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Final home-and-away ladder.
| # | Club | W–L–D | P | W | L | D | % | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MelbourneMelbourne | 17–4–1 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 130.8 | 70 | |
| 2 | Port AdelaidePort | 17–5–0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 126.3 | 68 | |
| 3 | Geelong CatsGeelong | 16–6–0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 126.7 | 64 | |
| 4 | Brisbane LionsBrisbane | 15–7–0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 133.3 | 60 | |
| 5 | Western BulldogsBulldogs | 15–7–0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 132.8 | 60 | |
| 6 | Sydney SwansSydney | 15–7–0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 119.9 | 60 | |
| 7 | GWS GiantsGWS | 11–10–1 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 99.7 | 46 | |
| 8 | EssendonEssendon | 11–11–0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 109.1 | 44 | |
| 9 | West Coast EaglesWest Coast | 10–12–0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 93.2 | 40 | |
| 10 | St KildaSt Kilda | 10–12–0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 91.5 | 40 | |
| 11 | FremantleFremantle | 10–12–0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 86.5 | 40 | |
| 12 | RichmondRichmond | 9–12–1 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 97.9 | 38 | |
| 13 | CarltonCarlton | 8–14–0 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 88.5 | 32 | |
| 14 | HawthornHawthorn | 7–13–2 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 85.2 | 32 | |
| 15 | Adelaide CrowsAdelaide | 7–15–0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 82.0 | 28 | |
| 16 | Gold Coast SunsGold Coast | 7–15–0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 76.8 | 28 | |
| 17 | CollingwoodCollingwood | 6–16–0 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 85.6 | 24 | |
| 18 | North MelbourneNorth | 4–17–1 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 70.3 | 18 |
Ordered by premiership points, then percentage.
Port by 43 · Adelaide Oval
GWS by 1 · UTAS Stadium
Melbourne by 33 · Adelaide Oval
Bulldogs by 49 · UTAS Stadium
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Melbourne finished on top of the 2021 AFL ladder with 70 premiership points (17 wins, 1 draw) and a percentage of 130.8, ahead of Port 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.
Melbourne won the 2021 AFL premiership, beating the Western Bulldogs in the Grand Final.
How the finals work: the AFL finals format and wildcard round.