Collingwood finished top of the 1929 VFL ladder with 72 points and 171.7%, 12 points clear of Carlton. Collingwood won the premiership from 1st, beating Richmond by 29 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 | 72 | 171.7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1918 | 1117 | WWWWW | Premiers |
| 2 | CarltonCAR | 18 | 60 | 136.9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1589 | 1161 | WWWWW | Lost PF |
| 3 | RichmondRIC | 18 | 50 | 121.7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1703 | 1399 | DWWWL | Runner-up |
| 4 | St KildaSTKTOP 4 | 18 | 48 | 130.3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1493 | 1146 | WWWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 5 | MelbourneMEL | 18 | 46 | 105.5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1228 | 1164 | WWWLL | – |
| 6 | EssendonESS | 18 | 38 | 96.0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1349 | 1405 | DWLWL | – |
| 7 | GeelongGEE | 18 | 32 | 108.6 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1175 | 1082 | LLLLW | – |
| 8 | SydneySYD | 18 | 28 | 84.8 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1338 | 1578 | LLWLW | – |
| 9 | Western BulldogsWBD | 18 | 26 | 86.6 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1268 | 1464 | LLLLL | – |
| 10 | HawthornHAW | 18 | 16 | 76.9 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1170 | 1522 | LLLWL | – |
| 11 | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 12 | 73.3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1340 | 1827 | LLLLW | – |
| 12 | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 4 | 60.2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1070 | 1776 | WLLLL | – |