The premiership was won by the Geelong Football Club for the sixth time, after it defeated Hawthorn by 49 points in the 1963 VFL Grand Final.
Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1963 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the Page–McIntyre system.
All remaining home-and-away and finals matches were played a week later than had been scheduled.
It was down to Geelong, Melbourne, St Kilda and Essendon to fight it out for the remaining three play-off positions.
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points forAverage score: 73.1Source: AFL Tables The night series were held under the floodlights at Lake Oval, South Melbourne, for the teams (5th to 12th on ladder) out of the finals at the end of the season.