Best and Fairest - Phillip Mehrten
Second Best and Fairest - Jeff Chapman
Special Awards - Stephen Bickford, Peter Maynard, Geoff Hayes

Round 1
Melbourne 16.17.113 d. Hawthorn 13.17.95
Goals - Hayes 4, McGivern 3, Sadsakis 3, Bickford 2, Demunk 1, Elsshaug 1, Maynard 1, Wallace 1
Best - Wallace, Hayes, Davis

Round 2
Fitzroy 15.17.107 d. Melbourne 14.13.97
Goals - De Munk 5, Juliffe 2, Maynard 2, Angelis 1, Bocabella 1, Mobbs 1, Moncrieff 1, Sadaskaus 1
Best - De Munk, Maynard, Marchant

Round 3
Carlton 23.9.147 d. Melbourne 13.14.92
Goals - Angelis 4, Barclay 2, Davis 1, Demunk 1, Maynard
Best - Phillips, Angelis, Chapman

Round 4
Melbourne 22.18.150 d. Footscray 9.12.66
Goals - Sadauskas 4, Jullis 4, Quine 3, De Munk 2, Hayes 2, Maynard 2, Nobbs 2, Wallace 2, Elshaug 1
Best - Maynard, Wallace, Jullis

Round 5 (played Saturday 22 April)
Melbourne 23.20.158 d. Richmond 17.18.120
Goals - Sadauskis 6, Hayes 4, Giulieri 3, Lockwood 2, McLean 2, Barkley 1, Bocabella 1, Maynard 1, Quine 1, Todd 1, Wallace 1
Best - McLean, Cunningham, Todd

Round 6
St. Kilda 15.16.106 drew with Melbourne 16.10.106
Goals - Hayes 4, Sadauskus 3, Angelis 2, Elshaug 2, Quine 2, Hobbs 1, McLean 1, Wallace 1
Best - Hobbs, Cunningham, Hayes

Round 7
Geelong 16.22.118 d. Melbourne 14.15.99
Goals - Angelis 3, Elshaug 2, Hayes 2, Quine 2, Saduaskas 2, Clarke 1, Love 1, Whitford 1
Best - Elshaug, Hayes, Merton

Round 8
Melbourne 14.9.93 d. North Melbourne 12.20.92
Goals - Barkley 2, Pickford 2, Sadauskas 2, Wallace 2, Julliff 2, Angelis 1, Bocabella 1, McLean 1, Maynard 1
Best - Barkley, Pickford, Todd

Round 9
Essendon 14.13.97 d. Melbourne 11.9.75
Goals - Mobbs 3, Bickford 2, Elshaug 2, Juliff 1, Lockwood 1, Love 1, McGivern 1
Best - Mehrten, Cunningham, Elshaug

Round 10
Melbourne 16.10.106 d. South Melbourne 8.5.53
Goals - Angelis 6, Maynard 5, Bickford 1, Boccabella 1, Hayes 1, McGivern 1, Wallace 1
Best - Maynard, Chavaran, Mehrten

Round 11
Collingwood 16.12.108 d. Melbourne 12.24.96
Goals - Hayes 3, Maynard 3, Quine 2, Sadauskas 2, Bickford 1, Demunk 1
Best - Chapman, Maynard, Hayes

Round 12
Hawthorn 15.20.110 d. Melbourne 14.10.94
Goals - Angelis 5, Wallace 2, Barclay 1, Bickford 1, Boccabella 1, Elshaug 1, McLean 1, Maynard 1, Sadauskas 1
Best - Boccabella, Chapman, Love

Round 13
Fitzroy 16.10.106 d. Melbourne 9.17.71
Goals - Angelis 2, Barclay 2, Elshaug 2, Bickford 1, Sadauskas 1, Wallace 1
Best - D'Ambrosia, Greene, McGivern

Round 14
Footscray 15.13.103 d. Melbourne 14.12.96
Goals - Juliff 3, Sadauskas 3, Elshaug 2, Angelis 2, Bickford 1, Davis 1, Hayes 1, Mobbs 1
Best - Angelis, Hayes, Cochran

Round 15
Carlton 14.17.101 d. Melbourne 10.13.73
Goals - Angelis 4, Davis 2, Mobbs 2, Bickford 1, Quine 1
Best - Angelis, Mehrten, McKay

Round 16
Richmond 15.10.100 d. Melbourne 10.10.70
Goals - Mobbs 3, Bickford 2, Elshaug 2, Angelis 1, Cochrane 1, Davis 1
Best - McLean, Barkley, Cochrane

Round 17
Melbourne 14.20.104 drew St Kilda 14.20.104
Goals - Angelis 4, Todd 3, Bickford 2, D'Ambrosia 2, Mobbs 2, Hayes 1
Best - Love, Mobbs, Hayes

Round 18
Geelong 24.11.155 d. Melbourne 12.13.85
Goals - Bickford 2, Boccabella 2, Clark 2, Elshaug 2, Barkley 1, Cochrane 1, McLean 1, Quine 1
Best - McLean, Elshaug, Mehrten

Round 19
North Melbourne 13.16.94 d. Melbourne 10.10.70
Goals - Bickford 3, Angelis 2, Mobbs 2, Boccabella 1, McGivern 1, McKaige 1
Best - McLean, Boccabella, Bickford

Round 20
Melbourne 19.9.123 d. Essendon 15.21.111
Goals - Angelis 4, Clark 4, Hayes 4, Bickford 2, Elshaug 2, Juliff 2, McGivern 1
Best - Hayes, Clark, Elshaug

Round 21
Melbourne 16.13.109 d. South Melbourne 14.12.96
Goals - Angelis 5, Barkley 2, D'Ambrosia 2, Sadauskas 2, Boccabella 1, Elshaug 1, Juliff 1, Mehrten 1, Mobbs 1
Best - Elshaug, Thomas, Green

Round 22
Collingwood 31.35.221 defeated Melbourne 4.6.40

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