Captain - Rod Grinter
Best and Fairest - Peter Rohde
Leading Goalkicker - Daniel Clarke (33)
For the first seven rounds, games were played without time on. The rule was changed when clubs exploited it to waste time.
Ladder
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| North Melbourne | 19 | 0 | 3 | 177.9 | 76 |
| Footscray | 19 | 0 | 3 | 146.1 | 76 |
| Sydney | 15 | 0 | 7 | 129.8 | 60 |
| Essendon | 13 | 0 | 9 | 114.7 | 52 |
| St Kilda | 12 | 0 | 10 | 101.2 | 48 |
| Collingwood | 12 | 0 | 10 | 98.9 | 48 |
| Geelong | 9 | 0 | 13 | 89.3 | 36 |
| Carlton | 8 | 0 | 14 | 84.7 | 32 |
| Hawthorn | 8 | 0 | 14 | 78.8 | 32 |
| Melbourne | 7 | 0 | 15 | 72.7 | 28 |
| Richmond | 6 | 0 | 16 | 91.4 | 24 |
| Fitzroy | 4 | 0 | 18 | 63.2 | 16 |
Matches
Practice match - Saturday 25 March
Melbourne 12.11.95 d. North Melbourne 4.10.34
Round 1
Geelong 12.10.82 d. Melbourne 10.10.70
Goals - Gaspar 5, Carroll 2, Heppell 1, Doyle 1, Rohde 1
Best - Gaspar, Clarke, Rohde
Round 2
North Melbourne 14.22.106 d. Melbourne 9.6.60
Goals - Doyle 3, Sampson 1, Rohde 1, Benjamin 1, Butterworth 1, Clarke 1, McHardy 1
Best - Rohde, Ruecroft, Carroll
Selected team
B: Yeats, Williamson, Dooley
HB: Heppell, Rohde, Ruecroft
C: Sampson, Ormond-Allen, Bartul
HF: Polley, Hall, Yze
F: Doyle, Gaspar, Butterworth
R: Clarke, McHardy, Carroll
INT: Benjamin
Round 3
Melbourne 7.13.55 d. Essendon 5.7.37
Goals - Gaspar 3, Hall 1, Sampson 1, Carroll 1, Butterworth 1
Best - Clarke, Hall, Heppell
Selected team (from)
Grinter, Bartul, Carroll, Clarke, Doyle, Gaspar, Hall, Heppell, Hopgood, Irving, Lamprill, Lovell, McHardy, Molloy, Ormond-Allen, Polley, Rohde, Sampson, Yeats, Yze, Butterworth, Dooley, Ruecroft, Nagle
Round 4
Footscray 20.12.132 d. Melbourne 12.9.81
Goals - Clarke 2, Gaspar 2, Yze 2, Charles 2, Sampson 1, Polley 1, Grinter 1, Butterworth 1
Best - Rohde, Grinter, Ruecroft
Selected team (from)
Grinters, Charles, Yeats, Bartul, Hopgood, Hall, Sampson, Doyle, Molloy, Clarke, Gaspar, Ormond-Allen, Carroll, Lamprill, Heppell, Polley, Dooley, Rohde, Ruecroft, Prentice, Yze, McHardy, Williamson, Butterworth, Nagle
Round 5 (Sunday 30 April at SCG)
Sydney 16.10.106 d. Melbourne 9.7.61
Goals - Ruecroft 3, Hall 2, Butterworth 1, Clarke 1, Hopgood 1, Sampson 1
Best - Grinter, Hopgood, Polley
Selected team
B: Dooley, Williamson, Prentice
HB: Molloy, Ruecroft, Ormond-Allen
C: Sampson, Grinter, Bartul
HF: Farmer, Hall, Yze
F: Doyle, Gaspar, McHardy
R: Clarke, Polley, Hopgood
Int: Nagle, Butterworth
Round 6 (Saturday 6 May at Princes Park)
Carlton 16.12.108 d. Melbourne 7.4.46
Goals - Clarke 2, Gaspar 2, Hall 1, Nagle 1, Sampson 1
Best - Prentice, Molloy, Heppell
B: Shaw, Prentice, Gaspar
HB: Ormond-Allen, Ruecroft, McHardy
C: Polley, Grinter, Bartul
HF: Molloy, Hall, Sampson
F: Butterworth, Yze, Clarke
Foll: Doyle, Heppell, Farmer
Int: Nagle, Dooley
Round 7 (Friday 12 May at MCG)
Richmond 19.14.128 d. Melbourne 6.7.43
Goals - Doyle 4, Carroll 1, Farmer 1
Best - Molloy, Ruecroft, Irving
Selected team (from)
