Hawthorn finished top of the 2012 AFL ladder with 68 points and 154.6%, ahead of Adelaide on percentage. Sydney won the premiership from 3rd, beating Hawthorn by 10 points in the Grand Final.
Final AFL ladder · Updated Tue 26 Jun 2018, 12:17pm (Melbourne time)
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA | Last 5 | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HawthornHAW | 22 | 68 | 154.6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2679 | 1733 | LWWWW | Runner-up |
| 2 | AdelaideADE | 22 | 68 | 132.5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2428 | 1833 | WWLWW | Lost PF |
| 3 | SydneySYD🏆 | 22 | 64 | 140.6 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2290 | 1629 | WLWLL | Premiers |
| 4 | CollingwoodCOL | 22 | 64 | 116.5 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2123 | 1823 | WWLLW | Lost PF |
| 5 | West CoastWCE | 22 | 60 | 124.2 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2244 | 1807 | LWWWL | Lost SF |
| 6 | GeelongGEE | 22 | 60 | 117.1 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2209 | 1886 | WLWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 7 | FremantleFRE | 22 | 56 | 115.7 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1956 | 1691 | WLWWW | Lost SF |
| 8 | North MelbourneNTHTOP 8 | 22 | 56 | 112.5 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2359 | 2097 | WWWLW | Lost FW1 |
| 9 | St KildaSTK | 22 | 48 | 123.3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2347 | 1903 | LWLWW | – |
| 10 | CarltonCAR | 22 | 44 | 108.0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2079 | 1925 | LWWLL | – |
| 11 | EssendonESS | 22 | 44 | 100.0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2091 | 2090 | LLLLL | – |
| 12 | RichmondRIC | 22 | 42 | 111.6 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2169 | 1943 | WWLWD | – |
| 13 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 22 | 40 | 91.0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1904 | 2092 | LLWWW | – |
| 14 | Port AdelaidePTA | 22 | 22 | 78.9 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1691 | 2144 | LLLLD | – |
| 15 | Western BulldogsWBD | 22 | 20 | 67.0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1542 | 2301 | LLLLL | – |
| 16 | MelbourneMEL | 22 | 16 | 67.5 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1580 | 2341 | WLWLL | – |
| 17 | Gold CoastGCS | 22 | 12 | 60.8 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1509 | 2481 | LWLWL | – |
| 18 | Greater Western SydneyGWS | 22 | 8 | 46.2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1270 | 2751 | WLLLL | – |