St Kilda top the AFL ladder after Round 12, 2004 on 40 points (145.1%), four points clear of Brisbane Lions.
Snapshot after Round 12 · Updated Tue 25 Jan 2022, 11:07am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | St KildaSTK | 12 | 40 | 145.1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1419 | 978 |
| 2 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 12 | 36 | 127.9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1344 | 1051 | |
| 3 | MelbourneMEL | 12 | 36 | 123.9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1260 | 1017 | |
| 4 | Port AdelaidePTA | 12 | 32 | 116.8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1335 | 1143 | |
| 5 | EssendonESS | 12 | 32 | 103.8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1314 | 1266 | |
| 6 | GeelongGEE | 12 | 28 | 108.5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1145 | 1055 | |
| 7 | FremantleFRE | 12 | 28 | 107.3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1037 | 966 | |
| 8 | SydneySYDTOP 8 | 12 | 24 | 101.4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1067 | 1052 | |
| 9 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 12 | 20 | 105.1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1214 | 1155 |
| 10 | – | West CoastWCE | 12 | 20 | 89.7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1133 | 1263 |
| 11 | CarltonCAR | 12 | 20 | 81.5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1046 | 1283 | |
| 12 | Western BulldogsWBD | 12 | 16 | 88.9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1132 | 1273 | |
| 13 | CollingwoodCOL | 12 | 16 | 83.2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 954 | 1146 | |
| 14 | RichmondRIC | 12 | 16 | 72.0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 899 | 1249 | |
| 15 | AdelaideADE | 12 | 12 | 94.7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1075 | 1135 | |
| 16 | – | HawthornHAW | 12 | 8 | 73.3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 941 | 1283 |