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Grand final: 12.10 (82) d St Kilda 11.9 (75) · M.C.G.
| # | Club | W–L–D | P | W | L | D | % | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HawthornHawthorn | 19–3–0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 153.7 | 76 | |
| 2 | St KildaSt Kilda | 16–6–0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 140.0 | 64 | |
| 3 | RichmondRichmond | 16–6–0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 122.6 | 64 | |
| 4 | CollingwoodCollingwood | 14–7–1 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 126.7 | 58 | |
| 5 | CarltonCarlton | 14–8–0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 104.4 | 56 | |
| 6 | FitzroyFitzroy | 12–10–0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 106.9 | 48 | |
| 7 | MelbourneMelbourne | 11–10–1 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 109.5 | 46 | |
| 8 | FootscrayFootscray | 11–11–0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 88.7 | 44 | |
| 9 | North MelbourneNorth | 5–16–1 | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 66.8 | 22 | |
| 10 | Geelong CatsGeelong | 5–17–0 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 82.1 | 20 | |
| 11 | EssendonEssendon | 4–17–1 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 75.7 | 18 | |
| 12 | South MelbourneSouth Melbourne | 3–19–0 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 69.9 | 12 |
Hawthorn won the 1971 premiership, beating St Kilda in the grand final, 12.10 (82) to 11.9 (75) at M.C.G..
Hawthorn were minor premiers with 19 wins from 22 games.
South Melbourne finished last with 3 wins.
Results before 2001 come from Squiggle (squiggle.com.au); match files with player stats start in 2001.