Collingwood finished top of the 1905 VFL ladder with 60 points and 175.0%, ten points clear of Fitzroy. Fitzroy won the premiership from 2nd, beating Collingwood by 13 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 | 175.0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1111 | 635 | WLWWW | Runner-up |
| 2 | FitzroyFIT🏆 | 17 | 50 | 135.4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 884 | 653 | WDWLW | Premiers |
| 3 | CarltonCAR | 17 | 44 | 127.4 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1005 | 789 | WWLWW | Lost SF |
| 4 | EssendonESSTOP 4 | 17 | 36 | 114.4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 976 | 853 | LWWWL | Lost FW1 |
| 5 | SydneySYD | 17 | 30 | 83.7 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 816 | 975 | LDWLL | – |
| 6 | GeelongGEE | 17 | 24 | 79.0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 747 | 946 | LLLWL | – |
| 7 | St KildaSTK | 17 | 16 | 64.1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 690 | 1076 | WLLLW | – |
| 8 | MelbourneMEL | 17 | 12 | 70.9 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 736 | 1038 | LWLLL | – |