Captain - Terry Mountain
Leading Goalkicker: Peter Brenchley - 28
Players
Ash, Peter Brenchley, Chapple, Crameri, Cutler, Dunbar, Dunsford, Gill, Haycroft, Hayes, Hill, Jones, Lay, McConaghy, Terry Mountain, Pearson, Pinfold, Riley, Stronnix, Whitten
Matches
Round 1 - Monday 19 April
Melbourne 14.14 d. Collingwood 4.6
Round 2 - Saturday 24 April
Carlton 7.3 d. Melbourne 6.6
Round 3 - Saturday 1 May
Melbourne 11.7 d. Hawthorn 4.6
Round 4 - Saturday 8 May
Melbourne 10.12.72 d. Fitzroy 8.8.56
Round 5- Saturday 15 May
Melbourne 6.5 d. Richmond 3.11
Round 6 - Saturday 22 May
Melbourne 14.16 d. St Kilda 2.3
Round 7 - Saturday 29 May
Melbourne 12.18 d. South Melbourne 2.4
Round 8 - Saturday 5 June
Geelong 6.10 d. Melbourne 3.9
Round 9 - Monday 14 June
Melbourne 5.5 d. Essendon 4.6
Round 10 - Saturday 26 June
Footscray 7.10 d. Melbourne 7.8
Round 11 - Saturday 3 July
North Melbourne 10.10 d. Melbourne 9.13
Round 12 - Saturday 10 July
Collingwood 6.12 d. Melbourne 5.11
Round 13 - Saturday 17 July
Carlton 8.12 d. Melbourne 6.4
Round 14 - Saturday 31 July
Melbourne 12.6 d. Hawthorn 2.6
Round 15 - Saturday 7 August
Melbourne 10.10 d. Fitzroy 8.3
Round 16 - Saturday 14 August
Melbourne 10.10 d. Richmond 6.1
Semi Final - Saturday 21 August
Melbourne 15.3 d. Geelong 6.6
Preliminary Final - Saturday 28 August
Footscray 4.17 d. Melbourne 5.9
Ladder
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| Footscray | 14 | 0 | 2 | 122.7 | 56 |
| Carlton | 13 | 0 | 3 | 145.0 | 52 |
| Geelong | 11 | 0 | 5 | 133.8 | 44 |
| Melbourne | 10 | 0 | 6 | 157.0 | 40 |
| Fitzroy | 9 | 0 | 7 | 134.9 | 36 |
| Essendon | 9 | 0 | 7 | 116.7 | 36 |
| Richmond | 7 | 0 | 9 | 114.0 | 28 |
| South Melbourne | 7 | 0 | 9 | 96.3 | 28 |
| Collingwood | 7 | 0 | 9 | 86.6 | 28 |
| North Melbourne | 6 | 0 | 10 | 94.6 | 24 |
| St Kilda | 1 | 1 | 14 | 46.1 | 6 |
| Hawthorn | 1 | 1 | 14 | 44.2 | 6 |
Notes
Round 15 may have been 10.8 - 8.2