The latest Ranking on Dashboard metrics data appears below, and shows that, at this point in the season, defence has been more important than offence.

We have:

The rank correlation between Ladder Position and Conceded Scoring Shots per Game is +0.78, while that between Ladder Position and Recorded Scoring Shots per Game is just +0.32
The rank correlation between Ladder Position and Conceded Points per Game is +0.78, while that between Ladder Position and Recorded Points per Game is just +0.59

The MoS Win Production Function continues to provide a good fit with Ladder Position. The rank correlation between the two now stands at +0.93.

Next, we have the full Team Dashboard below, which shows that:

St Kilda have outscored their opponents by almost 4:1 in Q1s
Melbourne have outscored their opponents by almost 3:1 in Q4s
Essendon have scored only 16% of their point in Q1s, and Western Bulldogs 14%
GWS have scored only 16% of their points in Q2s, Port Adelaide 18%, and St Kilda 14%
Hawthorn have scored only 6% of their points in Q3s. Their percentage for that quarter is 12.
Brisbane Lions have scored only 15% of their point in Q4s, Carlton 16%, Geelong 17%, and Western Bulldogs 14%
Western Bulldogs have scored 40% of their points in Q2s
St Kilda, who sit 1st on the Ladder have won exactly as many quarters as GWS, who sit 10th, and fewer than Melbourne, Sydney, Carlton, Collingwood, and Essendon