Essendon finished top of the 1923 VFL ladder with 52 points and 135.8%, eight points clear of Fitzroy. Essendon won the premiership from 1st, beating Fitzroy by 17 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 | EssendonESS🏆 | 16 | 52 | 135.8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1188 | 875 | WLWWW | Premiers |
| 2 | FitzroyFIT | 16 | 44 | 115.7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1120 | 968 | WWWLW | Runner-up |
| 3 | SydneySYD | 16 | 36 | 107.3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1061 | 989 | WWLWW | Lost PF |
| 4 | GeelongGEETOP 4 | 16 | 36 | 104.0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1128 | 1085 | LWWLW | Lost FW1 |
| 5 | CollingwoodCOL | 16 | 34 | 109.1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1138 | 1043 | LLDWW | – |
| 6 | St KildaSTK | 16 | 32 | 98.7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 947 | 959 | WWLLL | – |
| 7 | CarltonCAR | 16 | 26 | 84.0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1000 | 1191 | LWDWL | – |
| 8 | RichmondRIC | 16 | 16 | 79.5 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 906 | 1139 | WLLLL | – |
| 9 | MelbourneMEL | 16 | 12 | 80.4 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 980 | 1219 | LLLLL | – |