Hawthorn top the AFL ladder after Round 6, 2001 on 24 points (127.8%), four points clear of Essendon.
Snapshot after Round 6 · Updated Tue 25 Jan 2022, 11:07am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | HawthornHAW | 6 | 24 | 127.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 616 | 482 |
| 2 | – | EssendonESS | 6 | 20 | 151.8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 730 | 481 |
| 3 | – | Port AdelaidePTA | 6 | 20 | 133.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 750 | 564 |
| 4 | – | RichmondRIC | 6 | 20 | 122.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 643 | 527 |
| 5 | MelbourneMEL | 6 | 16 | 102.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 592 | 579 | |
| 6 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 6 | 12 | 113.9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 679 | 596 | |
| 7 | CollingwoodCOL | 6 | 12 | 113.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 608 | 538 | |
| 8 | SydneySYDTOP 8 | 6 | 12 | 110.3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 634 | 575 | |
| 9 | CarltonCAR | 6 | 12 | 101.4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 566 | 558 | |
| 10 | Western BulldogsWBD | 6 | 8 | 92.3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 651 | 705 | |
| 11 | GeelongGEE | 6 | 8 | 92.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 530 | 576 | |
| 12 | St KildaSTK | 6 | 8 | 83.4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 567 | 680 | |
| 13 | – | AdelaideADE | 6 | 8 | 81.6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 485 | 594 |
| 14 | West CoastWCE | 6 | 8 | 75.6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 515 | 681 | |
| 15 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 6 | 4 | 59.4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 396 | 667 |
| 16 | – | FremantleFRE | 6 | 0 | 77.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 549 | 708 |