AFL Percentage Calculator
Enter points scored for and points scored against and get AFL ladder percentage to two decimals, plus the effect of adding one more result.
AFL Percentage Calculator
Inputs
Every point the club has scored this season.
Every point the club has conceded this season.
Points scored in one more match, added to the running total.
Points conceded in that match.
Results
Percentage is 113.38
1,932 / 1,704 x 100 = 113.38. Adding the further result moves it to 114.54.
- Percentage
- 113.38
- Percentage after the result
- 114.54
- Points differential
- 228
- Differential after the result
- 258
Season totals, to two decimals
Movement of +1.16
Points for minus points against
On the updated totals
| Totals | Points for | Points against | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season to date | 1,932 | 1,704 | 113.38 |
| After the further result | 2,032 | 1,774 | 114.54 |
| Result | Premiership points |
|---|---|
| Win | 4 |
| Draw | 2 |
| Loss | 0 |
| Bye | 0 |
Percentage is cumulative, not an average of match percentages, so it cannot be rebuilt from margins alone. A bye adds nothing to either total and leaves percentage where it was. The ladder displays the figure to two decimals but orders clubs on the full ratio, so two clubs shown at the same value are not necessarily level. Formula reference: AFL Regulations, 11 February 2026, Regulation 2.5.
How the AFL Percentage Calculator works
AFL ladder percentage is a single ratio: every point a club has scored this season divided by every point it has conceded, multiplied by 100. Anything above 100 means the club has scored more than it has conceded. It is cumulative rather than a match average, so it is not the mean of individual match percentages and cannot be rebuilt from margins alone. The AFL regulations set it out this way and display it to two decimals.
Because it is a running total, one heavy result moves percentage further than several narrow ones. Adding a 100 to 70 win moves both sides of the ratio, and the size of that move depends on how many points are already in the totals, so the same result matters more in round 3 than in round 20. Byes do not appear anywhere in the calculation, because a bye is not a match and produces no scores.
Percentage = (total points scored for / total points scored against) x 100
Example
Points scored for of 1,932 and points scored against of 1,704 give 1,932 / 1,704 x 100 = 113.38. Add one more result, a 100 to 70 win, and the running totals become 2,032 for and 1,774 against, which is 2,032 / 1,774 x 100 = 114.54.
How to use it
- Enter total points scored for, for example 1932.
- Enter total points scored against, for example 1704.
- Read the percentage to two decimals, for example 113.38.
- Add a further result to see where the percentage moves to.
AFL Percentage Calculator FAQ
What is AFL percentage used for?
It is the first tiebreaker on the AFL ladder. Clubs are ordered on premiership points, and where two or more are level on points, percentage decides which sits higher. Since a large number of clubs finish a season on the same points, percentage regularly settles finals qualification and hosting rights. It is a measure of scoring across the whole season rather than of results, so a club can hold a strong percentage on a modest win-loss record if its wins were heavy and its losses narrow.
Does a bye change percentage?
No. A bye awards no premiership points and adds nothing to either side of the ratio, because there are no scores to add. Percentage is unaffected by how many matches a club has played, only by the totals it has accumulated. That is worth remembering mid-season: two clubs on the same percentage may have played a different number of matches, so the one with matches in hand has more scoring still to come and more room for that percentage to move.
Can a club sit high on the ladder with a percentage below 100?
Arithmetically, yes. Premiership points come from results and percentage comes from scoring, and the two can diverge. A club that wins a run of tight matches and loses its remaining matches heavily accumulates points while conceding more than it scores across the season, which puts it above 100 in the standings and below 100 on percentage. It is uncommon at the top of the ladder because heavy losses usually come with lost matches, but nothing in the formula prevents it.
Where does percentage sit among the tiebreakers?
The AFL regulations set the order as premiership points, then percentage, then the premiership points won in the matches played between the tied clubs, then the percentage from only those matches between them, and finally a lot drawn by the Executive General Manager Football. So percentage is the second test overall and the first one that involves scores. The head-to-head tests are only reached when clubs are level on both points and percentage.
Is percentage rounded to two decimals?
It is displayed to two decimals on the ladder. The underlying figure is the full ratio, so two clubs shown at the same two-decimal value are not necessarily level, and the ordering is based on the full number. This calculator shows the two-decimal figure to match the way the ladder presents it. If you are checking a very close comparison, work with the raw points-for and points-against totals rather than the rounded percentage.