Captain - Kevin Boyle
Best and Fairest - Neil Campbell
Second Best and Fairest - Bernie Massey
Most improved - G. Harris
Outstanding service - Lance Rolfe, Kevin Boyle
Other players included Gordon Bunning, Peter Burns and John Standeven.
Matches
Round 1 - Monday 22 April
Fitzroy 8.11 d. Melbourne 3.12
Round 2 - Saturday 27 April
Collingwood 15.14 d. Melbourne 4.7
Round 3 - Saturday 4 May
Melbourne 6.7 drew Essendon 5.13
Round 4 - Saturday 11 May
Hawthorn 10.4 d. Melbourne 6.5
Round 5 - Saturday 18 May
St Kilda 12.13 d. Melbourne 5.10
Round 6 - Saturday 25 May
South Melbourne 8.13 d. Melbourne 6.6
Round 7- Saturday 1 June
Melbourne 5.18 d. Richmond 5.5
Round 8 - Saturday 8 June
Carlton 6.7 d. Melbourne 5.2
Round 9 - Monday 17 June
Melbourne 10.13 d. Geelong 8.11
Round 10 - Saturday 22 June
North Melbourne 7.9 d. Melbourne 4.15
Round 11 - Saturday 29 June
Melbourne 6.13 d. Footscray 4.13
Round 12 - Saturday 6 July
Fitzroy 13.14 d. Melbourne 9.8
Round 13 - Saturday 13 July
Collingwood 11.6 d. Melbourne 3.6
Round 14- Saturday 27 July
Essendon 4.14 d. Melbourne 5.6
Round 15 - Saturday 3 August
Hawthorn 16.11 d. Melbourne 3.1
Round 16 - Saturday 10 August
St Kilda 15.14 d. Melbourne 2.6
Ladder
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| St Kilda | 12 | 1 | 3 | 147.9 | 50 |
| South Melbourne | 12 | 1 | 3 | 143.7 | 50 |
| Carlton | 12 | 1 | 3 | 141.5 | 50 |
| Collingwood | 12 | 0 | 4 | 150.0 | 48 |
| Hawthorn | 11 | 0 | 5 | 110.3 | 44 |
| Essendon | 7 | 1 | 8 | 99.0 | 30 |
| Fitzroy | 7 | 1 | 8 | 92.5 | 30 |
| North Melbourne | 6 | 0 | 10 | 88.7 | 24 |
| Geelong | 6 | 0 | 10 | 77.5 | 24 |
| Melbourne | 3 | 1 | 12 | 58.5 | 14 |
| Footscray | 2 | 2 | 12 | 77.8 | 12 |
| Richmond | 2 | 0 | 14 | 66.2 | 8 |