AFL Ladder 2026
- The Brisbane Lions beat Fremantle 14.12 (96) to 12.17 (89) in the Grand Final at the MCG on Saturday 26 September.
- It was the Lions' sixth premiership and their third in a row, following flags in 2024 and 2025.
- Fremantle won the 2026 minor premiership with a 19-4 record and a percentage of 137.2.
- Sydney finished second on 72 points, with the Brisbane Lions third on 64 points.
- Essendon collected the 2026 wooden spoon after finishing 18th with a 2-21 record.
AFL LADDER 2026
Pos | Team | Played | Points | % | W | L | D |
1 | FREMANTLE | 23 | 76 | 137.2 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
2 | SYDNEY SWANS | 23 | 72 | 136.1 | 18 | 5 | 0 |
3 | BRISBANE LIONS | 23 | 64 | 121.7 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
4 | HAWTHORN | 23 | 64 | 120.1 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
5 | GEELONG CATS | 23 | 60 | 122.3 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
6 | ADELAIDE CROWS | 23 | 60 | 117.3 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
7 | MELBOURNE | 23 | 60 | 109.6 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
8 | WESTERN BULLDOGS | 23 | 54 | 95.4 | 13 | 9 | 1 |
9 | COLLINGWOOD | 23 | 52 | 102.4 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
10 | CARLTON | 23 | 50 | 101.5 | 12 | 10 | 1 |
11 | ST KILDA | 23 | 40 | 102.8 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
12 | GWS GIANTS | 23 | 40 | 98.9 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
13 | GOLD COAST SUNS | 23 | 36 | 94.5 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
14 | NORTH MELBOURNE | 23 | 36 | 88.8 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
15 | PORT ADELAIDE | 23 | 28 | 88.1 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
16 | WEST COAST EAGLES | 23 | 16 | 69.2 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
17 | RICHMOND | 23 | 12 | 62.5 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
18 | ESSENDON | 23 | 8 | 64.6 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
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