Collingwood finished top of the 1966 VFL ladder with 60 points and 157.2%, four points clear of St Kilda. St Kilda won the premiership from 2nd, beating Collingwood by 1 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 | CollingwoodCOL | 18 | 60 | 157.2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1687 | 1073 | LWWWW | Runner-up |
| 2 | St KildaSTK🏆 | 18 | 56 | 142.8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1641 | 1149 | WLWWW | Premiers |
| 3 | GeelongGEE | 18 | 56 | 137.6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1599 | 1162 | WWWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 4 | EssendonESSTOP 4 | 18 | 56 | 121.0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1457 | 1204 | WWWWW | Lost PF |
| 5 | RichmondRIC | 18 | 54 | 123.2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1626 | 1320 | WLLWW | – |
| 6 | CarltonCAR | 18 | 40 | 107.9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1233 | 1143 | WLWWL | – |
| 7 | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 30 | 93.7 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1294 | 1381 | LLLLW | – |
| 8 | SydneySYD | 18 | 28 | 98.7 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1486 | 1505 | WWLLL | – |
| 9 | HawthornHAW | 18 | 20 | 74.2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1224 | 1650 | LWWLL | – |
| 10 | Western BulldogsWBD | 18 | 16 | 68.9 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1004 | 1458 | LLLLL | – |
| 11 | MelbourneMEL | 18 | 12 | 78.2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1235 | 1580 | LLLLL | – |
| 12 | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 4 | 53.8 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1004 | 1865 | LWLLL | – |