Geelong finished top of the 1951 VFL ladder with 56 points and 135.4%, ahead of Collingwood on percentage. Geelong won the premiership from 1st, beating Essendon 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 | GeelongGEE🏆 | 18 | 56 | 135.4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1485 | 1097 | LWLWW | Premiers |
| 2 | CollingwoodCOL | 18 | 56 | 125.6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1499 | 1193 | WWWWW | Lost PF |
| 3 | EssendonESS | 18 | 52 | 121.2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1530 | 1262 | WLWWW | Runner-up |
| 4 | Western BulldogsWBDTOP 4 | 18 | 48 | 113.0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1316 | 1165 | WLWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 5 | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 44 | 105.2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1373 | 1305 | WWDLL | – |
| 6 | RichmondRIC | 18 | 40 | 116.9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1551 | 1327 | WWLWW | – |
| 7 | CarltonCAR | 18 | 34 | 107.0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1341 | 1253 | LLDWL | – |
| 8 | SydneySYD | 18 | 34 | 93.0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1399 | 1505 | LWWLL | – |
| 9 | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 28 | 85.4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1224 | 1433 | LLWLW | – |
| 10 | St KildaSTK | 18 | 20 | 82.2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1311 | 1595 | WWLLL | – |
| 11 | HawthornHAW | 18 | 16 | 75.0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1136 | 1515 | LLLLL | – |
| 12 | MelbourneMEL | 18 | 4 | 70.5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1230 | 1745 | LLLLL | – |