Sydney finished top of the 1935 VFL ladder with 64 points and 137.6%, four points clear of Collingwood. Collingwood won the premiership from 2nd, beating Sydney 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 | SydneySYD | 18 | 64 | 137.6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1940 | 1410 | LWWWW | Runner-up |
| 2 | CollingwoodCOL🏆 | 18 | 60 | 121.4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1895 | 1561 | WWDWW | Premiers |
| 3 | CarltonCAR | 18 | 58 | 141.6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1958 | 1383 | LWWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 4 | RichmondRICTOP 4 | 18 | 48 | 117.4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1572 | 1339 | WWWWL | Lost PF |
| 5 | St KildaSTK | 18 | 44 | 110.6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1708 | 1545 | WWLWL | – |
| 6 | MelbourneMEL | 18 | 34 | 101.2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1601 | 1582 | WLDLW | – |
| 7 | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 34 | 90.2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1488 | 1649 | WWLLL | – |
| 8 | EssendonESS | 18 | 28 | 89.6 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1526 | 1703 | WLLLW | – |
| 9 | GeelongGEE | 18 | 26 | 96.3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1683 | 1747 | LLLLL | – |
| 10 | HawthornHAW | 18 | 20 | 80.9 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1460 | 1805 | LLWWW | – |
| 11 | Western BulldogsWBD | 18 | 12 | 73.5 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1272 | 1731 | LLLLL | – |
| 12 | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 4 | 65.1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1208 | 1856 | LLWLL | – |