Essendon top the AFL ladder after Round 12, 2001 on 40 points (145.1%), four points clear of Hawthorn.
Snapshot after Round 12 · Updated Tue 25 Jan 2022, 11:07am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | EssendonESS | 12 | 40 | 145.1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1381 | 952 |
| 2 | HawthornHAW | 12 | 36 | 111.0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1185 | 1068 | |
| 3 | CarltonCAR | 12 | 32 | 127.4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1212 | 951 | |
| 4 | Port AdelaidePTA | 12 | 32 | 120.9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1333 | 1103 | |
| 5 | – | RichmondRIC | 12 | 32 | 108.7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1143 | 1052 |
| 6 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 12 | 28 | 122.4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1284 | 1049 |
| 7 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 12 | 28 | 111.4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1315 | 1180 | |
| 8 | Western BulldogsWBDTOP 8 | 12 | 28 | 102.8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1305 | 1269 | |
| 9 | SydneySYD | 12 | 24 | 105.9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1157 | 1093 | |
| 10 | – | AdelaideADE | 12 | 24 | 89.6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1071 | 1195 |
| 11 | – | GeelongGEE | 12 | 20 | 96.6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1046 | 1083 |
| 12 | North MelbourneNTH | 12 | 20 | 91.2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1079 | 1183 | |
| 13 | MelbourneMEL | 12 | 20 | 89.0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1116 | 1254 | |
| 14 | – | St KildaSTK | 12 | 12 | 81.6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1124 | 1378 |
| 15 | – | West CoastWCE | 12 | 8 | 60.1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 884 | 1471 |
| 16 | – | FremantleFRE | 12 | 0 | 73.1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 964 | 1318 |