Melbourne finished top of the 2021 AFL ladder with 70 points and 130.8%, two points clear of Port Adelaide. Melbourne won the premiership from 1st, beating Western Bulldogs by 74 points in the Grand Final.
Final AFL ladder · Updated Sat 25 Sep 2021, 10:28pm (Melbourne time)
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA | Last 5 | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MelbourneMEL🏆 | 22 | 70 | 130.8 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1888 | 1443 | LWWWW | Premiers |
| 2 | Port AdelaidePTA | 22 | 68 | 126.3 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1884 | 1492 | WWWWW | Lost PF |
| 3 | GeelongGEE | 22 | 64 | 126.7 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1845 | 1456 | WWLWL | Lost PF |
| 4 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 22 | 60 | 133.3 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2131 | 1599 | WLWWW | Lost SF |
| 5 | Western BulldogsWBD | 22 | 60 | 132.8 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1994 | 1501 | WWLLL | Runner-up |
| 6 | SydneySYD | 22 | 60 | 119.9 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1986 | 1656 | WWLWW | Lost FW1 |
| 7 | Greater Western SydneyGWS | 22 | 46 | 99.7 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1768 | 1773 | WLWWW | Lost SF |
| 8 | EssendonESSTOP 8 | 22 | 44 | 109.1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1953 | 1790 | LLWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 9 | West CoastWCE | 22 | 40 | 93.2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1752 | 1880 | WLLLL | – |
| 10 | St KildaSTK | 22 | 40 | 91.5 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1644 | 1796 | LLWLW | – |
| 11 | FremantleFRE | 22 | 40 | 86.5 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1578 | 1825 | LWLWL | – |
| 12 | RichmondRIC | 22 | 38 | 97.9 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1743 | 1780 | LLWLD | – |
| 13 | CarltonCAR | 22 | 32 | 88.5 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1746 | 1972 | LWLLL | – |
| 14 | HawthornHAW | 22 | 32 | 85.2 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1629 | 1912 | LWWWD | – |
| 15 | AdelaideADE | 22 | 28 | 82.0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1616 | 1971 | WLLLW | – |
| 16 | Gold CoastGCS | 22 | 28 | 76.8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1430 | 1863 | LLWLL | – |
| 17 | CollingwoodCOL | 22 | 24 | 85.6 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1557 | 1818 | LWLLL | – |
| 18 | North MelbourneNTH | 22 | 18 | 70.3 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1458 | 2075 | WLLLL | – |