Final home-and-away ladder.
| # | Club | W–L–D | P | W | L | D | % | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney SwansSydney | 17–5–0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 142.9 | 68 | |
| 2 | HawthornHawthorn | 17–5–0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 140.8 | 68 | |
| 3 | Geelong CatsGeelong | 17–5–0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 113.8 | 68 | |
| 4 | FremantleFremantle | 16–6–0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 130.4 | 64 | |
| 5 | Port AdelaidePort | 14–8–0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 129.9 | 56 | |
| 6 | North MelbourneNorth | 14–8–0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 117.0 | 56 | |
| 7 | EssendonEssendon | 12–9–1 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 106.3 | 50 | |
| 8 | RichmondRichmond | 12–10–0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 105.8 | 48 | |
| 9 | West Coast EaglesWest Coast | 11–11–0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 116.9 | 44 | |
| 10 | Adelaide CrowsAdelaide | 11–11–0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 114.1 | 44 | |
| 11 | CollingwoodCollingwood | 11–11–0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 94.1 | 44 | |
| 12 | Gold Coast SunsGold Coast | 10–12–0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 93.7 | 40 | |
| 13 | CarltonCarlton | 7–14–1 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 89.7 | 30 | |
| 14 | Western BulldogsBulldogs | 7–15–0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 81.9 | 28 | |
| 15 | Brisbane LionsBrisbane | 7–15–0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 69.3 | 28 | |
| 16 | GWS GiantsGWS | 6–16–0 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 76.7 | 24 | |
| 17 | MelbourneMelbourne | 4–18–0 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 68.4 | 16 | |
| 18 | St KildaSt Kilda | 4–18–0 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 60.8 | 16 |
Ordered by premiership points, then percentage.
Hawthorn by 36 · MCG
Sydney by 24 · ANZ Stadium
North by 12 · MCG
Port by 57 · Adelaide Oval
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Sydney finished on top of the 2014 AFL ladder with 68 premiership points (17 wins) and a percentage of 142.9, ahead of Hawthorn 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.
Hawthorn won the 2014 AFL premiership, beating Sydney in the Grand Final.
How the finals work: the AFL finals format and wildcard round.