St Kilda top the AFL ladder after Round 21, 2009 on 76 points (155.0%), eight points clear of Geelong.
Snapshot after Round 21 · Updated Tue 25 Jan 2022, 11:07am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | St KildaSTK | 21 | 76 | 155.0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2083 | 1344 |
| 2 | – | GeelongGEE | 21 | 68 | 126.0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2218 | 1761 |
| 3 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 21 | 60 | 125.0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2098 | 1678 |
| 4 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 21 | 56 | 122.2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2278 | 1864 |
| 5 | – | CarltonCAR | 21 | 52 | 115.3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2166 | 1879 |
| 6 | – | AdelaideADE | 21 | 52 | 114.4 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1928 | 1685 |
| 7 | – | Brisbane LionsBRI | 21 | 50 | 106.6 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1917 | 1798 |
| 8 | – | EssendonESSTOP 8 | 21 | 38 | 96.8 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1964 | 2028 |
| 9 | HawthornHAW | 21 | 36 | 93.0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1863 | 2004 | |
| 10 | Port AdelaidePTA | 21 | 36 | 88.5 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1923 | 2173 | |
| 11 | SydneySYD | 21 | 32 | 93.2 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1796 | 1927 | |
| 12 | – | West CoastWCE | 21 | 28 | 89.1 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1768 | 1984 |
| 13 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 21 | 26 | 82.6 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1609 | 1948 |
| 14 | FremantleFRE | 21 | 24 | 78.2 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1693 | 2165 | |
| 15 | RichmondRIC | 21 | 22 | 76.4 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1729 | 2263 | |
| 16 | – | MelbourneMEL | 21 | 16 | 75.5 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1639 | 2171 |