Essendon top the AFL ladder after Round 9, 2001 on 32 points (153.0%), ahead of Hawthorn on percentage.
Snapshot after Round 9 · Updated Tue 25 Jan 2022, 11:07am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EssendonESS | 9 | 32 | 153.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1057 | 691 | |
| 2 | HawthornHAW | 9 | 32 | 121.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 921 | 761 | |
| 3 | – | Port AdelaidePTA | 9 | 28 | 133.5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1069 | 801 |
| 4 | – | CarltonCAR | 9 | 24 | 117.7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 898 | 763 |
| 5 | CollingwoodCOL | 9 | 20 | 111.5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 922 | 827 | |
| 6 | Western BulldogsWBD | 9 | 20 | 104.7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1005 | 960 | |
| 7 | RichmondRIC | 9 | 20 | 100.0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 885 | 885 | |
| 8 | AdelaideADETOP 8 | 9 | 20 | 93.7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 835 | 891 | |
| 9 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 9 | 16 | 103.8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 981 | 945 | |
| 10 | SydneySYD | 9 | 16 | 102.9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 899 | 874 | |
| 11 | GeelongGEE | 9 | 16 | 97.4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 811 | 833 | |
| 12 | MelbourneMEL | 9 | 16 | 95.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 816 | 859 | |
| 13 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 9 | 12 | 75.1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 702 | 935 |
| 14 | – | St KildaSTK | 9 | 8 | 81.4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 835 | 1026 |
| 15 | – | West CoastWCE | 9 | 8 | 65.7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 700 | 1065 |
| 16 | – | FremantleFRE | 9 | 0 | 77.8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 770 | 990 |