Geelong finished top of the 1952 VFL ladder with 66 points and 134.7%, ten points clear of Collingwood. Geelong won the premiership from 1st, beating Collingwood by 46 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🏆 | 19 | 66 | 134.7 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1594 | 1183 | WWWWW | Premiers |
| 2 | CollingwoodCOL | 19 | 56 | 144.4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1528 | 1058 | WWLWW | Runner-up |
| 3 | FitzroyFIT | 19 | 52 | 105.4 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1233 | 1170 | WLWWL | Lost PF |
| 4 | CarltonCARTOP 4 | 19 | 48 | 112.4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1473 | 1310 | LLWWL | Lost FW1 |
| 5 | SydneySYD | 19 | 46 | 105.5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1411 | 1337 | WLWLL | – |
| 6 | MelbourneMEL | 19 | 38 | 103.0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1420 | 1379 | WWLLL | – |
| 7 | North MelbourneNTH | 19 | 36 | 96.8 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1352 | 1396 | WWLWW | – |
| 8 | EssendonESS | 19 | 34 | 113.6 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1579 | 1390 | LWWWL | – |
| 9 | RichmondRIC | 19 | 32 | 92.6 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1281 | 1384 | LLWLW | – |
| 10 | Western BulldogsWBD | 19 | 20 | 77.1 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1052 | 1364 | LLLLW | – |
| 11 | HawthornHAW | 19 | 20 | 69.6 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1030 | 1480 | LWLLL | – |
| 12 | St KildaSTK | 19 | 8 | 68.1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1071 | 1573 | LLLLW | – |