Collingwood finished top of the 1926 VFL ladder with 60 points and 149.3%, ahead of Geelong on percentage. Melbourne won the premiership from 3rd, beating Collingwood by 57 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 | 18 | 60 | 149.3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1604 | 1074 | WWLWW | Runner-up |
| 2 | GeelongGEE | 18 | 60 | 145.2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1605 | 1105 | LWWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 3 | MelbourneMEL🏆 | 18 | 56 | 146.4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1720 | 1175 | WLWWW | Premiers |
| 4 | EssendonESSTOP 4 | 18 | 48 | 124.3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1303 | 1048 | WWWWL | Lost PF |
| 5 | SydneySYD | 18 | 48 | 118.9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1408 | 1184 | WWWLW | – |
| 6 | CarltonCAR | 18 | 44 | 106.5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1314 | 1234 | WLWLL | – |
| 7 | RichmondRIC | 18 | 36 | 92.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1376 | 1495 | LWLLL | – |
| 8 | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 24 | 86.1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1363 | 1583 | WWLWL | – |
| 9 | St KildaSTK | 18 | 24 | 75.8 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1081 | 1427 | LLLWW | – |
| 10 | Western BulldogsWBD | 18 | 16 | 69.9 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1164 | 1665 | LLLLW | – |
| 11 | HawthornHAW | 18 | 14 | 66.4 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1094 | 1648 | LLWLL | – |
| 12 | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 2 | 73.7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1102 | 1496 | LLLLL | – |