Collingwood finished top of the 1922 VFL ladder with 48 points and 127.8%, six points clear of Essendon. Fitzroy won the premiership from 3rd, beating Collingwood by 11 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 | 48 | 127.8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1178 | 922 | WWWWW | Runner-up |
| 2 | EssendonESS | 16 | 42 | 111.6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1147 | 1028 | WWWWL | Lost PF |
| 3 | FitzroyFIT🏆 | 16 | 42 | 108.8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1091 | 1003 | LLLWW | Premiers |
| 4 | CarltonCARTOP 4 | 16 | 40 | 112.8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1232 | 1092 | LWWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 5 | RichmondRIC | 16 | 28 | 92.0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1039 | 1129 | LWWLL | – |
| 6 | MelbourneMEL | 16 | 28 | 88.9 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1005 | 1131 | WLLLL | – |
| 7 | St KildaSTK | 16 | 22 | 93.6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1090 | 1164 | LLLWW | – |
| 8 | GeelongGEE | 16 | 20 | 84.0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1080 | 1285 | WLLLL | – |
| 9 | SydneySYD | 16 | 18 | 91.3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1127 | 1235 | DLLLW | – |