Richmond finished top of the 2018 AFL ladder with 72 points and 136.1%, eight points clear of West Coast. West Coast won the premiership from 2nd, beating Collingwood by 5 points in the Grand Final.
Final AFL ladder · Updated Sat 29 Sep 2018, 5:14pm (Melbourne time)
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA | Last 5 | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RichmondRIC | 22 | 72 | 136.1 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2143 | 1574 | WWWWW | Lost PF |
| 2 | West CoastWCE🏆 | 22 | 64 | 121.4 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2012 | 1657 | LWWLW | Premiers |
| 3 | CollingwoodCOL | 22 | 60 | 120.4 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2046 | 1699 | LLWWW | Runner-up |
| 4 | HawthornHAW | 22 | 60 | 120.1 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1972 | 1642 | WWWWW | Lost SF |
| 5 | MelbourneMEL | 22 | 56 | 131.4 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2299 | 1749 | WWLWW | Lost PF |
| 6 | SydneySYD | 22 | 56 | 109.5 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1822 | 1664 | LWWWL | Lost FW1 |
| 7 | Greater Western SydneyGWS | 22 | 54 | 114.3 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1898 | 1661 | WWWLL | Lost SF |
| 8 | GeelongGEETOP 8 | 22 | 52 | 131.6 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2045 | 1554 | WLLWW | Lost FW1 |
| 9 | North MelbourneNTH | 22 | 48 | 108.9 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1950 | 1790 | WWLLW | – |
| 10 | Port AdelaidePTA | 22 | 48 | 107.6 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1780 | 1654 | WLLLL | – |
| 11 | EssendonESS | 22 | 48 | 105.1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1932 | 1838 | WLWLW | – |
| 12 | AdelaideADE | 22 | 48 | 104.1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1941 | 1865 | LWLWW | – |
| 13 | Western BulldogsWBD | 22 | 32 | 77.3 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1575 | 2037 | LWWWL | – |
| 14 | FremantleFRE | 22 | 32 | 76.2 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1556 | 2041 | LLWLL | – |
| 15 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 22 | 20 | 89.1 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1825 | 2049 | LLLWL | – |
| 16 | St KildaSTK | 22 | 18 | 75.6 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1606 | 2125 | LLLLL | – |
| 17 | Gold CoastGCS | 22 | 16 | 59.9 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1308 | 2182 | LLLLL | – |
| 18 | CarltonCAR | 22 | 8 | 59.3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1353 | 2282 | WLLLL | – |