St Kilda top the AFL ladder after Round 20, 2009 on 76 points (158.1%), eight points clear of Geelong.
Snapshot after Round 20 · Updated Tue 25 Jan 2022, 11:07am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | St KildaSTK | 20 | 76 | 158.1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2024 | 1280 |
| 2 | – | GeelongGEE | 20 | 68 | 128.5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2122 | 1651 |
| 3 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 20 | 56 | 123.4 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2001 | 1622 |
| 4 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 20 | 52 | 122.6 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2168 | 1768 |
| 5 | CarltonCAR | 20 | 48 | 112.9 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2013 | 1783 | |
| 6 | AdelaideADE | 20 | 48 | 110.3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1806 | 1637 | |
| 7 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 20 | 46 | 106.1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1810 | 1706 | |
| 8 | EssendonESSTOP 8 | 20 | 38 | 99.5 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1877 | 1887 | |
| 9 | Port AdelaidePTA | 20 | 36 | 88.6 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1831 | 2066 | |
| 10 | – | SydneySYD | 20 | 32 | 95.1 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1740 | 1830 |
| 11 | – | HawthornHAW | 20 | 32 | 90.4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1728 | 1911 |
| 12 | – | West CoastWCE | 20 | 28 | 92.4 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1720 | 1862 |
| 13 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 20 | 22 | 81.8 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1545 | 1889 |
| 14 | – | RichmondRIC | 20 | 22 | 76.9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1636 | 2128 |
| 15 | – | FremantleFRE | 20 | 20 | 74.7 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1552 | 2078 |
| 16 | – | MelbourneMEL | 20 | 16 | 76.5 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1543 | 2018 |