Melbourne finished top of the 1939 VFL ladder with 60 points and 128.4%, ahead of Collingwood on percentage. Melbourne won the premiership from 1st, beating Collingwood by 53 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 | MelbourneMEL🏆 | 18 | 60 | 128.4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1928 | 1502 | WWWWW | Premiers |
| 2 | CollingwoodCOL | 18 | 60 | 122.0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1872 | 1535 | WWWWW | Runner-up |
| 3 | RichmondRIC | 18 | 52 | 118.0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1734 | 1469 | WWWWL | Lost FW1 |
| 4 | St KildaSTKTOP 4 | 18 | 52 | 116.5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1806 | 1550 | LLLWW | Lost PF |
| 5 | CarltonCAR | 18 | 48 | 123.1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1796 | 1459 | WWWLW | – |
| 6 | EssendonESS | 18 | 32 | 97.0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1696 | 1749 | LWWWL | – |
| 7 | GeelongGEE | 18 | 28 | 92.4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1582 | 1713 | WLLLL | – |
| 8 | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 26 | 89.2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1482 | 1661 | WLLWL | – |
| 9 | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 24 | 91.3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1561 | 1709 | LLLLW | – |
| 10 | HawthornHAW | 18 | 22 | 86.1 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1427 | 1657 | LWLLL | – |
| 11 | Western BulldogsWBD | 18 | 16 | 82.6 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1494 | 1809 | LLWLW | – |
| 12 | SydneySYD | 18 | 12 | 70.8 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1367 | 1932 | LLLLL | – |