Round 1
Melbourne 10.16 d. St Kilda 8.6
Round 2
Melbourne 13.11 d. Geelong 12.12
Round 3
Footscray 10.11 d. Melbourne 8.5
Round 4
Melbourne 10.4 d. North Melbourne 6.8
Round 5
Melbourne 12.6 d. Essendon 5.10
Round 6
Melbourne 5.8 d. Hawthorn 1.9
Round 7
South Melbourne 6.8 d. Melbourne 5.3
Round 8
Carlton 9.12 d. Melbourne 8.6
Round 9
Richmond 10.7 d. Melbourne 9.8
Round 10
Melbourne 3.6 d. Fitzroy 2.5
Round 11
Collingwood 7.9 d. Melbourne 6.9
Round 12
St. Kilda 6.11 d. Melbourne 5.7
Round 13
Melbourne 7.9 d. Geelong 7.6
Round 14
Footscray 10.6 d. Melbourne 6.10
Round 15
Melbourne 7.9 d. North Melbourne 4.4
Round 16
Essendon 9.6 d. Melbourne 6.11
Ladder
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| Footscray | 12 | 1 | 3 | 131.7 | 50 |
| South Melbourne | 12 | 0 | 4 | 149.0 | 48 |
| Essendon | 11 | 0 | 5 | 125.6 | 44 |
| Fitzroy | 10 | 0 | 6 | 139.3 | 40 |
| Collingwood | 10 | 0 | 6 | 124.3 | 40 |
| Carlton | 10 | 0 | 6 | 110.3 | 40 |
| Melbourne | 8 | 0 | 8 | 105.6 | 32 |
| Richmond | 8 | 0 | 8 | 91.1 | 32 |
| Geelong | 5 | 1 | 10 | 87.9 | 22 |
| Hawthorn | 4 | 0 | 12 | 76.6 | 16 |
| St Kilda | 3 | 0 | 13 | 64.8 | 12 |
| North Melbourne | 2 | 0 | 14 | 58.0 | 8 |