Fitzroy finished top of the 1899 VFL ladder with 56 points and 156.3%, eight points clear of Geelong. Fitzroy won the premiership from 1st, beating Sydney by 1 points in the Grand Final.
Final VFL ladder · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:26pm (Melbourne time)
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA | Last 5 | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FitzroyFIT🏆 | 17 | 56 | 156.3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 744 | 476 | LWWWW | Premiers |
| 2 | GeelongGEE | 17 | 48 | 199.4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 931 | 467 | WWLWW | – |
| 3 | CollingwoodCOL | 17 | 48 | 134.6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 704 | 523 | WWWWL | – |
| 4 | EssendonESSTOP 4 | 17 | 40 | 147.0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 772 | 525 | WLWLL | – |
| 5 | SydneySYD | 17 | 32 | 120.2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 679 | 565 | LWWWW | Runner-up |
| 6 | MelbourneMEL | 17 | 32 | 113.0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 617 | 546 | LLLLL | – |
| 7 | CarltonCAR | 17 | 16 | 60.0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 415 | 692 | WLLLW | – |
| 8 | St KildaSTK | 17 | 0 | 23.2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 323 | 1391 | LLLLL | – |