Adelaide top the AFL ladder after Round 17, 2006 on 56 points (155.6%), four points clear of West Coast.
Snapshot after Round 17 · Updated Tue 25 Jan 2022, 11:07am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | AdelaideADE | 17 | 56 | 155.6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1862 | 1197 |
| 2 | – | West CoastWCE | 17 | 52 | 115.2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1704 | 1479 |
| 3 | – | MelbourneMEL | 17 | 48 | 116.2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1690 | 1454 |
| 4 | St KildaSTK | 17 | 44 | 122.5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1606 | 1311 | |
| 5 | CollingwoodCOL | 17 | 44 | 118.1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1846 | 1563 | |
| 6 | SydneySYD | 17 | 40 | 120.5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1591 | 1320 | |
| 7 | Western BulldogsWBD | 17 | 40 | 109.3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1776 | 1625 | |
| 8 | – | FremantleFRETOP 8 | 17 | 40 | 95.2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1497 | 1573 |
| 9 | – | GeelongGEE | 17 | 32 | 101.3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1542 | 1522 |
| 10 | – | RichmondRIC | 17 | 32 | 79.8 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1360 | 1704 |
| 11 | – | Brisbane LionsBRI | 17 | 28 | 92.5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1548 | 1674 |
| 12 | – | Port AdelaidePTA | 17 | 24 | 89.8 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1487 | 1655 |
| 13 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 17 | 24 | 84.0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1400 | 1666 |
| 14 | – | HawthornHAW | 17 | 20 | 78.2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1355 | 1732 |
| 15 | EssendonESS | 17 | 10 | 80.9 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1530 | 1892 | |
| 16 | CarltonCAR | 17 | 10 | 76.2 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1370 | 1797 |