Melbourne finished top of the 1957 VFL ladder with 50 points and 138.8%, six points clear of Essendon. Melbourne won the premiership from 1st, beating Essendon by 61 points in the Grand Final.
Final VFL ladder · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm (Melbourne time)
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA | Last 5 | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MelbourneMEL🏆 | 18 | 50 | 138.8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1567 | 1129 | WLWLW | Premiers |
| 2 | EssendonESS | 18 | 44 | 118.3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1447 | 1223 | LWWLW | Runner-up |
| 3 | HawthornHAW | 18 | 44 | 116.7 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1321 | 1132 | WWWWL | Lost PF |
| 4 | CarltonCARTOP 4 | 18 | 44 | 99.5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1341 | 1348 | WLLWL | Lost FW1 |
| 5 | CollingwoodCOL | 18 | 38 | 101.8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1390 | 1366 | WWLWL | – |
| 6 | Western BulldogsWBD | 18 | 38 | 99.1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1263 | 1275 | LLLWW | – |
| 7 | RichmondRIC | 18 | 36 | 93.9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1506 | 1604 | LLWLL | – |
| 8 | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 32 | 95.1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1404 | 1477 | LLWLL | – |
| 9 | St KildaSTK | 18 | 32 | 94.5 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1318 | 1394 | WWLWW | – |
| 10 | SydneySYD | 18 | 28 | 88.8 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1349 | 1519 | WLLWW | – |
| 11 | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 24 | 84.1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1355 | 1611 | LWWLW | – |
| 12 | GeelongGEE | 18 | 22 | 88.2 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1368 | 1551 | LWLLL | – |