Melbourne top the AFL ladder after Round 18, 2004 on 56 points (126.0%), four points clear of Brisbane Lions.
Snapshot after Round 18 · Updated Tue 25 Jan 2022, 11:07am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MelbourneMEL | 18 | 56 | 126.0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1900 | 1508 | |
| 2 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 18 | 52 | 132.9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2008 | 1511 | |
| 3 | St KildaSTK | 18 | 52 | 131.1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2008 | 1532 | |
| 4 | Port AdelaidePTA | 18 | 52 | 123.4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1949 | 1580 | |
| 5 | – | GeelongGEE | 18 | 48 | 115.2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1689 | 1466 |
| 6 | – | FremantleFRE | 18 | 44 | 111.6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1656 | 1484 |
| 7 | SydneySYD | 18 | 40 | 102.3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1541 | 1506 | |
| 8 | EssendonESSTOP 8 | 18 | 40 | 102.1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1901 | 1861 | |
| 9 | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 36 | 112.4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1765 | 1570 | |
| 10 | – | West CoastWCE | 18 | 36 | 94.8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1644 | 1734 |
| 11 | CollingwoodCOL | 18 | 28 | 91.4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1529 | 1673 | |
| 12 | CarltonCAR | 18 | 28 | 79.1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1501 | 1898 | |
| 13 | – | AdelaideADE | 18 | 24 | 93.2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1575 | 1690 |
| 14 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 18 | 16 | 78.8 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1555 | 1973 |
| 15 | – | RichmondRIC | 18 | 16 | 70.5 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1394 | 1976 |
| 16 | – | HawthornHAW | 18 | 8 | 67.2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1338 | 1991 |