Geelong finished top of the 1931 VFL ladder with 60 points and 151.4%, ahead of Richmond on percentage. Geelong won the premiership from 1st, beating Richmond by 20 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 | GeelongGEE🏆 | 18 | 60 | 151.4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1572 | 1038 | WLWWW | Premiers |
| 2 | RichmondRIC | 18 | 60 | 141.1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1627 | 1153 | LWWWL | Runner-up |
| 3 | CarltonCAR | 18 | 48 | 125.1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1613 | 1289 | LWLLW | Lost PF |
| 4 | CollingwoodCOLTOP 4 | 18 | 48 | 124.0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1589 | 1281 | WLWLW | Lost FW1 |
| 5 | Western BulldogsWBD | 18 | 48 | 110.2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1161 | 1054 | WWWWW | – |
| 6 | EssendonESS | 18 | 40 | 99.2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1416 | 1428 | WWLWW | – |
| 7 | SydneySYD | 18 | 36 | 99.1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1393 | 1406 | LWWLL | – |
| 8 | MelbourneMEL | 18 | 32 | 91.7 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1286 | 1403 | LWLWL | – |
| 9 | St KildaSTK | 18 | 32 | 89.2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1323 | 1484 | WLWWL | – |
| 10 | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 16 | 86.0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1380 | 1605 | WLLLW | – |
| 11 | HawthornHAW | 18 | 12 | 82.1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1145 | 1395 | LLLLL | – |
| 12 | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 0 | 50.8 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1000 | 1969 | LLLLL | – |