AFL Ladder Predictor
Pick the winner of every remaining home-and-away match and the ladder re-sorts on premiership points and percentage, starting from the current AFL standings.
AFL Ladder Predictor
Remaining matches
There are no home-and-away matches left to pick in the 2026 season, so the ladder below is the final home-and-away ladder rather than a projection.
Projected ladder
Projected ladder matches the current AFL 2026 ladder
Every home-and-away match of the 2026 season has been played, so the ladder below is the final home-and-away ladder.
- Matches picked
- 0 of 0
- Minor premier
- Fremantle Dockers
- Top four cut-off
- Hawthorn Hawks
- Finals cut-off
- Carlton Blues
Remaining home-and-away matches
Projected 1st
Projected 4th, double chance
Projected 10th, last into the wildcard round
| Pos | Club | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fremantle Dockers | 23 | 19 | 4 | 76 |
| 2 |  Sydney Swans | 23 | 18 | 5 | 72 |
| 3 |  Brisbane Lions | 23 | 16 | 7 | 64 |
| 4 |  Hawthorn Hawks | 23 | 15 | 6 | 64 |
| 5 |  Geelong Cats | 23 | 15 | 8 | 60 |
| 6 |  Adelaide Crows | 23 | 15 | 8 | 60 |
| 7 |  Melbourne Demons | 23 | 15 | 8 | 60 |
| 8 |  Western Bulldogs | 23 | 13 | 9 | 54 |
| 9 |  Collingwood Magpies | 23 | 12 | 9 | 52 |
| 10 |  Carlton Blues | 23 | 12 | 10 | 50 |
| 11 |  St Kilda Saints | 23 | 10 | 13 | 40 |
| 12 |  Greater Western Sydney Giants | 23 | 10 | 13 | 40 |
| 13 |  Gold Coast Suns | 23 | 9 | 14 | 36 |
| 14 |  North Melbourne Kangaroos | 23 | 9 | 14 | 36 |
| 15 |  Port Adelaide Power | 23 | 7 | 16 | 28 |
| 16 |  West Coast Eagles | 23 | 4 | 19 | 16 |
| 17 |  Richmond Tigers | 23 | 3 | 20 | 12 |
| 18 |  Essendon Bombers | 23 | 2 | 21 | 8 |
A win is 4 premiership points, a draw is 2 to each club and a loss is nothing. A bye is worth nothing and does not touch percentage, because a bye is not a match. Percentage is total points scored for divided by total points scored against, multiplied by 100.
The order is premiership points first, then percentage. Where clubs are still level, the AFL regulations go to the premiership points won in the matches between those clubs, then to the percentage from only those matches, and finally to a lot drawn by the Executive General Manager Football. Those head-to-head tests are applied here over the matches you have picked scores for.
Ten clubs qualify for the finals under the Final Ten System, so 10th is the cut-off rather than 8th.
How the AFL Ladder Predictor works
The predictor loads the current AFL ladder and the matches still to be played, then applies the AFL scoring rules to whatever you pick. A win is worth 4 premiership points, a draw is worth 2 to each club, a loss is worth nothing and a bye is worth nothing, because a bye is not a match. Each pick can also carry a score, and those points are added to the winning and losing totals so percentage moves with the result rather than staying frozen.
The table then re-sorts. Clubs are ordered on premiership points first and percentage second, which is why a club can sit above another on the same points with a heavier scoring record behind it. Percentage is the cumulative ratio of points scored for to points scored against across the whole home-and-away season, displayed to two decimals, so a single blowout moves it more than a run of narrow wins. Where clubs finish level on both, the AFL regulations go to the results between those clubs before drawing lots.
Win 4 points Draw 2 points each Loss 0 Bye 0 Percentage = (total points scored for / total points scored against) x 100 Ladder order: premiership points first, then percentage
Example
The predictor opens with no remaining match picked, so the projected ladder matches the current AFL ladder exactly. Pick one match and the arithmetic runs on both clubs. A club on 48 points with 1,932 points scored for and 1,704 against, picked to win a match 100 to 70, moves to 52 points, and its percentage becomes 2,032 / 1,774 x 100 = 114.54.
How to use it
- Start from the current ladder, which the predictor loads for you.
- Work through the remaining matches and pick a winner for each one.
- Add a score to any match where you want percentage to move as well.
- Read the projected final ladder, ordered on premiership points then percentage.
AFL Ladder Predictor FAQ
How is AFL ladder percentage worked out?
Percentage is total points scored for divided by total points scored against, multiplied by 100, accumulated across every home-and-away match a club has played. It is displayed to two decimals. A percentage of 113.38 means the club has scored 13.38 per cent more points than it has conceded across the season so far. It is not an average of match results and it is not affected by how many matches were won, only by the raw scoring totals on both sides of the ledger.
How many premiership points is a draw worth?
A draw is worth 2 premiership points to each club, against 4 for a win and none for a loss. Both scores still count towards percentage in the normal way, so a high-scoring draw and a low-scoring draw award the same premiership points but move percentage differently. The AFL regulations also cover two edge cases: a match abandoned after half time awards 4 points to the higher-scoring club, and a cancelled match awards 2 points to each club.
Does a bye affect the ladder?
No. A bye awards no premiership points and does not touch percentage, because a bye is not a match and there are no scores to add to either total. That is why clubs partway through a season can be sitting on different numbers of matches played, and why comparing raw premiership points between clubs with different bye positions can mislead. The ladder still orders on points and percentage regardless, so a club with a bye in hand has more matches left to gain from.
What separates clubs level on points and percentage?
The AFL regulations set a fixed order. Premiership points come first, then percentage. If clubs are still level, the next test is the premiership points won in the matches played between the tied clubs, then the percentage from only those matches between them. If everything is still equal, the position is decided by lot, drawn by the Executive General Manager Football. The predictor sorts on the first two, which settle the order in almost every case.
How many teams qualify for the finals from this ladder?
Ten. The AFL uses the Final Ten System, which replaced the top-eight system that ran from 2000 to 2025. The ladder positions produced here feed straight into that bracket: teams 1 to 6 go into the second week of finals, while 7th to 10th play a wildcard round first, 7th hosting 10th and 8th hosting 9th. The finals predictor takes the top ten from a projected ladder and fills the bracket from there.