Essendon finished top of the 1950 VFL ladder with 68 points and 162.2%, 16 points clear of North Melbourne. Essendon won the premiership from 1st, beating North Melbourne by 38 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🏆 | 18 | 68 | 162.2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1942 | 1197 | WWWWW | Premiers |
| 2 | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 52 | 123.4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1595 | 1293 | WWWLL | Runner-up |
| 3 | MelbourneMEL | 18 | 48 | 123.2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1485 | 1205 | LLWLW | Lost FW1 |
| 4 | GeelongGEETOP 4 | 18 | 40 | 124.4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1562 | 1256 | LWWLL | Lost PF |
| 5 | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 40 | 110.5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1452 | 1314 | WWWWW | – |
| 6 | RichmondRIC | 18 | 40 | 102.0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1506 | 1476 | LWLWW | – |
| 7 | CollingwoodCOL | 18 | 36 | 110.4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1586 | 1437 | WWLLW | – |
| 8 | CarltonCAR | 18 | 34 | 93.3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1528 | 1637 | LLDLW | – |
| 9 | St KildaSTK | 18 | 34 | 86.3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1341 | 1553 | LLDWL | – |
| 10 | Western BulldogsWBD | 18 | 20 | 91.7 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1475 | 1608 | WLLWL | – |
| 11 | SydneySYD | 18 | 20 | 75.5 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1438 | 1904 | WLLWL | – |
| 12 | HawthornHAW | 18 | 0 | 49.8 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1022 | 2052 | LLLLL | – |