Best and Fairest - Geoff Hayes
Second Best and Fairest - Phillip Mehrten
Special Awards - Kelvin Richards, Damian Caddaye, Paul Thompson

Round 1
South Melbourne 14.18.102 d. Melbourne 16.5.101
Goals - Durnan 5, Jones 3, Quine 3, Lockwood 2, Hayes 1, McKenzie 1, Salter 1
Best - Hayes, Mehrten, Durnan

Round 2
Footscray 25.11.161 d. Melbourne 13.11.89
Goals - Quine 4, Durnan 3, Jones 3, Caddaye 1, Hayes 1, Zubin 1
Best - Hayes, Jones, Mehrten

Round 3
North Melbourne 24.15.159 d. Melbourne 11.8.74
Goals - Hayes 4, Quine 2, Boccabella 1, Durnan 1, Jones 1, Pittard 1, Thomas 1
Best - Salter, Boccabella, Richards

Round 4
Essendon 16.14.110 d. Melbourne 13.12.90
Goals - Quine 3, Hayes 2, Zubin 2, Bawden 1, Boccabella 1, Caddaye 1, Henke 1, Sadauskas 1, Thompson 1
Best - Hayes, McKaige, Thompson

Round 5
Richmond 15.15.105 d. Melbourne 10.14.74
Goals - Boccabella 2, Henne 2, Biffin 1, Caddaye 1, Hayes 1, Richards 1, Thomas 1, Zubin 1
Best - Thomas, Jones, Thomson

Round 6
Geelong 19.24.138 d. Melbourne 8.9.57
Goals - Quine 2, Zubin 2, Barclay 1, Biffin 1, Boccabella 1, Keane 1
Best - Thompson, Clarke, Boccabella

Round 7
Carlton 22.17.149 d. Melbourne 8.13.61
Goals - Caddaye 2, Jones 2, Keane 2, Salter 1, Wright 1
Best - Caddaye, Quine, Hayes

Round 8
Fitzroy 17.9.111 d. Melbourne 10.9.69
Goals - Oliver 3, Henke 2, Jones 2, Moncrieff 2, Zuben 1
Best - Clarke, Boccabella, Caddaye

Round 9
Melbourne 20.13.133 d. St Kilda 14.12.96

Round 10
Hawthorn 10.20 d. Melbourne 12.4
Goals - Quine 3, Unknown 9

Round 11
Collingwood 9.15.69 d. Melbourne 8.16.64
Goals - Keane 2, Angelis 1, McKaige 1, McKenzie 1, Thorne 1, Zubin 1
Best - Zubin, Mehrten, Hayes

Round 12
Melbourne 4.8.32 drew South Melbourne 4.8.32

Round 13
Footscray 7.21.63 d. Melbourne 6.10.46
Goals - Hayes 2, Burns 1, Keane 1, Thorn 1, Zubin 1
Best - Murten, Burns, Ellingworth

Round 14
Match vs Essendon cancelled due to adverse weather

Round 15
North Melbourne 17.18.120 d. Melbourne 12.11.83
Goals - Keane 3, Thorne 3, Moir 2, Boccabella 1, Campbell 1, Oliver 1, Zubin 1
Best - Moir, Richards, Thompson
Report - Thorne (charging)

Round 16
Richmond 15.12.102 d. Melbourne 9.11.65
Goals - McKaige 5, Biffin 1, Mercoulia 1, Moyle 1, Thorne 1
Best - Thompson, McKaige, Richards

Round 17
Geelong 11.8.74 d. Melbourne 8.14.62

Round 18
Melbourne 20.15.135 d. Carlton 6.6.42
Goals - Moir 5, Keane 3, Thomson 2, Angelis 2, Barclay 1, Batty 1, Caddaye 1, McLean 1, Mercoulia 1, Thorne 1
Best - Moir, Barkley, Keane

Round 19
Fitzroy 25.14.164 d. Melbourne 12.7.79
Goals - Angelis 5, Moir 3, Caddaye 1, McKaige 1, McLean 1, Quinne 1
Best - Barclay, Caddaye, Moncrieff

Round 20
St Kilda 15.14.104 d. Melbourne 14.13.97
Goals - Angelis 6, Bocabella 2, Batty 2, Barnes 1, McKaige 1, Thomson 1, Zubin 1
Best - McKaige, Mercoulia, Thomson

Round 21
Hawthorn 21.9.135 d. Melbourne 15.7.97
Goals - Angelis 4, Zubin 3, Barnes 2, Caddaye 1, Keane 1, McKaige 1, McKenzie 1, Moncrieff 1, Mehrten 1
Best - Zubin, Thomson, Richards

Round 22
Melbourne 19.12.126 d. Collingwood 14.13.97

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