Collingwood finished top of the 1930 VFL ladder with 60 points and 144.3%, ahead of Carlton on percentage. Collingwood won the premiership from 1st, beating Geelong by 30 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 | 144.3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1931 | 1338 | WWWWW | Premiers |
| 2 | CarltonCAR | 18 | 60 | 141.6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1747 | 1234 | WLWLW | Lost FW1 |
| 3 | RichmondRIC | 18 | 44 | 124.7 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1450 | 1163 | LLWWL | Lost SF |
| 4 | GeelongGEETOP 4 | 18 | 44 | 118.7 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1495 | 1259 | WWWLW | Runner-up |
| 5 | MelbourneMEL | 18 | 44 | 104.7 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1509 | 1441 | LWLLL | – |
| 6 | EssendonESS | 18 | 40 | 105.5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1495 | 1417 | WWWLL | – |
| 7 | SydneySYD | 18 | 36 | 100.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1553 | 1553 | WWLLW | – |
| 8 | St KildaSTK | 18 | 32 | 101.3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1454 | 1435 | WLLWW | – |
| 9 | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 28 | 89.2 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1411 | 1581 | LWWWL | – |
| 10 | HawthornHAW | 18 | 24 | 77.3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1205 | 1558 | LLLWW | – |
| 11 | Western BulldogsWBD | 18 | 16 | 75.8 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1164 | 1535 | LLLWL | – |
| 12 | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 4 | 51.8 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 969 | 1869 | LLLLL | – |