Essendon finished top of the 1962 VFL ladder with 64 points and 130.4%, eight points clear of Geelong. Essendon won the premiership from 1st, beating Carlton by 32 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 | EssendonESS🏆 | 18 | 64 | 130.4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1574 | 1207 | WWWLW | Premiers |
| 2 | GeelongGEE | 18 | 56 | 139.3 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1690 | 1213 | WWWWW | Lost Finals Week 4 |
| 3 | MelbourneMEL | 18 | 56 | 125.8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1374 | 1092 | WWWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 4 | CarltonCARTOP 4 | 18 | 52 | 112.9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1361 | 1205 | WWLWL | Runner-up |
| 5 | Western BulldogsWBD | 18 | 44 | 108.5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1390 | 1281 | LWLWL | – |
| 6 | St KildaSTK | 18 | 36 | 108.8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1379 | 1267 | WLWLW | – |
| 7 | CollingwoodCOL | 18 | 36 | 98.5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1365 | 1386 | WLLLW | – |
| 8 | RichmondRIC | 18 | 20 | 90.5 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1308 | 1446 | LLLWW | – |
| 9 | HawthornHAW | 18 | 20 | 86.6 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1307 | 1510 | LLWLL | – |
| 10 | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 20 | 79.9 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1222 | 1529 | LLLWL | – |
| 11 | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 16 | 73.1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1152 | 1575 | LWLLL | – |
| 12 | SydneySYD | 18 | 12 | 74.4 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1193 | 1604 | LLWLL | – |