Final home-and-away ladder.
| # | Club | W–L–D | P | W | L | D | % | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CollingwoodCollingwood | 20–2–0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 167.7 | 80 | |
| 2 | Geelong CatsGeelong | 19–3–0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 157.4 | 76 | |
| 3 | HawthornHawthorn | 18–4–0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 144.1 | 72 | |
| 4 | West Coast EaglesWest Coast | 17–5–0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 130.3 | 68 | |
| 5 | CarltonCarlton | 14–7–1 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 130.9 | 58 | |
| 6 | St KildaSt Kilda | 12–9–1 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 112.8 | 50 | |
| 7 | Sydney SwansSydney | 12–9–1 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 109.3 | 50 | |
| 8 | EssendonEssendon | 11–10–1 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 100.0 | 46 | |
| 9 | North MelbourneNorth | 10–12–0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 101.2 | 40 | |
| 10 | Western BulldogsBulldogs | 9–13–0 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 95.6 | 36 | |
| 11 | FremantleFremantle | 9–13–0 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 83.1 | 36 | |
| 12 | RichmondRichmond | 8–13–1 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 86.4 | 34 | |
| 13 | MelbourneMelbourne | 8–13–1 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 85.3 | 34 | |
| 14 | Adelaide CrowsAdelaide | 7–15–0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 79.4 | 28 | |
| 15 | Brisbane LionsBrisbane | 4–18–0 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 81.0 | 16 | |
| 16 | Port AdelaidePort | 3–19–0 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 64.5 | 12 | |
| 17 | Gold Coast SunsGold Coast | 3–19–0 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 56.3 | 12 |
Ordered by premiership points, then percentage.
Geelong by 31 · MCG
Collingwood by 20 · MCG
Sydney by 25 · Marvel Stadium
Carlton by 62 · MCG
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Collingwood finished on top of the 2011 AFL ladder with 80 premiership points (20 wins) and a percentage of 167.7, ahead of Geelong on 76 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.
Geelong won the 2011 AFL premiership, beating Collingwood in the Grand Final.
How the finals work: the AFL finals format and wildcard round.