West Coast finished top of the 2006 AFL ladder with 68 points and 120.4%, four points clear of Adelaide. West Coast won the premiership from 1st, beating Sydney by 1 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 | West CoastWCE🏆 | 22 | 68 | 120.4 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2257 | 1874 | WWWLW | Premiers |
| 2 | AdelaideADE | 22 | 64 | 142.1 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2331 | 1640 | WLLLW | Lost PF |
| 3 | FremantleFRE | 22 | 60 | 109.8 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2079 | 1893 | WWWWW | Lost PF |
| 4 | SydneySYD | 22 | 56 | 128.7 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2098 | 1630 | WWLWW | Runner-up |
| 5 | CollingwoodCOL | 22 | 56 | 119.3 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2345 | 1965 | LLWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 6 | St KildaSTK | 22 | 56 | 118.4 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2074 | 1752 | LWLWW | Lost FW1 |
| 7 | MelbourneMEL | 22 | 54 | 109.7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2146 | 1957 | LLWDL | Lost SF |
| 8 | Western BulldogsWBDTOP 8 | 22 | 52 | 106.4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2311 | 2173 | WLWLW | Lost SF |
| 9 | RichmondRIC | 22 | 44 | 86.1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1934 | 2245 | LWWWL | – |
| 10 | GeelongGEE | 22 | 42 | 99.0 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1982 | 2002 | WLWDL | – |
| 11 | HawthornHAW | 22 | 36 | 85.7 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1834 | 2140 | LWWWW | – |
| 12 | Port AdelaidePTA | 22 | 32 | 88.8 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1911 | 2151 | LWLWL | – |
| 13 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 22 | 28 | 82.4 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1844 | 2239 | LLLLL | – |
| 14 | North MelbourneNTH | 22 | 28 | 80.9 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1754 | 2167 | WLLLL | – |
| 15 | EssendonESS | 22 | 14 | 81.9 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 2021 | 2469 | LWLLL | – |
| 16 | CarltonCAR | 22 | 14 | 74.2 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1791 | 2415 | WLLLL | – |