AFL ladder: How each AFL club is performing and who do they face in coming weeks?

WHO has your team actually beaten this year? And how was that opponent travelling? We take a look at the ladder, who each side has played and where they were placed on the table.

WHO has your team actually beaten this year? And how well was that opposition travelling at that stage?

As we try to decipher the early-season form — and struggle with our own footy tipping — we thought we’d take a closer look at the AFL ladder and the form lines behind those teams vying for this year’s premiership.

North Melbourne, unbeaten after eight rounds and sitting pretty atop the AFL ladder, sits sixth in flag betting with some betting agencies.

Many believe the Kangas are yet to be truly tested, despite wins over Adelaide and the Western Bulldogs.

Many believe the Hawks have been battling in 2016, but when you see who the Hawks have beaten, they’ve played some pretty handy sides (and lost to some decent outfits, too).

Sterner tests await many clubs, but a glimpse of the AFL ladder below — with each team’s wins thus far — may paint a better picture for some as the formlines continue to evolve.

* wins and ladder position at time of match in brackets

Brent Harvey and the Kangaroos won a top-of-the-table clash in Round 6. Picture: Wayne Ludbey

1. NORTH MELBOURNE

Adelaide — Round 1 — Etihad

Brisbane (15th) — Gabba

Melbourne (11th) — Blundstone Arena

Fremantle (16th) — Etihad

Gold Coast (5th) — Metricon

Western Bulldogs (2nd) — Etihad

St Kilda (12th) — Etihad

Essendon (17th) — Etihad

Month ahead: Carlton (ES), Sydney (SCG), Richmond (Hobart), Geelong (ES).

2. GEELONG

Hawthorn — Round 1 — MCG

Brisbane Lions (16th) — Simonds

Essendon (15th) — MCG

Port Adelaide (11th) — Adelaide Oval

Gold Coast (7th) — Simonds

West Coast (6th) — Simonds

Adelaide (8th) — Adelaide Oval

Month ahead: Collingwood (MCG), Carlton (ES), GWS (SS), North Melbourne (ES).

3. GWS

Geelong (5th) — Canberra

Port Adelaide (8th) — Canberra

St Kilda (12th) — Etihad

Hawthorn (5th) — Spotless

Fremantle (18th) — Subiaco

Gold Coast (11th) — Spotless

Month ahead: WB (Spotless), Adelaide (AO), Geelong (SS), Sydney (Spotless).

4. SYDNEY

Collingwood — Round 1 — SCG

Carlton (12th) — Etihad

GWS (9th) — SCG

West Coast (6th) — SCG

Brisbane Lions (16th) — Gabba

Essendon (17th) — SCG

Month ahead: Hawthorn (MCG), NM (SCG), Gold Coast (Metricon), GWS (Spotless).

5. WESTERN BULLDOGS

Fremantle — Round 1 — Etihad

St Kilda (13th) Etihad

Carlton (17th) — Etihad

Brisbane Lions (14th) — Etihad

Adelaide (7th) — Etihad

Melbourne (9th) — MCG

Month ahead: GWS (Spotless), Collingwood (MCG), West Coast (ES), PA (AO).

Many believe Cyril Rioli and the Hawks will be right there when the whips are cracking at the end of the year. Picture: Wayne Ludbey

6. HAWTHORN

West Coast (4th) — MCG

Western Bulldogs (1st) — Etihad

St Kilda (13th) — Aurora

Adelaide (7th) — MCG

Richmond (15th) — MCG

Fremantle (18th) — Aurora

Month ahead: Sydney (MCG), Brisbane (Gabba), Melbourne (MCG), Essendon (ES).

7. WEST COAST

Brisbane Lions — Round 1 — Subiaco

Fremantle (17th) — Subiaco

Richmond (12th) — Subiaco

Collingwood (11th) — Subiaco

St Kilda (13th) — Subiaco

Month ahead: Port Adelaide (AO), Gold Coast (Subi), WB (ES), Adelaide (Subi).

8. ADELAIDE

Port Adelaide (6th) — Adelaide Oval

Richmond (10th) — Etihad

Sydney (1st) — Adelaide Oval

Fremantle (18th) — Adelaide Oval

Month ahead: Gold Coast (Metricon), GWS (AO), St Kilda (AO), West Coast (Subi).

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9. MELBOURNE

GWS — Round 1 — MCG

Collingwood (14th) — MCG

Richmond (13th) — MCG

Gold Coast (10th) — Metricon

Month ahead: Brisbane (MCG), PA (Alice Springs), Hawthorn (MCG), C’wood (MCG).

10. PORT ADELAIDE

St Kilda — Round 1 — Adelaide Oval

Essendon (13th) — Adelaide Oval

Richmond (14th) — MCG

Brisbane (16th) — Adelaide Oval

Month ahead: WC (AO), Melbourne (Alice Springs), Collingwood (MCG), WB (AO).

11. CARLTON

Fremantle (17th) — Subiaco

Essendon (17th) — MCG

Collingwood (13th) — MCG

Port Adelaide (10th) — Etihad

Month ahead: North Melbourne (ES), Geelong (ES), Brisbane (ES), St Kilda (ES).

Carlton’s Bryce Gibbs has been in stellar form. Picture: Michael Klein

12. COLLINGWOOD

Richmond (7th) — MCG

Essendon (16th) — MCG

Brisbane (16th) — Gabba

Month ahead: Geelong (MCG), WB (MCG), Port Adelaide (MCG), Melbourne (MCG).

13. GOLD COAST

Essendon — Round 1 — Metricon

Fremantle (18th) — Subiaco

Carlton (15th) — Metricon

Month ahead: Adelaide (Metricon), WC (Subi), Sydney (Metricon), Richmond (MCG).

14. ST KILDA

Collingwood (14th) — MCG

Melbourne (10th) — Etihad

Month ahead: Essendon (ES), Fremantle (ES), Adelaide (AO), Carlton (ES).

15. RICHMOND

Carlton — Round 1 — MCG

Sydney Swans (3rd) — MCG

Month ahead: Fremantle (Subi), Essendon (MCG), NM (Hobart), Gold Coast (MCG).

Richmond went winless from Round 1 til Round 8, when Sam Lloyd helped his team beat the third-placed Swans. Picture: Wayne Ludbey

16. BRISBANE

Gold Coast (2nd) — Gabba

Month ahead: Melbourne (MCG), Hawthorn (Gabba), Carlton (ES), Fremantle (G).

17. ESSENDON

Melbourne (9th) — MCG

Month ahead: St Kilda (ES), Richmond (MCG), Fremantle (Subi), Hawthorn (ES).

18. FREMANTLE

Month ahead: Richmond (Subi), St Kilda (ES), Essendon (Subi), Brisbane (G).

Originally published as AFL ladder: How each AFL club is performing and who do they face in coming weeks?