This was the last season of the AFL Reserves competition before the VFL become a feeder competition to the main league.
Best and Fairest - Nick Carter
Ladder
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| St Kilda | 15 | 0 | 5 | 131.2 | 60 |
| Melbourne | 15 | 0 | 5 | 122.3 | 60 |
| Richmond | 13 | 0 | 7 | 124.8 | 52 |
| Collingwood | 12 | 0 | 8 | 119.0 | 48 |
| Western Bulldogs | 11 | 0 | 9 | 103.9 | 44 |
| Essendon | 10 | 0 | 10 | 90.9 | 40 |
| Sydney | 8 | 0 | 12 | 89.5 | 40 |
| Kangaroos | 7 | 0 | 13 | 88.2 | 28 |
| Geelong | 7 | 0 | 13 | 81.5 | 28 |
| Hawthorn | 6 | 0 | 14 | 90.3 | 24 |
| Carlton | 6 | 0 | 14 | 81.8 | 24 |
Round 1
Richmond 15.14.104 d. Melbourne 12.16.88
Best - Walsh, Peverill, Ferraro
Goals - Robertson 4, Beams 2, Smoker 2, Godfrey 1, Walsh 1, Bruce 1, Bell 1
Round 2
St Kilda 18.13.127 d. Melbourne 10.1.61
Best - Kowal, Beams, Ward
Goals - Williams 4, Smoker 1, Collins 1, Beams 1, Muallechna 1, Kowal 1, Newton 1
Round 3
Melbourne 21.8.134 d. Geelong 15.12.102
Best - Carter, Beams, Peverill
Goals - Beams 5, Newton 4, Cockatoo-Collins 3, Bruce 2, Ferraro 2, Simmonds 1, Carter 1, Collins 1, Williams 1, Frost 1
Round 4
Melbourne 17.18.120 d. Hawthorn 11.6.72
Best - Ward, Peverill, Carter
Goals - Cockatoo-Collins 3, Ward 3, Carter 2, Ferraro 2, Newton 2, Beams 2, Williams 1, Bruce 1, Smoker 1
Round 5
BYE
Round 6
Western Bulldogs 13.9.87 d. Melbourne 10.14.74
Best - Kowal, Carter, Bruce
Goals - Kowal 3, Broadbridge 2, Cockatoo-Collins 1, Smoker 1, Godfrey 1, Ottens 1, Johnstone 1
Round 7
Melbourne 18.12.120 d. Essendon 13.8.86
Best - Robertson, Kamb, Godfrey
Goals - Robertson 6, Frost 3, Williams 2, Ottens 2, Smoker 2, Johnstone 1, Speers 1, Smith 1
Round 8
Melbourne 10.11.71 d. Western Bulldogs 8.8.56
Best - Simmonds, Bruce, Godfrey
Goals - Williams 3, Chisholm 3, Frost 1, Orlando 1, Smith 1, Hazelman 1
Round 9
Melbourne 15.17.107 d. Carlton 8.9.57
Best - Nicholson, Carter, Kowal
Goals - Bruce 4, Chisholm 3, Frost 3, Beams 2, Nicholson 1, Broadbridge 1, Kowal 1
Round 10
Melbourne 14.15.99 d. Essendon 9.5.59
Best - Carter, Nicholson, Bonadio
Goals - Smoker 2, Williams 2, Kowal 2, Frost 2, Cockatoo-Collins 1, Godfrey 1, Nicholson 1, Carter 1, Johnstone 1, Peverill 1
Round 11
Melbourne 17.14.116 d. Collingwood 11.10.76
Best - J. McDonald, Simmonds, Godfrey
Goals - Williams 4, Simmonds 2, Cockatoo-Collins 2, Ramsay 1, Bishop 1, Longmuir 1, Kowal 1, J. McDonald 1, Smoker 1, Frost 1, Robertson 1, Godfrey 1
Round 12
Melbourne 13.14.92 d. Kangaroos 12.9.81
Best - Smoker, Peverill, Ottens
Goals - Smoker 4, Williams 3, Newton 2, Robertson 2, A. McDonald 1, Hazelman 1
Round 13
Melbourne 12.14.86 d. Richmond 7.12.54
Best - Robertson, Cockatoo-Collins, Simmonds
Goals - Robertson 4, Williams 3, Longmuir 3, Smoker 2
Round 14
BYE
Round 15
Sydney 17.15.111 d. Melbourne 15.6.96
Best - Simmonds, Collins, Godfrey
Goals - Williams 3, Godfrey 2, Rigoni 2, Bruce 2, A.McDonald 2, Simmonds 1, Ramsay 1, Frost 1, Newton 1
Round 16
Melbourne 23.12.150 d. Western Bulldogs 12.11.83
Best - Longmuir, Beams, Simmonds
Goals - Longmuir 5, Blake 3, M. Newton 2, Godfrey 2, Frost 2, Williams 2, Beams 2, Simmonds 1, Smoker 1, Carter 1, Cockatoo-Collins 1
Round 17
St Kilda 15.13.103 d. Melbourne 11.17.83
Best - A. McDonald, Frost, Robertson
Goals - Frost 5, Simmonds 3, Nicholson 1, Robertson 1, Godfrey 1
Round 18
Melbourne 16.24.120 d. Geelong 11.15.81
Best - Bruce, Rigoni, Kowal
Goals - Collins 2, Smoker 2, Ramsay 2, Simmonds 2, Johnstone 2, Kowal 2, Carter 1, Rigoni 1, Speers 1, Bruce 1
Round 19
Melbourne 7.16.58 d. Hawthorn 3.11.29
Best - Simmonds, Godfrey, Lamb
Goals - Ramsay 3, Johnstone 1, Cockatoo-Collins 1, Beams 1, Ferraro 1
Round 20
Melbourne 23.10.148 d. Sydney 17.15.117
Best - Smoker, Collins, Bruce
Goals - Farmer 4, Bruce 4, Ferraro 3, Collins 2, Cockatoo-Collins 2, Smoker 2, Ramsay 2, Williams 2, Godfrey 1, Grgic 1
Round 21
Melbourne 15.17.107 d. Kangaroos 11.11.77
Best - Peverill, Kowal, Godfrey
Goals - Robertson 4, Gibson 3, Ramsay 2, Ferraro 2, Beams 1, Godfrey 1, Frost 1, Bruce 1
Round 22
Melbourne 15.9.99 d. Essendon 13.13.91
Best - Robertson, Kowal, Trand
Goals - Robertson 6, Beams 2, Trand 1, Walsh 1, Frost 1, Smoker 1, Gibson 1, Carter 1, Cockatoo-Collins 1, Speers 1
Qualifying Final
St Kilda 15.12.102 d. Melbourne 13.12.90
Best - Brown, Kowal, Collins
Goals - Beams 2, Kowal 2, Ferraro 2, Cockatoo-Collins 1, Ramsay 1, Gibson 1, Bishop 1, Bruce 1, Frost 1, Simmonds 1
Semi Final
Essendon 13.19.97 d. Melbourne 12.11.83
Best - Bruce, Peverill, Carter
Goals - O'Keefe 3, Smoker 2, Carter 2, Brown 1, Collins 1, Bruce 1, Ferraro 1, Chapman 1