Hawthorn top the AFL ladder after Round 8, 2001 on 32 points (135.2%), four points clear of Essendon.
Snapshot after Round 8 · Updated Tue 25 Jan 2022, 11:07am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | HawthornHAW | 8 | 32 | 135.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 864 | 639 |
| 2 | – | EssendonESS | 8 | 28 | 147.5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 935 | 634 |
| 3 | – | Port AdelaidePTA | 8 | 24 | 133.8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 981 | 733 |
| 4 | CarltonCAR | 8 | 20 | 117.6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 816 | 694 | |
| 5 | RichmondRIC | 8 | 20 | 105.5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 809 | 767 | |
| 6 | CollingwoodCOL | 8 | 16 | 110.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 824 | 747 | |
| 7 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 8 | 16 | 105.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 859 | 818 | |
| 8 | Western BulldogsWBDTOP 8 | 8 | 16 | 99.7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 880 | 883 | |
| 9 | MelbourneMEL | 8 | 16 | 97.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 748 | 771 | |
| 10 | AdelaideADE | 8 | 16 | 92.1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 708 | 769 | |
| 11 | SydneySYD | 8 | 12 | 100.7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 815 | 809 | |
| 12 | – | GeelongGEE | 8 | 12 | 91.5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 693 | 757 |
| 13 | North MelbourneNTH | 8 | 12 | 74.2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 633 | 853 | |
| 14 | St KildaSTK | 8 | 8 | 81.4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 755 | 928 | |
| 15 | West CoastWCE | 8 | 8 | 66.3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 623 | 940 | |
| 16 | – | FremantleFRE | 8 | 0 | 77.8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 705 | 906 |