Best and Fairest - Bret Hutchinson
Players included Allday, Armstrong, Bailey, Cox, Dickson, Edwards, Grinter, Greg Healy, Hutchinson, Hutchison, King, Kol, Lawrence, McLean, Matthews, O'Brien, J. Rugolo, Ryan, Seddon, Ward, Wight, Wright
Round 1
Melbourne 27.12.174 d. Fitzroy 16.15.111
Goals - Armstrong 5, Grinter 5, Ward 4, Matthews 3, Hutchison 2, Howard 2, Wight 2, Hutchinson 1, Nichols 1, Newport 1, McLean 1
Best - Armstrong, McLean, Rugolo
Round 2
Melbourne 18.16.124 d. Hawthorn 13.9.87
Goals - Howard 5, Dickson 4, Matthews 4, Wight 2, Armstrong 1, Hutchison 1, Nichols 1
Best - Dickson, Rugolo, Matthews
Round 3
Collingwood 24.16.160 d. Melbourne 18.17.125
Goals - Matthews 5, Tanner 3, Howard 2, Ryan 2, Wight 2, Allday 1, Grinter 1, Dickson 1, McLean 1
Best - Allday, Bourke, McLean
Round 4
Melbourne 7.14 drew Footscray 7.14
Goals - Fidge 2, Hutchison 2, Louttit 2, Matthews 1, Lyon 1
Best - Fidge, Hutchison, Louttit
Round 5
Carlton 19.15.129 d. Melbourne 8.11.59
Goals - Mathews 2, Cordner 1, Dickson 1, McLean 1, Tanner 1, Williams 1, Yeats 1
Best - Tanner, McLean, Yeats
Round 6
Melbourne 20.16.136 d. North Melbourne 17.15.117
Goals - Cordner 6, Williams 3, Yeats 3, Fidge 2, Wright 2, Armstrong 1, Ryan 1, Seddon 1, Matthews 1
Best - Bourke, Cordner, Fidge
Round 7
Melbourne 23.8.146 d. Geelong 10.7.67
Goals - Armstrong 7, Tanner 4, Newport 3, Ryan 2, Fidge 2, Matthews 2, Hutchison 1, Wright 1, Cordner 1
Best - White, Fidge, Tanner
Round 8
Melbourne 20.12.132 d. St Kilda 10.7.67
Goals - Howard 8, Matthews 4, Dickson 3, Armstrong 2, Ward 2, Hutchison 1
Best - Fidge, Louttit, Howard
Round 9
Essendon 15.10.100 d. Melbourne 12.14.86
Goals - Dickson 4, Fidge 2, Matthews 2, Newport 2, Hutchison 1, Tanner 1
Best - Louttit, Allday, Dickson
Round 10
Melbourne 29.15.189 d. Sydney 10.17.77
Goals - Templeton 7, Wright 4, O'Brien 3, Newport 3, Ryan 2, Ward 2, Hutchinson 2, Yeats 1, Matthews 1
Best - Allday, Templeton, Ward
Round 11
Melbourne 17.10.112 d. Richmond 14.14.98
Goals - Templeton 5, Greg Healy 2, Newport 2, Tanner 2, Armstrong 1, Dickson 1, Cordner 1, Matthews 1, Ryan 1, Seddon 1
Best - Cordner, Newport, Kol
Round 12
Fitzroy 13.18.96 d. Melbourne 9.10.64
Goals - Matthews 4, Armstrong 2, Greg Healy 2, McLean 1
Best - Unavailable
Round 13
Hawthorn 13.15.93 d. Melbourne 10.21.81
Goals - Gibson 3, Grinter 2, Greg Healy 1, Cox 1, Matthews 1, Ward 1, Edwards 1
Best - Dickson, Bailey, Wright
Round 14
Melbourne 18.22.130 d. Collingwood 13.8.86
Goals - Armstrong 4, Wright 3, Gibson 2, Fidge 2, Richards 2, Grinter 2, Hutchison 1, Payne 1, O'Brien 1
Best - Bailey, Hutchison, O'Brien
