St Kilda finished top of the 2009 AFL ladder with 80 points and 155.7%, eight points clear of Geelong. Geelong won the premiership from 2nd, beating St Kilda by 12 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 | St KildaSTK | 22 | 80 | 155.7 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2197 | 1411 | WWLLW | Runner-up |
| 2 | GeelongGEE🏆 | 22 | 72 | 127.4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2312 | 1815 | WLWLW | Premiers |
| 3 | Western BulldogsWBD | 22 | 60 | 122.6 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2378 | 1940 | WLWWW | Lost PF |
| 4 | CollingwoodCOL | 22 | 60 | 122.3 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2174 | 1778 | WWWWL | Lost PF |
| 5 | AdelaideADE | 22 | 56 | 117.6 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2104 | 1789 | LLWWW | Lost SF |
| 6 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 22 | 54 | 106.7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2017 | 1890 | LDLWW | Lost SF |
| 7 | CarltonCAR | 22 | 52 | 110.5 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2270 | 2055 | WWWWL | Lost FW1 |
| 8 | EssendonESSTOP 8 | 22 | 42 | 97.8 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2080 | 2127 | LDWLW | Lost FW1 |
| 9 | HawthornHAW | 22 | 36 | 92.5 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1962 | 2120 | LLLWL | – |
| 10 | Port AdelaidePTA | 22 | 36 | 88.7 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1990 | 2244 | WLLLL | – |
| 11 | West CoastWCE | 22 | 32 | 93.3 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1893 | 2029 | WWWLW | – |
| 12 | SydneySYD | 22 | 32 | 93.1 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1888 | 2027 | LWLLL | – |
| 13 | North MelbourneNTH | 22 | 30 | 83.4 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1680 | 2015 | LWLWW | – |
| 14 | FremantleFRE | 22 | 24 | 77.3 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1747 | 2259 | LWLWL | – |
| 15 | RichmondRIC | 22 | 22 | 74.3 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1774 | 2388 | WLLLL | – |
| 16 | MelbourneMEL | 22 | 16 | 74.7 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1706 | 2285 | LLWLL | – |