Adelaide top the AFL ladder after Round 16, 2006 on 56 points (172.4%), eight points clear of West Coast.
Snapshot after Round 16 · Updated Tue 25 Jan 2022, 11:07am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | AdelaideADE | 16 | 56 | 172.4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1779 | 1032 |
| 2 | – | West CoastWCE | 16 | 48 | 110.2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1539 | 1396 |
| 3 | – | MelbourneMEL | 16 | 44 | 113.3 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1571 | 1386 |
| 4 | CollingwoodCOL | 16 | 40 | 115.9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1733 | 1495 | |
| 5 | – | St KildaSTK | 16 | 40 | 115.5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1432 | 1240 |
| 6 | Western BulldogsWBD | 16 | 40 | 113.4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1708 | 1506 | |
| 7 | – | SydneySYD | 16 | 36 | 119.2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1514 | 1270 |
| 8 | – | FremantleFRETOP 8 | 16 | 36 | 93.7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1390 | 1484 |
| 9 | GeelongGEE | 16 | 32 | 103.5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1482 | 1432 | |
| 10 | RichmondRIC | 16 | 32 | 84.2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1289 | 1530 | |
| 11 | – | Brisbane LionsBRI | 16 | 28 | 94.1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1425 | 1514 |
| 12 | – | Port AdelaidePTA | 16 | 24 | 91.1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1437 | 1578 |
| 13 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 16 | 20 | 81.6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1310 | 1606 |
| 14 | – | HawthornHAW | 16 | 20 | 79.5 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1287 | 1619 |
| 15 | – | CarltonCAR | 16 | 10 | 75.8 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1281 | 1690 |
| 16 | – | EssendonESS | 16 | 6 | 77.4 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1370 | 1769 |