Round 15
Footscray 12.16.88 d. Melbourne 12.14.86
Goals - Armstrong 4, Grinter 3, Dann 1, Hutchison 1, McCarty 1, Withers 1
Best - Brunnen, McCarty, Wight
Round 16
Carlton 17.20.122 d. Melbourne 4.8.32
Goals - Tanner 2, Grinter 1, Lyon 1
Best - Richards, Withers, McCarty
Round 17
North Melbourne 14.9.93 d. Melbourne 7.18.60
Goals - Healy 3, Dan 2, Grinter 1, Ryan 1
Best - Tanner, Smythe, Withers
Round 18
Melbourne 19.18.132 d. Geelong 15.14.104
Goals - Grinter 4, Armstrong 3, Cox 2, Dickson 2, Hutchinson 2, Withers 2, Johnson 1, McLean 1, Seddon 1, Ward 1
Best - Cox, Grinter, Withers
Round 19
Melbourne 8.19.67 d. St Kilda 8.10.58
Goals - Wright 2, Bailey 1, Dickson 1, Lyon 1, McCarthy 1, O'Brien 1, Seddon 1
Best - Allday, Bailey, Dickson
Round 20
Melbourne 13.8.86 d. Essendon 7.15.57
Goals - Grinter 4, Payne 3, Parish 2, Ward 2, Bailey 1, Smythe 1
Best - Grinter, Hutchinson, Rugolo
Round 21
Melbourne 14.21.105 d. Sydney 8.13.61
Goals - Dickson 4, Seddon 3, Bailey 2, Ward 2, Parish 1, Rhine 1, Wright 1
Best - Allday, Parrish, Smythe
Round 22
Melbourne 29.17.191 d. Richmond 8.14.62
Goals - Dickson 8, Grinter 4, Seddon 4, Lyon 3, Wright 3, Armstrong 3, Bailey 1, Bourke 1, Hutchison 1, O'Brien 1
Best - Bourke, Dickson, Rugolo
Qualifying Final
Melbourne 16.19.115 d. Hawthorn 12.11.83
Goals - Dickson 4, Parish 3, Seddon 3, Grinter 1, Greg Healy 1, Hutchinson 1, Louttit 1, Newport 1, Lyon 1
Best - Tanner, Parish, Smythe
Semi Final
Carlton 25.15.165 d. Melbourne 16.9.105
Goals - Tanner 5, Grinter 3, Greg Healy 2, Newport 2, Parish 1, Hutchinson 1, Ward 1, Louttit 1
Best - Tanner, Newport, Louttit
Preliminary Final
Hawthorn 20.9.129 d. Melbourne 11.13.79
Goals - Bailey 2, Greg Healy 2, Newport 2, Wright 2, Armstrong 1, Bourke 1, Tanner 1
Best - Lyon, Rugolo, Greg Healy
Ladder
Goalkickers
| Goals | Player |
| 34 | Richard Armstrong |
| 33 | Dale Dickson |
| 31 | David Matthews Rod Grinter |
| 20 | Stephen Newport |
| 19 | Xavier Tanner |
| 18 | Rodney Wright |
| 17 | Michael Howard |
| 15 | Shane Ward |
| 14 | Michael Seddon |
| 13 | Greg Healy |
| 12 | Kelvin Templeton |
| 10 | Greg Hutchison Fidge |
| 9 | David Cordner Peter Ryan |
| 8 | Bret Hutchinson |
| 7 | Bret Bailey Garry Lyon Les Parish |
| 6 | Paul O'Brien Sean Wight |
| 5 | Gibson Paul McLean Graeme Yeats |
| 4 | Darren Louttit Paul Payne |
| 3 | Darryl Cox Dermot Dann Mark Withers David Williams |
| 2 | Daryl Bourke Jeremy Nichols Russell Richards |
| 1 | David Allday Bruce Edwards Alan Johnson McCarthy Peter McCarty Rhine Andrew Smythe David Williams |
- Fidge could be John or Ted Fidge
- McCarthy may have been Peter McCarty