 4 | CarltonCAR | 8 | 20 | 116.3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 949 | 816 | |
| 5 | CollingwoodCOL | 8 | 20 | 106.8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 894 | 837 | |
| 6 | North MelbourneNTH | 8 | 20 | 96.3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 943 | 979 | |
| 7 | – | West CoastWCE | 8 | 18 | 114.9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 971 | 845 |
| 8 | RichmondRICTOP 8 | 8 | 16 | 96.9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 840 | 867 | |
| 9 | HawthornHAW | 8 | 16 | 90.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 819 | 910 | |
| 10 | FremantleFRE | 8 | 16 | 85.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 762 | 896 | |
| 11 | SydneySYD | 8 | 12 | 98.2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 832 | 847 | |
| 12 | Western BulldogsWBD | 8 | 12 | 96.9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 865 | 893 | |
| 13 | AdelaideADE | 8 | 12 | 93.6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 814 | 870 | |
| 14 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 8 | 12 | 92.7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 850 | 917 | |
| 15 | – | Port AdelaidePTA | 8 | 4 | 70.8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 721 | 1019 |
| 16 | – | St KildaSTK | 8 | 2 | 72.1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 725 | 1006 |