Richmond finished top of the 1933 VFL ladder with 60 points and 141.1%, eight points clear of Sydney. Sydney won the premiership from 2nd, beating Richmond by 42 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 | RichmondRIC | 18 | 60 | 141.1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1746 | 1237 | WLWWW | Runner-up |
| 2 | SydneySYD🏆 | 18 | 52 | 127.5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1764 | 1383 | WWWWW | Premiers |
| 3 | CarltonCAR | 18 | 52 | 114.4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1702 | 1488 | LWLWW | Lost FW1 |
| 4 | GeelongGEETOP 4 | 18 | 48 | 130.4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1730 | 1327 | WWLLL | Lost PF |
| 5 | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 46 | 105.6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1534 | 1453 | WWWLL | – |
| 6 | CollingwoodCOL | 18 | 44 | 112.9 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1760 | 1559 | LWWWW | – |
| 7 | Western BulldogsWBD | 18 | 44 | 97.7 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1520 | 1555 | LWWLW | – |
| 8 | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 30 | 85.2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1463 | 1717 | WLWLL | – |
| 9 | St KildaSTK | 18 | 24 | 80.9 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1380 | 1706 | LLLWL | – |
| 10 | MelbourneMEL | 18 | 12 | 82.0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1511 | 1842 | WLLLL | – |
| 11 | HawthornHAW | 18 | 12 | 73.3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1178 | 1607 | LLLLW | – |
| 12 | EssendonESS | 18 | 8 | 77.1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1392 | 1806 | LLLWL | – |