Collingwood finished top of the 1903 VFL ladder with 60 points and 159.4%, four points clear of Fitzroy. Collingwood won the premiership from 1st, beating Fitzroy by 2 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 | 159.4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1063 | 667 | WWWWW | Premiers |
| 2 | FitzroyFIT | 17 | 56 | 171.6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 985 | 574 | WWWWW | Runner-up |
| 3 | CarltonCAR | 17 | 44 | 136.0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 865 | 636 | LLWLW | Lost FW1 |
| 4 | GeelongGEETOP 4 | 17 | 36 | 120.7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 981 | 813 | WLWWL | Lost FW1 |
| 5 | St KildaSTK | 17 | 30 | 76.4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 635 | 831 | WWLWL | – |
| 6 | EssendonESS | 17 | 26 | 78.6 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 691 | 879 | WLLLW | – |
| 7 | MelbourneMEL | 17 | 12 | 64.1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 593 | 925 | LWLLL | – |
| 8 | SydneySYD | 17 | 8 | 54.9 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 595 | 1083 | LLLLL | – |