1962 VFL Season
The complete 1962 season — final ladder, results and finals.
Premiers
🏆 Essendondef. Carlton
Essendon won the 1962 VFL premiership, defeating Carlton in the Grand Final. Essendon also finished the home-and-away season on top of the ladder.
12 teams contested the season. The 4th-placed cut-off sent Essendon, Geelong, Melbourne and Carlton into the finals. South Melbourne finished last with 3 wins. The full final ladder and round-by-round results follow.
Ladder
| # | Club | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essendon | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1574 | 1207 | 130.4 | 64 |
| 2 | Geelong | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1690 | 1213 | 139.3 | 56 |
| 3 | Melbourne | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1374 | 1092 | 125.8 | 56 |
| 4 | Carlton | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1361 | 1205 | 112.9 | 52 |
| 5 | Footscray | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1390 | 1281 | 108.5 | 44 |
| 6 | St Kilda | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1379 | 1267 | 108.8 | 36 |
| 7 | Collingwood | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1365 | 1386 | 98.5 | 36 |
| 8 | Richmond | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1308 | 1446 | 90.5 | 20 |
| 9 | Hawthorn | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1307 | 1510 | 86.6 | 20 |
| 10 | Fitzroy | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1222 | 1529 | 79.9 | 20 |
| 11 | North Melbourne | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1152 | 1575 | 73.1 | 16 |
| 12 | South Melbourne | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1193 | 1604 | 74.4 | 12 |
Top 4 (green) made the finals. Ladder is home-and-away only; percentage = points for ÷ points against.
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Results
113 matches