Sydney finished top of the 1936 VFL ladder with 64 points and 118.5%, four points clear of Collingwood. Collingwood won the premiership from 2nd, beating Sydney by 11 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 | 118.5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1806 | 1524 | WWWWW | Runner-up |
| 2 | CollingwoodCOL🏆 | 18 | 60 | 135.6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1854 | 1367 | WWWLW | Premiers |
| 3 | CarltonCAR | 18 | 48 | 124.8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1877 | 1504 | WWWWL | Lost FW1 |
| 4 | MelbourneMELTOP 4 | 18 | 48 | 118.8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1755 | 1477 | LWWWL | Lost PF |
| 5 | GeelongGEE | 18 | 44 | 125.8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1884 | 1498 | WWWWW | – |
| 6 | RichmondRIC | 18 | 40 | 107.9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1673 | 1550 | LLLLL | – |
| 7 | St KildaSTK | 18 | 36 | 96.1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1845 | 1919 | WLLWW | – |
| 8 | EssendonESS | 18 | 24 | 85.1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1565 | 1840 | LLLWW | – |
| 9 | HawthornHAW | 18 | 24 | 80.9 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1391 | 1720 | LLWLL | – |
| 10 | Western BulldogsWBD | 18 | 20 | 86.5 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1462 | 1690 | LWLLW | – |
| 11 | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 16 | 75.9 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1274 | 1679 | WLLLL | – |
| 12 | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 8 | 68.9 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1367 | 1985 | LLLLL | – |