Collingwood finished top of the 2011 AFL ladder with 80 points and 167.7%, four points clear of Geelong. Geelong won the premiership from 2nd, beating Collingwood by 38 points in the Grand Final.
Final AFL ladder · Updated Tue 26 Jun 2018, 12:16pm (Melbourne time)
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA | Last 5 | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CollingwoodCOL | 22 | 80 | 167.7 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2592 | 1546 | WWWWL | Runner-up |
| 2 | GeelongGEE🏆 | 22 | 76 | 157.4 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2548 | 1619 | WWWLW | Premiers |
| 3 | HawthornHAW | 22 | 72 | 144.1 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2355 | 1634 | WWWWW | Lost PF |
| 4 | West CoastWCE | 22 | 68 | 130.3 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2235 | 1715 | WWWWW | Lost PF |
| 5 | CarltonCAR | 22 | 58 | 130.9 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2225 | 1700 | WWWLL | Lost SF |
| 6 | St KildaSTK | 22 | 50 | 112.8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1891 | 1677 | WLLWW | Lost FW1 |
| 7 | SydneySYD | 22 | 50 | 109.3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1897 | 1735 | LLWWW | Lost SF |
| 8 | EssendonESSTOP 8 | 22 | 46 | 100.0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2217 | 2217 | LWWLW | Lost FW1 |
| 9 | North MelbourneNTH | 22 | 40 | 101.2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2106 | 2082 | LLWLW | – |
| 10 | Western BulldogsWBD | 22 | 36 | 95.6 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2060 | 2155 | LLWLW | – |
| 11 | FremantleFRE | 22 | 36 | 83.1 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1791 | 2155 | LLLLL | – |
| 12 | RichmondRIC | 22 | 34 | 86.4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2069 | 2396 | LWWWL | – |
| 13 | MelbourneMEL | 22 | 34 | 85.3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1974 | 2315 | LLLWL | – |
| 14 | AdelaideADE | 22 | 28 | 79.4 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1742 | 2193 | WLWLL | – |
| 15 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 22 | 16 | 81.0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1814 | 2240 | LWLLL | – |
| 16 | Port AdelaidePTA | 22 | 12 | 64.5 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1718 | 2663 | LLLLW | – |
| 17 | Gold CoastGCS | 22 | 12 | 56.3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1534 | 2726 | LLLLL | – |