Port Adelaide finished top of the 2004 AFL ladder with 68 points and 132.4%, four points clear of Brisbane Lions. Port Adelaide won the premiership from 1st, beating Brisbane Lions by 40 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 | 68 | 132.4 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2413 | 1823 | LWWWW | Premiers |
| 2 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 22 | 64 | 137.2 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2447 | 1783 | LLWWW | Runner-up |
| 3 | St KildaSTK | 22 | 64 | 128.0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2443 | 1909 | LWWLW | Lost PF |
| 4 | GeelongGEE | 22 | 60 | 119.9 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2088 | 1741 | WWWLW | Lost PF |
| 5 | MelbourneMEL | 22 | 56 | 111.9 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2127 | 1900 | WLLLL | Lost FW1 |
| 6 | SydneySYD | 22 | 52 | 107.4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1938 | 1804 | WLWWW | Lost SF |
| 7 | West CoastWCE | 22 | 52 | 103.8 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2042 | 1968 | WWWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 8 | EssendonESSTOP 8 | 22 | 48 | 102.4 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2282 | 2228 | WLWLW | Lost SF |
| 9 | FremantleFRE | 22 | 44 | 100.6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1882 | 1870 | WLLLL | – |
| 10 | North MelbourneNTH | 22 | 40 | 100.3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2142 | 2135 | LWLLL | – |
| 11 | CarltonCAR | 22 | 40 | 81.7 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1825 | 2235 | LWLWW | – |
| 12 | AdelaideADE | 22 | 32 | 95.6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1950 | 2039 | WLWWL | – |
| 13 | CollingwoodCOL | 22 | 32 | 91.2 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1899 | 2082 | WWLLL | – |
| 14 | Western BulldogsWBD | 22 | 20 | 79.6 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1957 | 2459 | LLLWL | – |
| 15 | HawthornHAW | 22 | 16 | 70.2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1668 | 2375 | LWLWL | – |
| 16 | RichmondRIC | 22 | 16 | 69.2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1693 | 2445 | LLLLL | – |