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Final home-and-away ladder.
| # | Club | W–L–D | P | W | L | D | % | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HawthornHawthorn | 17–5–0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 154.6 | 68 | |
| 2 | Adelaide CrowsAdelaide | 17–5–0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 132.5 | 68 | |
| 3 | Sydney SwansSydney | 16–6–0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 140.6 | 64 | |
| 4 | CollingwoodCollingwood | 16–6–0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 116.5 | 64 | |
| 5 | West Coast EaglesWest Coast | 15–7–0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 124.2 | 60 | |
| 6 | Geelong CatsGeelong | 15–7–0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 117.1 | 60 | |
| 7 | FremantleFremantle | 14–8–0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 115.7 | 56 | |
| 8 | North MelbourneNorth | 14–8–0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 112.5 | 56 | |
| 9 | St KildaSt Kilda | 12–10–0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 123.3 | 48 | |
| 10 | CarltonCarlton | 11–11–0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 108.0 | 44 | |
| 11 | EssendonEssendon | 11–11–0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100.0 | 44 | |
| 12 | RichmondRichmond | 10–11–1 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 111.6 | 42 | |
| 13 | Brisbane LionsBrisbane | 10–12–0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 91.0 | 40 | |
| 14 | Port AdelaidePort | 5–16–1 | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 78.9 | 22 | |
| 15 | Western BulldogsBulldogs | 5–17–0 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 67.0 | 20 | |
| 16 | MelbourneMelbourne | 4–18–0 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 67.5 | 16 | |
| 17 | Gold Coast SunsGold Coast | 3–19–0 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 60.8 | 12 | |
| 18 | GWS GiantsGWS | 2–20–0 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 46.2 | 8 |
Ordered by premiership points, then percentage.
Hawthorn by 38 · MCG
Sydney by 29 · AAMI Stadium
Fremantle by 16 · MCG
West Coast by 96 · Domain Stadium
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Hawthorn finished on top of the 2012 AFL ladder with 68 premiership points (17 wins) and a percentage of 154.6, ahead of Adelaide on 68 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.
Sydney won the 2012 AFL premiership, beating Hawthorn in the Grand Final.
How the finals work: the AFL finals format and wildcard round.