Best and Fairest - George Milner
Second Best and Fairest - Graeme Pinfold
Best First Year Player - Len Mann
Outstanding Service - Bernie Massey, Bob Turner, Terry Gleeson, John Lord
Matches
Round 1 - Saturday 18 April
Melbourne 13.23 d. Richmond 8.7
Goals - Brenchley 5, Webb 2, Wilkinson 2, Stevens 1, Sheppard 1, Fenton-Smith 1, Evans 1
Best - Pinfold, Brenchley, Stevens
Round 2 - Saturday 2 May
Melbourne 15.12 d. Collingwood 12.7
Goals - Mann 4, Turner 4, Wilkinson 4, Crompton 2, Stevens 1
Best - Fenton-Smith, Wilson, Mann
Round 3 - Saturday 9 May
Fitzroy 10.7 d. Melbourne 8.16
Goals - H. Mann 3, Campbell 3, Turner 1, Wilkinson 1
Best - Kenneally, Milner, Wilson
Round 4 - Saturday 16 May
Footscray 16.18 d. Melbourne 7.8
Goals - Sheppard 2, Wilkinson 2, Turner 1, Stephens 1, Campbell 1
Best - Milner, Thorogood, Massey
Round 5 - Saturday 23 May
Carlton 7.16 d. Melbourne 5.10
Goals - H. Mann 2, Brenchley 1, Pinfold 1, Stevens 1
Best - Massey, Pinfold, Brenchley
Round 6 - Saturday 30 May
Geelong 11.15 d. Melbourne 6.14
Goals - Wilkinson 2, Crompton 2, McIver 1, Turner 1
Best - Massey, Thorogood, Lord
Team
B: Pinfold, Massey, L. Mann
HB: Gainger, Lord, Taylor
C: Kenneally, Thorogood, Milner
HF: Stevens, Bourke, Wilkinson
F: McIver, Turner, Campbell
Foll: Gleeson, King, Crompton
Res: B. Leahy, Ron McLeod
Round 7- Saturday 6 June
South Melbourne 12.25 d. Melbourne 7.12
Goals - Pinfold 3, Butler 2, Turner 1, Wilkinson 1
Best - L. Mann, Kenneally, Stevens
Round 8 - Monday 15 June
Essendon 13.11 d. Melbourne 8.13
Goals - Brenchley 2, Gleeson 2, Wilkinson 2, Crompton 1, Stevens 1
Best - Gleeson, Brenchley, Kenneally
Round 9 - Saturday 27 June
Melbourne 10.5 d. Hawthorn 8.10
Goals - Crompton 4, Webb 2, Bosch 1, Mann 1, McIver 1, Gleeson 1
Best - Gleeson, Lord, McIver
Team
B: Pinfold, Turner, L. Mann
HB: Miller, Lord, Massey
C: McIver, Kenneally, Milner
HF: Stevens, Bourke, Gainger
F: Bosch, Webb, Sheppard
Foll: Gleeson, King, Crompton
Res: Buswell, Butler
Bosch replaced Mills and Gainger replaced Crunden (both unavailable)
Stevens (concussion) was replaced by Butler in the first quarter. Buswell was unused.
Round 10 - Saturday 4 July
St Kilda 9.13 d. Melbourne 5.8
Goals - Brenchley 3, Bosch 1, Webb 1
Best - Mann, Brenchley, Pinfold
Team
B: Pinfold, Turner, L. Mann
HB: Miller, Lord, Massey
C: McIver, Kenneally, Milner
HF: Stevens, Bourke, Gainger
F: Bosch, Webb, Sheppard
Foll: Gleeson, King, Crompton
Res: Buswell, Butler
Round 11 - Saturday 11 July
North Melbourne 11.12 d. Melbourne 8.15
Goals - J. Leahy 5, Stevens 1, Pinfold 1, McIver 1
Best - Webb, Turner, Leahy
Round 12 - Saturday 18 July
Melbourne 18.12 d. Richmond 14.9
Goals - Pinfold 4, J. Leahy 3, Lord 2, Milner 2, Wilkinson 2, Stevens 1, Breen 1, Bourke 1, Buswell 1, Nilsson 1
Best - Lord, Sheppard, Pinfold
Team
B: Ron McLeod, Turner, Bourke
HB: Miller, B. Leahy, Massey
C: McIver, Breen, Nilsson
HF: Wilkinson, Sheppard, Stevens
F: Milner, J. Leahy, Buswell
Foll: Lord, King, Pinfold
Res: McLeod, Buzza
Round 13 - Saturday 25 July
Collingwood 7.8 d. Melbourne 5.10
Goals - J. Leahy 1, Pinfold 1, Milner 1, Brenchley 1, Lord 1
Best - Lord, B. Leahy, McLeod
Team
B: Ron McLeod, Turner, Wilson
HB: Stevens, B. Leahy, Massey
C: McIver, Breen, Kenneally
HF: Brenchley, Sheppard, Wilkinson
F: Milner, Webb, J. Leahy
Foll: Lord, Bourke, Pinfold
Res: Buswell, Nilsson
Round 14 - Saturday 1 August
Fitzroy 12.8 d. Melbourne 10.8
Goals - Brenchley 4, Milner 2, Bourke 1, Pinfold 1, Mann 1, Nilsson 1
Best - B. Leahy, Lord, Pinfold
Team
B: Ron McLeod, Turner, Lord
HB: Massey, Wilson, B. Leahy
C: Kenneally, Breen, Webb
HF: Nilsson, Sheppard, Stevens
F: Milner, Brenchley, L. Mann
Foll: Gleeson, Bourke, Pinfold
Res: Wilkinson, McIver
Round 15- Saturday 8 August
Melbourne 12.12 d. Footscray 7.5
Goals - Nilsson 4, Crompton 3, Brenchley 2, Buswell 1, Mann 1, Stevens 1
Best - Gleeson, Crompton, Beckwith
Round 16 - Saturday 15 August
Melbourne 11.5 d. Carlton 6.12
Goals - Milner 2, Sheppard 2, Nilsson 2, Gleeson 1, L. Mann 1, Buswell 1, Webb 1, Stevens 1
Best - L. Mann, Milner, Turner
Round 17 - Saturday 22 August
Melbourne 9.21 d. Geelong 5.14
Goals - Brenchley 4, Milner 2, Wilkinson 2, L. Mann 1
Best - Gleeson, Turner, Milner
Round 18 - Saturday 29 August
Melbourne 13.13 d. South Melbourne 5.12
Goals - Wilkinson 3, Stevens 3, Crompton 2, Milner 2, Unknown 3
Best - Williams, Gleeson, Webb
Ladder
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| Hawthorn | 16 | 0 | 2 | 151.4 | 64 |
| Fitzroy | 13 | 1 | 4 | 112.7 | 54 |
| Collingwood | 12 | 1 | 5 | 116.6 | 50 |
| St Kilda | 9 | 1 | 8 | 110.1 | 38 |
| Richmond | 8 | 9 | 1 | 91.8 | 34 |
| Melbourne | 8 | 0 | 10 | 99.2 | 32 |
| Carlton | 8 | 0 | 10 | 97.5 | 32 |
| Geelong | 8 | 0 | 10 | 88.7 | 32 |
| North Melbourne | 7 | 0 | 11 | 94.8 | 28 |
| Footscray | 6 | 1 | 11 | 86.6 | 26 |
| South Melbourne | 5 | 1 | 12 | 82.4 | 22 |
| Essendon | 5 | 0 | 13 | 86.0 | 20 |