Richmond finished top of the 1974 VFL ladder with 68 points and 129.3%, four points clear of North Melbourne. Richmond won the premiership from 1st, beating North Melbourne by 41 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 | RichmondRIC🏆 | 22 | 68 | 129.3 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2558 | 1979 | WWWWL | Premiers |
| 2 | North MelbourneNTH | 22 | 64 | 138.8 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2398 | 1728 | LLWWW | Runner-up |
| 3 | HawthornHAW | 22 | 60 | 125.4 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2168 | 1729 | WWWLL | Lost PF |
| 4 | CollingwoodCOL | 22 | 60 | 104.6 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2131 | 2037 | LWLLL | Lost SF |
| 5 | Western BulldogsWBDTOP 5 | 22 | 54 | 108.8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1899 | 1746 | WWWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 6 | GeelongGEE | 22 | 44 | 93.4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1858 | 1989 | WLWWW | – |
| 7 | CarltonCAR | 22 | 42 | 105.8 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2053 | 1941 | LLWLW | – |
| 8 | EssendonESS | 22 | 40 | 97.6 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2110 | 2162 | LWLWW | – |
| 9 | SydneySYD | 22 | 38 | 83.7 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1947 | 2327 | WWLLW | – |
| 10 | St KildaSTK | 22 | 28 | 88.7 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1790 | 2018 | WLLLL | – |
| 11 | FitzroyFIT | 22 | 18 | 71.3 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1770 | 2481 | LLLLL | – |
| 12 | MelbourneMEL | 22 | 12 | 77.1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1840 | 2385 | LLLWL | – |