St Kilda top the AFL ladder after Round 18, 2009 on 72 points (164.3%), eight points clear of Geelong.
Snapshot after Round 18 · Updated Tue 25 Jan 2022, 11:07am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | St KildaSTK | 18 | 72 | 164.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1842 | 1121 |
| 2 | – | GeelongGEE | 18 | 64 | 134.2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1968 | 1467 |
| 3 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 18 | 48 | 124.5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1969 | 1582 |
| 4 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 18 | 48 | 117.7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1760 | 1495 |
| 5 | – | AdelaideADE | 18 | 44 | 111.0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1644 | 1481 |
| 6 | – | Brisbane LionsBRI | 18 | 44 | 108.0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1639 | 1517 |
| 7 | – | CarltonCAR | 18 | 40 | 108.5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1795 | 1654 |
| 8 | Port AdelaidePTATOP 8 | 18 | 36 | 92.4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1690 | 1829 | |
| 9 | EssendonESS | 18 | 32 | 99.3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1680 | 1692 | |
| 10 | HawthornHAW | 18 | 32 | 92.5 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1612 | 1743 | |
| 11 | – | SydneySYD | 18 | 28 | 91.6 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1530 | 1670 |
| 12 | – | RichmondRIC | 18 | 22 | 81.4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1509 | 1853 |
| 13 | West CoastWCE | 18 | 20 | 89.1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1508 | 1693 | |
| 14 | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 18 | 78.6 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1350 | 1718 | |
| 15 | – | FremantleFRE | 18 | 16 | 73.1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1372 | 1877 |
| 16 | – | MelbourneMEL | 18 | 12 | 74.0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1355 | 1831 |