Collingwood finished top of the 1919 VFL ladder with 52 points and 162.3%, four points clear of Sydney. Collingwood won the premiership from 1st, beating Richmond by 25 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 | CollingwoodCOL🏆 | 16 | 52 | 162.3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1243 | 766 | WWWWW | Premiers |
| 2 | SydneySYD | 16 | 48 | 158.7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1111 | 700 | WWWLL | Lost FW1 |
| 3 | CarltonCAR | 16 | 40 | 127.6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1150 | 901 | WWLWW | Lost SF |
| 4 | RichmondRICTOP 4 | 16 | 40 | 118.2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1083 | 916 | LWLWL | Runner-up |
| 5 | FitzroyFIT | 16 | 38 | 125.3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1074 | 857 | LDWWL | – |
| 6 | EssendonESS | 16 | 28 | 94.6 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 924 | 977 | LLWLW | – |
| 7 | St KildaSTK | 16 | 28 | 70.6 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 772 | 1093 | WWLLL | – |
| 8 | GeelongGEE | 16 | 14 | 73.4 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 794 | 1082 | LDLWW | – |
| 9 | MelbourneMEL | 16 | 0 | 43.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 647 | 1506 | LLLLL | – |