Best and Fairest - Graham Hunnibell
Best and Fairest - Chris Woodman
Special Awards - Peter Maynard, Maurice Wingate, Henry Coles
Players (included)
Baker, Battiston, Bunn, Coles, Cottese, Czarnecki, Dullard, Durnan, B. Elliott, Goodman, Greene, Hamilton, Hunnibell, Hutchison, Kelly, Maynard, McDermid, McKissack, McLean, Pinnell, O'Brien, O'Donnell, O'Sullivan, Parish, Pinnell, Richards, Seddon, Todd, Tossol, Whitford, Whitfort, Wingate, Woodman
Season
Round 1
Melbourne 18.21.129 d. St Kilda 10.10.70
Goals - O'Donnell 5, Coles 3, Woodman 3, Battiston 2, Maynard 2, Bunn 1, Parish 1, Whitford 1
Best - Gordon, Woodman, Martyn
Round 2
Melbourne 19.13.127 d. Fitzroy 10.12.72
Goals - Coles 5, Hunnibell 3, Maynard 3, Smith 3, Battiston 1, Bunn 1, Martyn 1, O'Sullivan 1, Seddon 1
Best - Smith, Coles, Whitford
Selected team (from)
Barnes, Battiston, Bunn, Coles, Cortese, Czarnecki, Dullard, Durnan, B. Elliott, Goodman, Hunnibell, Kelly, McLean, Maynard, O'Sullivan, Richards, Seddon, Smith, Whitford, Whitfort
Round 3
Geelong 24.17.161 d. Melbourne 16.12.108
Goals - Seddon 4, Coles 3, Battiston 2, Parish 2, Bunn 1, Durnan 1, Hutchison 1, O'Donnell 1, O'Sullivan 1
Best - Hunnibell, Cortese, Hutchison
Selected team
B: Hutchison, Richards, Dullard
HB: Pinnell, McLean, B. Elliott
C: O'Sullivan, Czarnecki, Kelly
HF: O'Donnell, Woodman, Durnan
F: Cortese, Bunn, Battiston
Foll: Hunnibell, Seddon, Coles
Int: Parish, Todd
Round 4
Melbourne 20.15.135 d. Footscray 16.18.114
Goals - O'Donnell 5, Woodman 5, Maynard 4, Wingate 2, Battiston 1, Coles 1, Hunnibell 1, Pinnell 1
Best - Hunnibell, Woodman, Pinnell
Round 5
Carlton 20.25.145 d. Melbourne 15.18.108
Goals - Woodman 7, Battiston 2, Coles 1, McLean 1, Martyn 1, Maynard 1, Moir 1, Seddon 1
Best - Woodman, Martyn, McLean
Round 6
South Melbourne 17.27.129 d. Melbourne 12.13.85
Goals - McLean 6, Wingate 2, Battiston 1, Maynard 1, Parish 1, Seddon 1
Best - McLean, Martyn, Wingate
Round 7
North Melbourne 23.8.146 d. Melbourne 11.15.81
Goals - Battiston 2, Coles 2, Tossol 2, Hamilton 1, McDermott 1, O'Sullivan 1, Whitford 1, Whitfort 1
Best - Czarnecki, Durham, O'Brien
Round 8
Hawthorn 22.22.154 d. Melbourne 17.19.121
Goals - Whitford 3, Barnes 2, Battiston 2, Coles 2, Goodman 2, Maynard 2, Bunn 1, Kitto 1, Parish 1, Whitfort 1
Best - Unknown
Selected team
B: Czarnecki, Greene, McDermid
HB: Hutchison, Bickford, Bunn
C: Kitto, Whitford, Whitfort
HF: Tossol, Hamilton, Parish
F: McLean, Barnes, Battiston
Foll: Hunnibell, Maynard, Coles
Int: Goodman, O'Brien
Round 9
Richmond 30.18.198 d. Melbourne 11.21.87
Goals - Maynard 3, Baker 2, Hunnibell 2, Bunn 1, Czarnecki 1, McLean 1, Whitfort 1
Best - Baker, Hunnibell, Pinnell
Selected team
B: Greene, Hamilton, McDermid
HB: Bunn, McLean, Hutchison
C: Pinnell, Czarnecki, Whitfort
HF: Wingate, Dullard, O'Brien
F: Hunnibell, Goodman, Battiston
Foll: Baker, Whitford, Maynard
Int: Todd, McKissack
Emg: Tossol
Round 10
Essendon 21.20.141 d. Melbourne 13.17.95
Goals - MacDermid 3, Seaton 2, Barnes 1, Gaunt 1, McLean 1, Maynard 1, O'Brien 1, O'Donnell 1, O'Sullivan 1, Whitford 1
Best - Woodman, Hunnibell, O'Sullivan
Round 11
Collingwood 17.24.126 d. Melbourne 11.11.77
Goals - Bunn 5, Hunnibell 1, O'Brien 1, Rowe 1, Sherwen 1, Whitford 1, Wingate 1
Best - Bunn, Hunnibell 1, Rowe
Round 12
St Kilda 24.12.156 d. Melbourne 13.11.89
Goals - McGlashan 4, Bunn 3, O'Donnell 2, O'Sullivan 2, Bickford 1, Crowe 1
Best - Bickford, Durnan, Greene
Round 13
Fitzroy 20.16.136 d. Melbourne 20.11.131
