Collingwood finished top of the 1902 VFL ladder with 60 points and 199.5%, eight points clear of Essendon. Collingwood won the premiership from 1st, beating Essendon by 33 points in the Grand Final.
Final VFL ladder · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:08pm (Melbourne time)
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA | Last 5 | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CollingwoodCOL🏆 | 17 | 60 | 199.5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1121 | 562 | WWWWW | Premiers |
| 2 | EssendonESS | 17 | 52 | 141.6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 885 | 625 | LWWWW | Runner-up |
| 3 | FitzroyFIT | 17 | 40 | 125.9 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 914 | 726 | LWWLL | Lost SF |
| 4 | MelbourneMELTOP 4 | 17 | 36 | 108.8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 800 | 735 | LWWLW | Lost FW1 |
| 5 | SydneySYD | 17 | 28 | 99.4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 700 | 704 | WLLWW | – |
| 6 | CarltonCAR | 17 | 28 | 77.1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 594 | 770 | WLLWL | – |
| 7 | GeelongGEE | 17 | 28 | 76.8 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 702 | 914 | WLLLL | – |
| 8 | St KildaSTK | 17 | 0 | 41.9 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 490 | 1170 | LLLLL | – |