Best and Fairest - James Ahern
Second Best and Fairest - Phillip Friedman
Outstanding Service - Chris Munday, Greg Woods
Best Clubman - Ray Potter
Special Award - Mike Power
Leading Goalkicker - Andrew Baker (42)
Round 1
Melbourne 13.7 d. Carlton 8.16
Goals - McIlvenna 4, Ellingworth 3, Campbell 1, Chapman 1, Baker 1, Maxey 1, Munday 1, Ross 1
Best - Ahern, Manson, Hilton
Reported - G. Giles (striking)
Round 2
St Kilda 8.18 d. Melbourne 5.10
Round 3
Geelong 10.16.76 d. Melbourne 7.17.59
Round 4
Richmond 11.11.77 defeated Melbourne 3.5.23
Round 5
North Melbourne 17.10 defeated Melbourne 12.4
Goals - McIlvenna 3, Manson 3, Arundale 1, Maxey 1, Munday 1, Newman 1, Power 1, Tarrant 1
Best - Volkering, Munday, Rackham
Round 6
Collingwood 14.13.97 d. Melbourne 12.14.86
Round 7
Melbourne 21.11 d. South Melbourne 11.11
Goals - Scott 5, Wood 4, Smith 3, Kerley 2, Pagnoccollo 2, Williamson 2, Dunn 2, McSpeerin 1
Best - Wood, Scott, Chamberlain
Round 8
Hawthorn 14.16 d. Melbourne 10.9
Round 9
Melbourne 10.21 defeated Footscray 10.7
Round 10
Fitzroy 17.10 d. Melbourne 13.9
Goals - Newman 6, Tarrant 2, Baker 1, Friedman 1, Manson 1, Ough 1, Woods 1
Best - Friedman, Newman, Ahern
Round 11
Essendon 14.13 d. Melbourne 13.12
Round 12
Carlton 15.13 d. Melbourne 12.8
Round 13
Melbourne 10.15 d. St Kilda 11.5
Round 14
Melbourne 20.14 d. Richmond 14.8
Goals - Baker 4, Friedman 3, Munday 3, Ahern 2, Arundale 2, Tarrant 2, Chapman 1, Ross 1, Sparks 1, Woods 1
Best - Friedman, Campbell, Munday
Round 15
Melbourne 14.14 d. Geelong 11.12
Goals - Chapman 5, Baker 5, Newman 2, Tarrant 2
Best - Newman, Tararnt, Moorhouse
Round 16
Melbourne 17.5 d. North Melbourne 11.19
Goals - Baker 4, Unknown 13
Round 17
Melbourne 16.13 d. Collingwood 10.14
Goals - Baker 4, Unknown 12
Round 18
South Melbourne 11.14 d. Melbourne 11.13
Goals - Baker 5, Unknown 6
Round 19
Hawthorn 18.14 d. Melbourne 12.6
Goals - Baker 8, Friedman 2, Chapman 1, Tarrant 1
Best - Baker, Sparks, Tarrant
Round 20
Footscray 13.17 d. Melbourne 9.11
Goals - Campbell 2, Chapman 2, Newman 2, Ahern 1, Baker 1, Wood 1
Best - Ross, Woods, Chapman
Round 21
Fitzroy 16.13 d. Melbourne 15.19
Goals - Baker 4, Unknown 11
Round 22
Essendon 16.22 d. Melbourne 9.9
Goals - Tarrant 2, Walley 2, Arundale 1, Campbell 1, Maxey 1, Moorhouse 1, Morgan 1
Best - Campbell, Ellingworth, Morgan
Ladder
| P | |
| Footscray | 68 |
| Collingwood | 64 |
| Hawthorn | 60 |
| Richmond | 56 |
| Essendon | 56 |
| Carlton | 56 |
| Fitzroy | 48 |
| Geelong | 32 |
| Melbourne | 28 |
| North Melbourne | 24 |
| St Kilda | 24 |
| South Melbourne | 12 |