Sydney finished top of the 1912 VFL ladder with 56 points and 157.0%, ahead of Carlton on percentage. Essendon won the premiership from 3rd, beating Sydney by 14 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 | 157.0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1160 | 739 | WWWLW | Runner-up |
| 2 | CarltonCAR | 18 | 56 | 131.2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1145 | 873 | WWWWW | Lost PF |
| 3 | EssendonESS🏆 | 18 | 48 | 114.9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1205 | 1049 | LWWLW | Premiers |
| 4 | GeelongGEETOP 4 | 18 | 44 | 126.7 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1154 | 911 | WLLWW | Lost FW1 |
| 5 | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 40 | 108.5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1016 | 936 | WWWWL | – |
| 6 | MelbourneMEL | 18 | 36 | 98.9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 985 | 996 | LLLWW | – |
| 7 | CollingwoodCOL | 18 | 36 | 91.7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 912 | 995 | WWWLL | – |
| 8 | St KildaSTK | 18 | 28 | 100.4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1094 | 1090 | LLLWL | – |
| 9 | RichmondRIC | 18 | 12 | 64.7 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 863 | 1333 | LLLLL | – |
| 10 | UniversityUNI | 18 | 4 | 57.0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 812 | 1424 | LLLLL | – |