Sydney finished top of the 1909 VFL ladder with 56 points and 168.9%, ahead of Carlton on percentage. Sydney won the premiership from 1st, beating Carlton by 2 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 | SydneySYD🏆 | 18 | 56 | 168.9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1162 | 688 | LWWWW | Premiers |
| 2 | CarltonCAR | 18 | 56 | 146.8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1174 | 800 | WWWWW | Runner-up |
| 3 | CollingwoodCOL | 18 | 52 | 130.3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1070 | 821 | WLDWW | Lost SF |
| 4 | EssendonESSTOP 4 | 18 | 44 | 121.7 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1076 | 884 | WWLWL | Lost FW1 |
| 5 | MelbourneMEL | 18 | 42 | 106.3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1023 | 962 | LWWWL | – |
| 6 | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 34 | 101.6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 945 | 930 | LLWLD | – |
| 7 | UniversityUNI | 18 | 32 | 100.1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 902 | 901 | WLDLD | – |
| 8 | RichmondRIC | 18 | 24 | 64.4 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 825 | 1282 | WLLLL | – |
| 9 | St KildaSTK | 18 | 12 | 59.3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 670 | 1130 | LWLLL | – |
| 10 | GeelongGEE | 18 | 8 | 65.5 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 852 | 1301 | LLLLW | – |