Adelaide finished top of the 2017 AFL ladder with 62 points and 136.0%, ahead of Geelong on percentage. Richmond won the premiership from 3rd, beating Adelaide by 48 points in the Grand Final.
Final AFL ladder · Updated Sat 30 Sep 2017, 5:57pm (Melbourne time)
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA | Last 5 | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AdelaideADE | 22 | 62 | 136.0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2415 | 1776 | DWWLL | Runner-up |
| 2 | GeelongGEE | 22 | 62 | 117.4 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2134 | 1818 | WLWWW | Lost PF |
| 3 | RichmondRIC🏆 | 22 | 60 | 118.3 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1992 | 1684 | WWLWW | Premiers |
| 4 | Greater Western SydneyGWS | 22 | 60 | 114.8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2081 | 1812 | WWWWL | Lost PF |
| 5 | Port AdelaidePTA | 22 | 56 | 129.7 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2168 | 1671 | WLWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 6 | SydneySYD | 22 | 56 | 126.8 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2093 | 1651 | LWWWW | Lost SF |
| 7 | EssendonESS | 22 | 48 | 106.5 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2135 | 2004 | LWLWW | Lost FW1 |
| 8 | West CoastWCETOP 8 | 22 | 48 | 105.7 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1964 | 1858 | WLWLW | Lost SF |
| 9 | MelbourneMEL | 22 | 48 | 105.2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2035 | 1934 | LLWWL | – |
| 10 | Western BulldogsWBD | 22 | 44 | 97.1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1857 | 1913 | WWLLL | – |
| 11 | St KildaSTK | 22 | 44 | 96.9 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1925 | 1986 | LWLWL | – |
| 12 | HawthornHAW | 22 | 42 | 90.7 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1864 | 2055 | WLWLW | – |
| 13 | CollingwoodCOL | 22 | 38 | 99.0 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1944 | 1963 | DWLLW | – |
| 14 | FremantleFRE | 22 | 32 | 74.4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1607 | 2160 | LWLLL | – |
| 15 | North MelbourneNTH | 22 | 24 | 87.6 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1983 | 2264 | WLLLW | – |
| 16 | CarltonCAR | 22 | 24 | 78.2 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1594 | 2038 | LLLWL | – |
| 17 | Gold CoastGCS | 22 | 24 | 76.0 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1756 | 2311 | LLLLL | – |
| 18 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 22 | 20 | 74.3 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1877 | 2526 | LLWLL | – |