Collingwood finished top of the 1928 VFL ladder with 60 points and 134.6%, four points clear of Richmond. Collingwood won the premiership from 1st, beating Richmond by 33 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 | 134.6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1540 | 1144 | WWWWL | Premiers |
| 2 | RichmondRIC | 18 | 56 | 133.6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1640 | 1228 | LWWWW | Runner-up |
| 3 | MelbourneMEL | 18 | 56 | 122.2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1507 | 1233 | WLWLW | Lost PF |
| 4 | CarltonCARTOP 4 | 18 | 44 | 121.4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1598 | 1316 | WLWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 5 | EssendonESS | 18 | 44 | 113.0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1441 | 1275 | WWLLW | – |
| 6 | St KildaSTK | 18 | 44 | 102.0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1499 | 1470 | WWLWW | – |
| 7 | Western BulldogsWBD | 18 | 36 | 109.3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1465 | 1340 | WLLWL | – |
| 8 | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 28 | 88.4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1480 | 1675 | LWWWL | – |
| 9 | GeelongGEE | 18 | 24 | 99.5 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1336 | 1343 | LLLLL | – |
| 10 | SydneySYD | 18 | 20 | 85.5 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1461 | 1709 | LLWLW | – |
| 11 | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 20 | 67.7 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1058 | 1563 | LWLLL | – |
| 12 | HawthornHAW | 18 | 0 | 61.6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1171 | 1900 | LLLLL | – |