Essendon finished top of the 1946 VFL ladder with 60 points and 140.7%, eight points clear of Collingwood. Essendon won the premiership from 1st, beating Melbourne by 63 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 | EssendonESS🏆 | 19 | 60 | 140.7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1980 | 1407 | WLWWW | Premiers |
| 2 | CollingwoodCOL | 19 | 52 | 125.2 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1849 | 1477 | WLWWL | Lost Finals Week 4 |
| 3 | Western BulldogsWBD | 19 | 52 | 117.8 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1917 | 1628 | WLLWL | Lost FW1 |
| 4 | MelbourneMELTOP 4 | 19 | 52 | 104.8 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1700 | 1622 | LWWWW | Runner-up |
| 5 | RichmondRIC | 19 | 44 | 115.8 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1921 | 1659 | LWWWL | – |
| 6 | CarltonCAR | 19 | 44 | 102.1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1724 | 1688 | LLWLW | – |
| 7 | SydneySYD | 19 | 40 | 106.5 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1627 | 1528 | WWLWW | – |
| 8 | FitzroyFIT | 19 | 36 | 118.7 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1589 | 1339 | WWWLW | – |
| 9 | North MelbourneNTH | 19 | 32 | 91.2 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1536 | 1685 | WWLLL | – |
| 10 | GeelongGEE | 19 | 16 | 70.9 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1505 | 2124 | LLLLW | – |
| 11 | St KildaSTK | 19 | 16 | 70.0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1332 | 1902 | LWLLL | – |
| 12 | HawthornHAW | 19 | 12 | 70.5 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1487 | 2108 | LLLLL | – |