Fitzroy finished top of the 1904 VFL ladder with 48 points and 128.2%, six points clear of Carlton. Fitzroy won the premiership from 1st, beating Carlton by 24 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 | FitzroyFIT🏆 | 17 | 48 | 128.2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 954 | 744 | LWWWL | Premiers |
| 2 | CarltonCAR | 17 | 42 | 105.5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 804 | 762 | WWLLW | Runner-up |
| 3 | CollingwoodCOL | 17 | 40 | 117.0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 867 | 741 | LWWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 4 | EssendonESSTOP 4 | 17 | 40 | 113.1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 835 | 738 | WLWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 5 | SydneySYD | 17 | 40 | 108.5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 831 | 766 | WLLLW | – |
| 6 | MelbourneMEL | 17 | 32 | 112.7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 947 | 840 | LWWWL | – |
| 7 | GeelongGEE | 17 | 18 | 77.2 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 726 | 940 | WLLLL | – |
| 8 | St KildaSTK | 17 | 12 | 62.1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 708 | 1141 | LLLLL | – |