Carroll, Clarke, Doyle, Farmer, Gaspar, Grinter, Hall, Heppell, Irving, Lamprill, McHardy, Molloy, Norman, Obst, Ormond-Allen, Polley, Prentice, Rohde, Ruecroft, Sampson, Shaw, Yeats, Yze
Round 8
Hawthorn 12.11.83 d. Melbourne 12.9.81
Goals - Clarke 3, Doyle 3, Carroll 1, Farmer 1, Heppell 1, Irving 1, Yze 1, Benjamin 1
Best - Irving, Ormond-Allen, Ruecroft
Selected team
B: Ormond-Allen, Ruecroft, Prentice
HB: Yeats, Gaspar, McHardy
C: Yze, Grinter, Polley
HF: Nagle, Hall, Carroll
F: Butterworth, Doyle, Clarke
Foll: Irving, Heppell, Farmer
Int: Shaw
Round 9
Collingwood 20.6.126 d. Melbourne 12.15.87
Goals - Clarke 4, Carroll 2, Bartul 2, Sampson 1, Heppell 1, Hall 1, Butterworth 1
Best - Ruecroft, Yeats, Lamprill
Selected team (from)
Bartul, Butterworth, Carroll, Clarke, Doyle, Farmer, Gaspar, Grinter, Hall, Heppell, Irving, Lamprill, McHardy, Molloy, Neagle, Ormond-Allen, Polley, Prentice, Rohde, Ruecroft, Sampson, Schwarz, Yeats, Yze
Round 10
Melbourne 15.10.100 d. Sydney 9.9.63
Goals - Clarke 4, Gaspar 3, Farmer 2, Nagle 2, Doyle 1, Hall 1, Heppell 1, Sampson 1
Best - Doyle, Lamprill, Bartul
Selected team
B: Prentice, Ruecroft, McHardy
HB: Ormond-Allen, Gaspar, Lamprill
C: Polley, Bartul, Yze
HF: Farmer, Hall, Butterworth
F: Clarke, Doyle, Carroll
Foll: Irving, Sampson, Heppell
Int: Nagle, Shaw
Round 11
Melbourne 10.17.77 d. Carlton 7.5.47
Goals - Clarke 2, Grinter 2, B. Lovett 2, Polley 2, Butterworth 1, Carroll 1
Best - Yze, Polley, Bartul
Selected team (from)
Bartul, Carroll, Clarke, Doyle, Farmer, Gaspar, Hall, Heppell, Irving, Lamprill, B. Lovett, McHardy, Ormond-Allen, Polley, Prentice, Rohde, Sampson, Yeats, Yze, Butterworth, Dooley, Grinter, Neagle, Ruecroft
Round 12
Melbourne 8.11.59 d. St Kilda 4.11.35
Goals - Grinter 4, Heppell 2, Carroll 1, Polley 1
Best - Rohde, Prentice, Doyle
Selected team (from)
Bartul, Butterworth, Carroll, Clarke, Dooley, Doyle, Farmer, Gaspar, Grinter, Hall, Heppell, Irving, Lamprill, McHardy, Molloy, Nagle, Ormond-Allen, Polley, Prentice, Rohde, Ruecroft, Sampson, Shaw, Yeats, Yze
Round 13
Melbourne 14.12.96 d. Richmond 13.8.86
Goals - Grinter 5, Hall 3, Norman 2, Farmer 2, Irving 1, Clarke 1
Best - Yeats, Rohde, Irving
Selected team
B: Ormond-Allen, Ruecroft, Prentice
HB: McHardy, Rohde, Lamprill
C: Bartul, Yeats, Yze
HF: Polley, Hall, Grinter
F: Carroll, Norman, Clarke
Foll: Irving, Heppell, Farmer
Int: Dooley, Nagle, Shaw
Round 14
Geelong 16.15.111 d. Melbourne 8.10.58
Goals - Farmer 2, Grinter 2, Norman 2, Clarke 1, Hall 1
Best - Grinter, McHardy, Gaspar
Selected team (from)
Butterworth, Carroll, Clarke, Dooley, Doyle, Farmer, Gaspar, Grinter, Hall, Heppell, Irving, Lamprill, B. Lovett, McHardy, Nagle, Ormond-Allen, Polley, Prentice, Rohde, Ruecroft, Sampson, Shaw, Yeats
Round 15
Melbourne 10.5.65 d. Fitzroy 9.10.64
Goals - Grinter 3, Clarke 2, Rohde 2, Butterworth 1, Heppell 1, Irving 1
Best - Gaspar, Rohde, Grinter
Round 16
Geelong 14.12.96 d. Melbourne 5.17.47
Goals - Farmer 2, Norman 2, Yze 1
Best - Lamprill, Rohde, Yze
Selected team
B: McHardy, Lamprill, Prentice
HB: Ruecroft, Gaspar, Molloy
