Collingwood top the AFL ladder after Round 21, 2010 on 70 points (144.5%), six points clear of Geelong.
Snapshot after Round 21 · Updated Tue 25 Jan 2022, 11:05am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 21 | 70 | 144.5 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2254 | 1560 |
| 2 | – | GeelongGEE | 21 | 64 | 147.2 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2406 | 1634 |
| 3 | – | St KildaSTK | 21 | 62 | 124.4 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1898 | 1526 |
| 4 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 21 | 52 | 124.8 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2067 | 1656 |
| 5 | SydneySYD | 21 | 48 | 106.5 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1911 | 1795 | |
| 6 | FremantleFRE | 21 | 48 | 103.8 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2075 | 2000 | |
| 7 | HawthornHAW | 21 | 46 | 111.1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1946 | 1752 | |
| 8 | CarltonCARTOP 8 | 21 | 44 | 108.8 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2056 | 1890 | |
| 9 | – | North MelbourneNTH | 21 | 40 | 86.3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1817 | 2105 |
| 10 | Port AdelaidePTA | 21 | 36 | 80.9 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1627 | 2011 | |
| 11 | MelbourneMEL | 21 | 34 | 94.7 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1760 | 1858 | |
| 12 | AdelaideADE | 21 | 32 | 92.6 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1698 | 1833 | |
| 13 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 21 | 28 | 83.2 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1707 | 2052 | |
| 14 | EssendonESS | 21 | 28 | 80.7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1852 | 2295 | |
| 15 | – | RichmondRIC | 21 | 24 | 72.0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1602 | 2226 |
| 16 | – | West CoastWCE | 21 | 16 | 77.9 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1705 | 2188 |