Collingwood finished top of the 1977 VFL ladder with 72 points and 130.7%, four points clear of Hawthorn. North Melbourne won the premiership from 3rd, beating Collingwood by 27 points in the Grand Final replay, after the Grand Final was drawn.
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 | 22 | 72 | 130.7 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2560 | 1959 | WWLWW | Runner-up |
| 2 | HawthornHAW | 22 | 68 | 133.6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2618 | 1959 | WLWWW | Lost PF |
| 3 | North MelbourneNTH🏆 | 22 | 60 | 117.8 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2124 | 1803 | WWWWL | Premiers |
| 4 | RichmondRIC | 22 | 58 | 113.7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2370 | 2085 | WLWWW | Lost SF |
| 5 | SydneySYDTOP 5 | 22 | 54 | 110.6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2148 | 1942 | WWWLW | Lost FW1 |
| 6 | CarltonCAR | 22 | 52 | 111.9 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2081 | 1859 | WLWLL | – |
| 7 | Western BulldogsWBD | 22 | 42 | 101.4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2170 | 2141 | LWLWW | – |
| 8 | GeelongGEE | 22 | 32 | 82.7 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1930 | 2333 | LWLLL | – |
| 9 | EssendonESS | 22 | 30 | 82.8 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2085 | 2518 | LLLLL | – |
| 10 | FitzroyFIT | 22 | 24 | 83.8 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 2072 | 2474 | LWLWW | – |
| 11 | MelbourneMEL | 22 | 20 | 85.0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 2117 | 2492 | LLWLL | – |
| 12 | St KildaSTK | 22 | 16 | 73.5 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 1966 | 2676 | LLLLL | – |