C: Yeats, Ormond-Allen, Yze
HF: Carroll, Rohde, Norman
F: Farmer, Hall, Clark
Foll: Irving, Grinter, Polley
Int: Heppell, Butterworth
Round 17
North Melbourne 18.18.126 d. Melbourne 6.7.43
Goals - Hall 2, Clarke 1, Grinter 1, Heppell 1, Rohde 1
Best - Lamprill, Ormond-Allen, McHardy
Selected team
B: McHardy, Ruecroft, Prentice
HB: Lamprill, Gaspar, Bartul
C: Yeats, Sampson, Ormond-Allen
HF: Polley, Rohde, Farmer
F: Grinter, Hall, Molloy
Foll: Clarke, Norman, Carroll
Int: Heppell, Shaw
Round 18
Melbourne 15.9.99 d. Essendon 13.10.88
Goals - Clarke 3, Grinter 3, Rohde 3, Hall 2, Dooley 1, Heppell 1, Polley 1, Yeats 1
Best - Irving, Grinter, Farmer
Selected team
B: McHardy, Ruecroft, Prentice
HB: Ormond-Allen, Gaspar, Yeats
C: Heppell, Grinter, Bartul
HF: Farmer, Lamprill, Rohde
F: Butterworth, Hall, Clarke
Foll: Irving, Norman, Polley
Int: Dooley, Nagle
Round 19
Footscray 18.11.119 d. Melbourne 10.17.77
Goals - Farmer 2, Shaw 1, Grinter 1, Norman 1, Molloy 1, Polley 1, Bartul 1, Butterworth 1, Clarke 1
Best - McHardy, Molloy, Polley
Selected team
B: McHardy, Ruecroft, Prentice
HB: Ormond-Allen, Lamprill, Molloy
C: Bartul, Grinter, Sampson
HF: Farmer, Rohde, Norman
F: Clarke, Hall, Heppell
Foll: Irving, Yeats, Polley
Int: Butterworth, Shaw
Round 20 (Saturday 19 August at Junction Oval)
Sydney 13.12.90 d. Melbourne 6.6.42
Goals - Grinter 2, Norman 1, Clarke 1, Irving 1, Nagle 1
Best - McHardy, Grinter, Molloy
Selected team
B: McHardy, Ruecroft, Heppell
HB: Ormond-Allen, Rohde, Lamprill
C: Bartul, Norman, Sampson
HF: Butterworth, Irving, Molloy
F: Nagle, Hall, Clarke
Foll: Doyle, Grinter, Polley
Int: Unknown
Round 21
Essendon 12.13.85 d. Melbourne 9.11.65
Goals - Clarke 3, Butterworth 2, Molloy 1, Nagle 1, Norman 1, Polley 1
Best - Lamprill, McHardy, Doyle
Selected team
B: McHardy, Ruecroft, Prentice
HB: Ormond-Allen, Rohde, Lamprill
C: Sampson, Grinter, Heppell
HF: Norman, Irving, Butterworth
F: Nagle, Clarke, Dooley
Foll: Doyle, Molley, Polley
Int: Cosson, O'Brien
Round 22 (Saturday 2 September at Moorabbin)
Richmond 16.15.111 d. Melbourne 8.15.63
Goals - Norman 2, Butterworth 1, Clarke 1, Dooley 1, Heppell 1, Irving 1, Sampson 1
Best - Rohde, Lamprill, Heppell
Reports - Hall for abusive language towards an umpire
B: McHardy, Ruecroft, Dooley
HB: Prentice, Rohde, Molloy
C: Sampson, Grinter, Heppell
HF: Lamprill, Irving, Norman
F: Butterworth, Nagle, Clarke
Foll: Hall, Yeats, Polley
Int: Unknown
Goalkicking
| Goals | Player | ||||
| 33 | Daniel Clarke | ||||
| 24 | Rod Grinter | ||||
| 15 | Damien Gaspar | ||||
| 14 | Brad Hall | ||||
| 12 | Greg Doyle Jeff Farmer | ||||
| 11 | Paul Butterworth Luke Norman | ||||
| 10 | Martin Heppell | ||||
| 9 | John Carroll | ||||
| 8 | Peter Rohde Clay Sampson | ||||
| 7 | Michael Polley | ||||
| 5 | Dean Irving Stuart Nagle | ||||
| 4 | Adem Yze | ||||
| 3 | John Ruecroft | ||||
| 2 | Ivan Bartul Adam Benjamin Sean Charles Paul Dooley Brett Lovett Glenn Molloy | ||||
| 1 | Paul Hopgood Todd McHardy Shaw Graeme Yeats | ||||
Media
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