Port Adelaide finished top of the 2003 AFL ladder with 72 points and 127.2%, 12 points clear of Collingwood. Brisbane Lions won the premiership from 3rd, beating Collingwood by 50 points in the Grand Final.
Final AFL ladder · Updated Tue 25 Jan 2022, 11:07am (Melbourne time)
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA | Last 5 | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port AdelaidePTA | 22 | 72 | 127.2 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2229 | 1752 | WWWWW | Lost PF |
| 2 | CollingwoodCOL | 22 | 60 | 121.6 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2259 | 1858 | WLWWW | Runner-up |
| 3 | Brisbane LionsBRI🏆 | 22 | 58 | 121.9 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2295 | 1882 | WWLWW | Premiers |
| 4 | SydneySYD | 22 | 56 | 115.0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2142 | 1862 | LLWLW | Lost PF |
| 5 | FremantleFRE | 22 | 56 | 103.1 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2143 | 2078 | WWWLW | Lost FW1 |
| 6 | AdelaideADE | 22 | 52 | 120.5 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2114 | 1754 | WWLLL | Lost SF |
| 7 | West CoastWCE | 22 | 52 | 117.4 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2326 | 1982 | LLDWL | Lost FW1 |
| 8 | EssendonESSTOP 8 | 22 | 52 | 111.7 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2190 | 1960 | WWWWL | Lost SF |
| 9 | HawthornHAW | 22 | 48 | 100.6 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2011 | 1999 | LWWWW | – |
| 10 | North MelbourneNTH | 22 | 46 | 98.3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2185 | 2223 | LLLWW | – |
| 11 | St KildaSTK | 22 | 44 | 95.8 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2095 | 2187 | WWWWL | – |
| 12 | GeelongGEE | 22 | 30 | 89.8 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1819 | 2025 | LWDLW | – |
| 13 | RichmondRIC | 22 | 28 | 88.8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1846 | 2078 | LLLLL | – |
| 14 | MelbourneMEL | 22 | 20 | 81.0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1899 | 2344 | LLLLL | – |
| 15 | CarltonCAR | 22 | 16 | 66.7 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1784 | 2674 | LLLLL | – |
| 16 | Western BulldogsWBD | 22 | 14 | 74.8 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 2014 | 2693 | WLLLL | – |