Essendon top the AFL ladder after Round 22, 2001 on 68 points (134.5%), ahead of Brisbane Lions on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 22 · Updated Tue 25 Jan 2022, 11:07am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | EssendonESS | 22 | 68 | 134.5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2548 | 1895 |
| 2 | – | Brisbane LionsBRI | 22 | 68 | 127.6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2538 | 1989 |
| 3 | – | Port AdelaidePTA | 22 | 64 | 128.9 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2473 | 1918 |
| 4 | – | RichmondRIC | 22 | 60 | 107.8 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2126 | 1973 |
| 5 | – | CarltonCAR | 22 | 56 | 128.6 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2311 | 1797 |
| 6 | – | HawthornHAW | 22 | 52 | 105.3 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2149 | 2041 |
| 7 | – | SydneySYD | 22 | 48 | 115.7 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2121 | 1833 |
| 8 | – | AdelaideADETOP 8 | 22 | 48 | 102.9 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2085 | 2026 |
| 9 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 22 | 44 | 106.9 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2232 | 2088 |
| 10 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 22 | 40 | 93.8 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2305 | 2458 |
| 11 | MelbourneMEL | 22 | 40 | 90.4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2136 | 2364 | |
| 12 | GeelongGEE | 22 | 36 | 93.8 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1926 | 2054 | |
| 13 | North MelbourneNTH | 22 | 36 | 91.1 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2161 | 2371 | |
| 14 | – | West CoastWCE | 22 | 20 | 65.9 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1708 | 2590 |
| 15 | – | St KildaSTK | 22 | 16 | 72.6 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1917 | 2642 |
| 16 | – | FremantleFRE | 22 | 8 | 72.0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1794 | 2491 |