Best and Fairest - Neil Crompton
Second Best and Fairest - Kevin Mithen
Best First Year Player - Lance Rolfe
Best Clubman - David McKenzie
Outstanding Service - Terry Gleeson, Trevor Clay, Alan Rowarth, Graeme Wilkinson
Matches
Round 1- Saturday 12 April
Carlton 15.10 d. Melbourne 10.17
Goals - Wilkinson 5, Davis 1, Evans 1, Vurlow 1, Ferguson 1, Cunningham 1
Best - Crameri, Vurlow, Lord
Round 2 - Saturday 19 April
Melbourne 14.14 d. Geelong 8.10
Goals - Wilkinson 5, Evans 3, Vurlow 2, Davis 1, Ross 1, Cook 1, Cunningham 1
Best - Crameri, Rowarth, Cook
Round 3 - Saturday 26 April
North Melbourne 14.14 d. Melbourne 11.6
Goals - Brenchley 3, Wilkinson 2, Crompton 2, Fenton-Smith 1, Massey 1, Rolfe 1, Cook 1
Best - Fenton-Smith, Marquis, Milner
Round 4 - Saturday 3 May
Hawthorn 11.14.80 d. Melbourne 9.5.59
Goals - Wilkinson 6, Brenchley 2, R. Evans 1
Best - Rowarth, Wilkinson and Mithen
Round 5 - Saturday 10 May
Essendon 5.15 d. Melbourne 6.7
Goals - Gleeson 2, Boyle 2, Pinfold 1, Vurlow 1
Best - Gleeson, Marquis. K. Mithen
Round 6 - Saturday 17 May
Melbourne 9.17 d. St Kilda 8.14
Goals - Brenchley 4, Cook 2, Wilkinson 1, Milner 1, Crompton 1
Best - Gleeson, Cook, Clay
Round 7 - Saturday 24 May
Footscray 11.12 d. Melbourne 6.5
Goals - Crompton 3, Dunsford 1, Wilkinson 1, Rankin 1
Best - Cook, Clay, Rowarth
Round 8 - Saturday 31 May
Melbourne 9.13 d. Richmond 8.18
Goals - Wilkinson 3, Kerr 2, Crompton 1, Davis 1, K. Mithen 1, Vale 1
Best - Turner, Crompton, Dunsford
Round 9 - Saturday 7 June
South Melbourne 12.14 d. Melbourne 10.9
Goals - Crompton 3, Wilkinson 2, Milner 1, Turner 1, Kerr 1, Dunsford 1, Campbell 1
Best - Lord, Rolfe, Milner
Round 10- Saturday 14 June
Collingwood 4.12 d. Melbourne 4.5
Goals - Crompton 1, Wilkinson 1, Cook 1, Rankin 1
Best - Turner, Crompton, Melville
Round 11 - Saturday 21 June
Melbourne 13.7 d. Fitzroy 12.10
Goals - Crompton 4, Gleeson 3, Atkinson 3, Cook 2, Kerr 1
Best - Gleeson, McKenzie, Melville
Round 12 - Saturday 28 June
Melbourne 14.15 d. Carlton 11.11
Goals - Crompton 3, Gleeson 3, Atkinson 3, Unknown 6
Best - Wilkinson, Atkinson, Gleeson
Round 13 - Saturday 19 July
Geelong 9.8 d. Melbourne 9.7
Goals - Wilkinson 3, Crompton 2, Boyle 2, Brenchley 1, Kerr 1
Best - Crompton, Jones, Kerr
Round 14 - Saturday 26 July
North Melbourne 9.9 d. Melbourne 7.11
Goals - Kerr 2, Brenchley 2, Pinfold 2, Gleeson 1
Best - Kerr, Pinfold, McKenzie
Round 15 - Saturday 2 August
Hawthorn 13.11 d. Melbourne 8.13
Goals - Boyle 2, Atkinson 2, Rowarth 1, Wilkinson 1, K. Mithen 1, Pinfold 1
Best - K. Mithen, Atkinson, Boyle
Round 16 - Saturday 9 August
Melbourne 9.10 d. Essendon 4.18
Goals - Wilkinson 4, Brenchley 2, Crompton 1, Pinfold 1, Kerr 1
Best - Gleeson, Massey, Thorogood
Round 17- Saturday 16 August
St Kilda 12.11 d. Melbourne 10.14
Goals - Wilkinson 5, Brenchley 2, Boyle 1, Lord 1, Rowan 1
Best - Wilkinson, Milner, Atkinson
Round 18 - Saturday 23 August
Melbourne 13.18 d. Footscray 3.8
Goals - Wilkinson 6, Brenchley 2, Atkinson 2
Best - Brenchley, Gleeson, Kerr
Ladder
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| Hawthorn | 15 | 0 | 3 | 138.2 | 60 |
| Essendon | 13 | 0 | 5 | 114.6 | 52 |
| Collingwood | 11 | 0 | 7 | 126.7 | 44 |
| Fitzroy | 11 | 0 | 7 | 108.2 | 44 |
| St Kilda | 11 | 0 | 7 | 103.9 | 44 |
| Footscray | 8 | 0 | 10 | 98.8 | 32 |
| Geelong | 8 | 0 | 10 | 95.7 | 32 |
| Melbourne | 7 | 0 | 11 | 98.8 | 28 |
| Carlton | 7 | 0 | 11 | 85.6 | 28 |
| North Melbourne | 7 | 0 | 11 | 84.2 | 28 |
| South Melbourne | 6 | 0 | 12 | 93.0 | 24 |
| Richmond | 4 | 0 | 14 | 72.2 | 16 |
Richmond were stripped of a win which was given to Essendon.