Sydney finished top of the 1918 VFL ladder with 52 points and 143.1%, 12 points clear of Collingwood. Sydney won the premiership from 1st, beating Collingwood by 5 points in the Grand Final.
Final VFL ladder · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:27pm (Melbourne time)
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA | Last 5 | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SydneySYD🏆 | 14 | 52 | 143.1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 970 | 678 | WWWWW | Premiers |
| 2 | CollingwoodCOL | 14 | 40 | 145.1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 956 | 659 | LWLWW | Runner-up |
| 3 | CarltonCAR | 14 | 32 | 116.5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 862 | 740 | LWLLW | Lost SF |
| 4 | St KildaSTKTOP 4 | 14 | 32 | 92.2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 742 | 805 | WLWWL | Lost FW1 |
| 5 | FitzroyFIT | 14 | 24 | 98.7 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 774 | 784 | WWLLL | – |
| 6 | RichmondRIC | 14 | 20 | 87.7 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 752 | 857 | LLWLL | – |
| 7 | GeelongGEE | 14 | 12 | 75.8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 716 | 944 | LLLWW | – |
| 8 | EssendonESS | 14 | 12 | 64.2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 547 | 852 | WLWLL | – |