Goals - Rowe 4, Barnes 3, Bickford 2, Dullard 2, Parish 2, Walters 2, Bunn 1, Hamilton 1, McLean 1, Martyn 1, Woodman 1
Best - Durnan, Rowe, Bickford
Reported - Tony Barnes for striking
Selected team
B: Greene, Todd, Hamilton
HB: Bunn, Durnan, Bickford
C: Seaton, O'Sullivan, Martyn
HF: Whitford, Dullard, Barnes
F: McLean, Walters, O'Donnell
Foll: Woodman, Whitfort, Rowe
Int: Goodman, Parish
Emg: Sherwen, O'Dwyer, O'Brien
Round 14
Footscray 23.16.154 d. Melbourne 8.6.54
Goals - Dullard 3, O'Donnell 2, Bickford 1, Cooney 1, Maynard 1
Best - Dullard, O'Donnell, Whitford
Round 15
Melbourne 16.12.108 defeated Carlton 15.13.103
Goals - O'Donnell 4, Woodman 3, Bunn 2, Coles 2, Czarnecki 2, Bickford 1, Smith 1, Wingate 1
Best - Wingate, Maynard, O'Donnell
Round 16
Geelong 33.22.220 d. Melbourne 10.10.70
Goals - Hunnibell 2, Woodman 2, Bickford 1, Bunn 1, Hamilton 1, Kelly 1, O'Donnell 1, Whitfort 1
Best - Maynard, Czarnecki, Hunnibell
Round 17
South Melbourne 22.17.149 d. Melbourne 17.11.113
Goals - Coles 5, Woodman 4, O'Donnell 3, Fola 1, Hunnibell 1, Rowe 1, Seaton 1, Whitfort 1
Best - O'Brien, Coles, Seaton
Round 18
North Melbourne 18.14.122 d. Melbourne 13.9.87
Goals - Bunn 2, Fowler 2, McLean 2, O'Brien 2, Cooney 1, Dickson 1, Hunnibell 1, Wingate 1, Woodman 1
Best - Barnes, Dullard, Hunnibell
Round 19
Hawthorn 20.14.134 d. Melbourne 16.16.112
Goals - Boyle 3, Dullard 3, Seddon 3, Seaton 2, Bunn 1, Folan 1, O'Brien 1, Walters 1, Woodman 1
Best - O'Brien, Woodman, B. Elliott
Round 20
Richmond 28.34.202 d. Melbourne 7.12.54
Goalkickers - Buntz 2, Boyle 1, Ellingworth 1, Hamilton 1, O'Dwyer 1, Whitfort 1
Best - Hunnibell, Cooney, Bickford
Round 21
Essendon 22.23.155 d. Melbourne 12.11.83
Goals - Gaunt 3, Walters 2, Buntz 1, Cooney 1, Ellingworth 1, McLean 1, Maynard 1, O'Brien 1, Woodman 1
Best - Ellingworth, Maynard, McKaige
Round 22
Collingwood 19.15.129 d. Melbourne 11.14.80
Goals - Bunn 2, Dickson 2, Gaunt 2, Buntz 1, Czarnecki 1, O'Dwyer 1, Seaton 1, Sier 1
Best - Hunnibell, Wingate, Hamilton
Ladder
W | D | L | % | P
| |
| Geelong | 17 | 0 | 5 | 125.1 | 68 |
| Carlton | 17 | 0 | 5 | 121.0 | 68 |
| Richmond | 16 | 1 | 5 | 134.4 | 66 |
| North Melbourne | 14 | 1 | 7 | 123.8 | 58 |
| Collingwood | 14 | 1 | 7 | 114.4 | 58 |
| South Melbourne | 13 | 0 | 9 | 101.7 | 52 |
| Essendon | 10 | 0 | 12 | 105.4 | 40 |
| Hawthorn | 10 | 0 | 12 | 94.4 | 40 |
| Melbourne | 5 | 0 | 17 | 79.0 | 20 |
| Footscray | 5 | 0 | 17 | 75.1 | 20 |
| St Kilda | 4 | 2 | 16 | 69.2 | 20 |
| Fitzroy | 4 | 1 | 17 | 86.0 | 18 |
Goalkickers
| Goals | Player | ||||
| 28 | Chris Woodman | ||||
| 26 | Henry Coles | ||||
| 24 | Kelly O'Donnell | ||||
| 23 | Phillip Bunn | ||||
| 21 | Peter Maynard | ||||
| 15 | Adrian Battiston | ||||
| 13 | Glenn McLean | ||||
| 11 | Graham Hunnibell | ||||
| 10 | Michael Seddon Don Whitford | ||||
| 8 | Tony Barnes Tony Dullard Wayne Parish | ||||
| 7 | Ken Whitfort Maurice Wingate | ||||
| 6 | Stephen Bickford Graham Gaunt Paul O'Brien Michael O'Sullivan Russell Rowe Phil Seaton | ||||
| 5 | Robert Walters | ||||
| 4 | Greg Boyle Tom Buntz Ross Goodman Peter Hamilton Dave McGlashan Smith Mark Czarnecki | ||||
| 3 | Campbell Cooney Dale Dickson Tony Martyn Glenn McDermid | ||||
| 2 | Baker Roger Ellingworth Folan Laurie Fowler Gary Kitto Des O'Dwyer John Tossol | ||||
| 1 | Crowe Jim Durnan Greg Hutchison Kelly McDermott Andrew Moir Phil Pinnell Peter Sherwen Sier | ||||
- Baker may be Geoff Baker
- McDermott is probably Glenn McDermid