Final home-and-away ladder.
| # | Club | W–L–D | P | W | L | D | % | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port AdelaidePort | 14–3–0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 136.4 | 56 | |
| 2 | Brisbane LionsBrisbane | 14–3–0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 124.9 | 56 | |
| 3 | RichmondRichmond | 12–4–1 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 129.9 | 50 | |
| 4 | Geelong CatsGeelong | 12–5–0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 136.8 | 48 | |
| 5 | West Coast EaglesWest Coast | 12–5–0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 117.0 | 48 | |
| 6 | St KildaSt Kilda | 10–7–0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 116.2 | 40 | |
| 7 | Western BulldogsBulldogs | 10–7–0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 106.7 | 40 | |
| 8 | CollingwoodCollingwood | 9–7–1 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 109.5 | 38 | |
| 9 | MelbourneMelbourne | 9–8–0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 107.8 | 36 | |
| 10 | GWS GiantsGWS | 8–9–0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 95.6 | 32 | |
| 11 | CarltonCarlton | 7–10–0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 94.3 | 28 | |
| 12 | FremantleFremantle | 7–10–0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 93.7 | 28 | |
| 13 | EssendonEssendon | 6–10–1 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 79.2 | 26 | |
| 14 | Gold Coast SunsGold Coast | 5–11–1 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 90.6 | 22 | |
| 15 | HawthornHawthorn | 5–12–0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 84.1 | 20 | |
| 16 | Sydney SwansSydney | 5–12–0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 82.6 | 20 | |
| 17 | North MelbourneNorth | 3–14–0 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 71.2 | 12 | |
| 18 | Adelaide CrowsAdelaide | 3–14–0 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 64.4 | 12 |
Ordered by premiership points, then percentage.
Port by 16 · Adelaide Oval
Brisbane by 15 · Gabba
St Kilda by 3 · Gabba
Collingwood by 1 · Optus Stadium
Hover a line or pick a team to trace its season.
Port finished on top of the 2020 AFL ladder with 56 premiership points (14 wins) and a percentage of 136.4, ahead of Brisbane on 56 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.
Richmond won the 2020 AFL premiership, beating Geelong in the Grand Final.
How the finals work: the AFL finals format and wildcard round.