St Kilda top the AFL ladder after Round 9, 2004 on 36 points (158.1%), eight points clear of Melbourne.
Snapshot after Round 9 · Updated Tue 25 Jan 2022, 11:07am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | St KildaSTK | 9 | 36 | 158.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1067 | 675 |
| 2 | – | MelbourneMEL | 9 | 28 | 132.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1002 | 759 |
| 3 | – | Brisbane LionsBRI | 9 | 24 | 119.1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 936 | 786 |
| 4 | Port AdelaidePTA | 9 | 24 | 118.0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1001 | 848 | |
| 5 | – | FremantleFRE | 9 | 24 | 117.8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 809 | 687 |
| 6 | EssendonESS | 9 | 24 | 101.1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 949 | 939 | |
| 7 | GeelongGEE | 9 | 20 | 104.8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 826 | 788 | |
| 8 | SydneySYDTOP 8 | 9 | 16 | 103.2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 802 | 777 | |
| 9 | North MelbourneNTH | 9 | 16 | 102.5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 911 | 889 | |
| 10 | RichmondRIC | 9 | 16 | 74.9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 685 | 914 | |
| 11 | Western BulldogsWBD | 9 | 12 | 90.7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 895 | 987 | |
| 12 | – | CarltonCAR | 9 | 12 | 84.1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 767 | 912 |
| 13 | West CoastWCE | 9 | 12 | 82.4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 850 | 1031 | |
| 14 | – | AdelaideADE | 9 | 8 | 87.6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 779 | 889 |
| 15 | – | HawthornHAW | 9 | 8 | 81.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 726 | 896 |
| 16 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 9 | 8 | 75.3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 696 | 924 |