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Final home-and-away ladder.
| # | Club | W–L–D | P | W | L | D | % | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port AdelaidePort | 18–4–0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 127.2 | 72 | |
| 2 | CollingwoodCollingwood | 15–7–0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 121.6 | 60 | |
| 3 | Brisbane LionsBrisbane | 14–7–1 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 121.9 | 58 | |
| 4 | Sydney SwansSydney | 14–8–0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 115.0 | 56 | |
| 5 | FremantleFremantle | 14–8–0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 103.1 | 56 | |
| 6 | Adelaide CrowsAdelaide | 13–9–0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 120.5 | 52 | |
| 7 | West Coast EaglesWest Coast | 12–8–2 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 117.4 | 52 | |
| 8 | EssendonEssendon | 13–9–0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 111.7 | 52 | |
| 9 | HawthornHawthorn | 12–10–0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 100.6 | 48 | |
| 10 | North MelbourneNorth | 11–10–1 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 98.3 | 46 | |
| 11 | St KildaSt Kilda | 11–11–0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 95.8 | 44 | |
| 12 | Geelong CatsGeelong | 7–14–1 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 89.8 | 30 | |
| 13 | RichmondRichmond | 7–15–0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 88.8 | 28 | |
| 14 | MelbourneMelbourne | 5–17–0 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 81.0 | 20 | |
| 15 | CarltonCarlton | 4–18–0 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 66.7 | 16 | |
| 16 | Western BulldogsBulldogs | 3–18–1 | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 74.8 | 14 |
Ordered by premiership points, then percentage.
Essendon by 44 · Domain Stadium
Adelaide by 56 · AAMI Stadium
Collingwood by 15 · MCG
Sydney by 12 · AAMI Stadium
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Port finished on top of the 2003 AFL ladder with 72 premiership points (18 wins) and a percentage of 127.2, ahead of Collingwood on 60 points.
Clubs get four premiership points for a win and two for a draw. Clubs on the same points are separated by percentage: points scored divided by points conceded, multiplied by 100. Byes are worth nothing, so clubs that have had more byes can sit lower for a week or two.
From 2000 to 2025 the top eight made the finals, with the top four getting a second chance (the 'double chance') in the first week. From 2026 a wildcard round brings the top ten into the finals.
Brisbane won the 2003 AFL premiership, beating Collingwood in the Grand Final.
How the finals work: the AFL finals format and wildcard round.