Hawthorn top the AFL ladder after Round 5, 2001 on 20 points (130.9%), four points clear of Essendon.
Snapshot after Round 5 · Updated Tue 25 Jan 2022, 11:07am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | HawthornHAW | 5 | 20 | 130.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 512 | 391 |
| 2 | – | EssendonESS | 5 | 16 | 139.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 572 | 411 |
| 3 | Port AdelaidePTA | 5 | 16 | 129.9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 621 | 478 | |
| 4 | RichmondRIC | 5 | 16 | 114.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 514 | 449 | |
| 5 | SydneySYD | 5 | 12 | 118.7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 540 | 455 | |
| 6 | CarltonCAR | 5 | 12 | 103.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 471 | 455 | |
| 7 | MelbourneMEL | 5 | 12 | 93.7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 473 | 505 | |
| 8 | CollingwoodCOLTOP 8 | 5 | 8 | 114.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 505 | 443 | |
| 9 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 5 | 8 | 105.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 563 | 535 | |
| 10 | GeelongGEE | 5 | 8 | 102.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 469 | 460 | |
| 11 | Western BulldogsWBD | 5 | 8 | 98.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 565 | 576 | |
| 12 | West CoastWCE | 5 | 8 | 85.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 445 | 523 | |
| 13 | AdelaideADE | 5 | 8 | 80.4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 394 | 490 | |
| 14 | St KildaSTK | 5 | 4 | 76.3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 447 | 586 | |
| 15 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 5 | 4 | 59.1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 318 | 538 |
| 16 | – | FremantleFRE | 5 | 0 | 80.6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 475 | 589 |