Adelaide finished top of the 2025 AFL ladder with 72 points and 139.3%, four points clear of Geelong. Brisbane Lions won the premiership from 3rd, beating Geelong by 47 points in the Grand Final.
Final AFL ladder · Updated Sat 27 Sep 2025, 8:43pm (Melbourne time)
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA | Last 5 | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AdelaideADE | 23 | 72 | 139.3 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2278 | 1635 | WWWWW | Lost SF |
| 2 | GeelongGEE | 23 | 68 | 141.5 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2425 | 1714 | WWWWW | Runner-up |
| 3 | Brisbane LionsBRI🏆 | 23 | 66 | 114.2 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2061 | 1804 | LWLWW | Premiers |
| 4 | CollingwoodCOL | 23 | 64 | 122.4 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1991 | 1627 | WLLLW | Lost PF |
| 5 | Greater Western SydneyGWS | 23 | 64 | 115.3 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2114 | 1834 | WLWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 6 | FremantleFRE | 23 | 64 | 109.0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1978 | 1815 | WWWLW | Lost FW1 |
| 7 | Gold CoastGCS | 23 | 60 | 124.9 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2173 | 1740 | WWLLW | Lost SF |
| 8 | HawthornHAWTOP 8 | 23 | 60 | 120.9 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2045 | 1691 | WLWWL | Lost PF |
| 9 | Western BulldogsWBD | 23 | 56 | 137.0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2493 | 1820 | WWWWL | – |
| 10 | SydneySYD | 23 | 48 | 97.0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1845 | 1902 | LWWLW | – |
| 11 | CarltonCAR | 23 | 36 | 96.7 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1799 | 1861 | LLLWW | – |
| 12 | St KildaSTK | 23 | 36 | 88.5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1839 | 2077 | WWWWL | – |
| 13 | Port AdelaidePTA | 23 | 36 | 79.8 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1705 | 2136 | LLLLW | – |
| 14 | MelbourneMEL | 23 | 28 | 93.3 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1902 | 2038 | LWLLL | – |
| 15 | EssendonESS | 23 | 24 | 69.5 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1535 | 2209 | LLLLL | – |
| 16 | North MelbourneNTH | 23 | 22 | 76.3 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1805 | 2365 | LLLWL | – |
| 17 | RichmondRIC | 23 | 20 | 66.0 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1449 | 2197 | LLLLL | – |
| 18 | West CoastWCE | 23 | 4 | 60.1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1466 | 2438 | LLLLL | – |