Hawthorn finished top of the 1963 VFL ladder with 54 points and 130.6%, ahead of Geelong on percentage. Geelong won the premiership from 2nd, beating Hawthorn by 49 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 | HawthornHAW | 18 | 54 | 130.6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1485 | 1137 | WWWWL | Runner-up |
| 2 | GeelongGEE🏆 | 18 | 54 | 128.2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1354 | 1056 | WWLWW | Premiers |
| 3 | MelbourneMEL | 18 | 52 | 147.9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1680 | 1136 | WWWWW | Lost PF |
| 4 | St KildaSTKTOP 4 | 18 | 52 | 140.1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1501 | 1071 | WWWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 5 | EssendonESS | 18 | 52 | 137.5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1470 | 1069 | LLWWW | – |
| 6 | CarltonCAR | 18 | 40 | 103.3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1275 | 1234 | WWLLW | – |
| 7 | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 32 | 85.1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1059 | 1244 | WLWLL | – |
| 8 | CollingwoodCOL | 18 | 28 | 95.7 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1365 | 1427 | LLLWL | – |
| 9 | Western BulldogsWBD | 18 | 28 | 87.8 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1126 | 1283 | LWLLL | – |
| 10 | RichmondRIC | 18 | 20 | 75.8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1279 | 1687 | LLWLW | – |
| 11 | SydneySYD | 18 | 16 | 69.8 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1202 | 1722 | LLLLL | – |
| 12 | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 4 | 57.5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 986 | 1716 | LLLLL | – |