Richmond finished top of the 1943 VFL ladder with 40 points and 123.1%, ahead of Essendon on percentage. Richmond won the premiership from 1st, beating Essendon by 5 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🏆 | 15 | 40 | 123.1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1435 | 1166 | LWLWW | Premiers |
| 2 | EssendonESS | 15 | 40 | 115.2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1296 | 1125 | WWLLL | Runner-up |
| 3 | FitzroyFIT | 15 | 40 | 109.0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1345 | 1234 | WLWLW | Lost PF |
| 4 | CarltonCARTOP 4 | 15 | 36 | 125.0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1420 | 1136 | WWWWL | Lost FW1 |
| 5 | HawthornHAW | 15 | 36 | 103.9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1259 | 1212 | LLWWL | – |
| 6 | Western BulldogsWBD | 15 | 28 | 93.6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1164 | 1244 | LLWWL | – |
| 7 | MelbourneMEL | 15 | 28 | 88.7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1364 | 1537 | WLLLW | – |
| 8 | SydneySYD | 15 | 24 | 105.8 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1346 | 1272 | WWWLW | – |
| 9 | North MelbourneNTH | 15 | 22 | 77.0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1019 | 1323 | LLLLW | – |
| 10 | CollingwoodCOL | 15 | 20 | 89.6 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1217 | 1358 | LWLWL | – |
| 11 | St KildaSTK | 10 | 6 | 73.9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 731 | 989 | LLLLL | – |