Players
Adams, Frank Axelson, Bradley, Carland, L. Collins, Copsey, Harden Dean, Billy Deans, Frank Deayton, Tom Ferguson, W. Glen, RJ Gough, Ernie Hart, Haywood, K. Harris, M. Harris, Hart, Heal, Bob Herbert, Homann, Ron Irwin, Jarrett, Joseph, Kingston, Kramer, Ken Levey, Lloyd Lewis, F. Lovell, Ron Marshall, Bryan Martin, Doug McConchie, McDonald, McIntyre, K. McKay, Minnis, Molloy, Mortimer, Muir, Mulhall, Harry New, Newman, J. O'Connell, Alby Rodda, Ryan, Sadler, Frank Scanlon, Bill Scanlon, Shadbolt, Sleeth, Stone, Sullivan, E. Woods, N. Woods
Practice match - Saturday 24 April
Melbourne 8.6.54 d. Hawthorn 4.3.27
Round 1 - Saturday 8 May
Melbourne 9.2.56 vs Hawthorn 6.9.45 (three quarter time score)
Round 2 - Saturday 15 May
Melbourne 19.14.128 d. South Melbourne 10.12.72
From: Deans, Bradley, L. Collins, Deayton, Marshall, F. Scanlon, W. Scanlon, Hart, Josephs, O'Connell, Jarrett, Heywood, Rodda, New, K. Harris, M. Harris, Glen, Sullivan, Muir, Minnis, Levey, Shadbolt, Kramer, Herbert, Sleeth
Round 3 - Saturday 22 May
Hawthorn 10.6.66 vs Melbourne 8.5.53 (three quarter time score)
Round 4 - Saturday 29 May
Melbourne 17.17.119 d. North Melbourne 12.19.91
Round 5- Saturday 5 June
Richmond 7.21.63 d. Melbourne 5.12.42
Round 6 - Saturday 12 June
Footscray 23.10.148 d. Melbourne 15.9.99
Round 7 - Saturday 19 June
Melbourne 11.18.84 vs Carlton 10.9.69 (three quarter time score)
Round 8 - Saturday 26 June
Collingwood 13.9.87 d. Melbourne 11.13.79
Round 9 - Saturday 3 July
St Kilda 8.14.62 vs Melbourne 3.6.24 (three quarter time score)
Round 10 - Saturday 10 July
Essendon 16.8 d. Melbourne 13.12
Round 11
BYE
Round 12 - Saturday 31 July
Richmond 20.10 d. Melbourne 9.15
Round 13 - Saturday 7 August
South Melbourne 17.13.115 d. Melbourne 15.9.99
Round 14 - Saturday 14 August
Fitzroy 17.11 d. Melbourne 9.15
Round 15 - Saturday 21 August
Hawthorn 13.19.97 d. Melbourne 9.10.64 (three quarter time score)
Round 16 - Saturday 28 August
North Melbourne 11.9 d. Melbourne 6.15
Ladder
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| St Kilda | 12 | 2 | 2 | 167.6 | 52 |
| Fitzroy | 13 | 0 | 3 | 160.7 | 52 |
| Collingwood | 12 | 1 | 3 | 140.0 | 50 |
| South Melbourne | 11 | 0 | 5 | 103.6 | 44 |
| Richmond | 9 | 1 | 6 | 102.8 | 38 |
| Essendon | 9 | 0 | 7 | 91.9 | 36 |
| Carlton | 7 | 0 | 9 | 81.4 | 28 |
| North Melbourne | 7 | 0 | 9 | 73.7 | 28 |
| Footscray | 6 | 0 | 10 | 81.6 | 24 |
| Melbourne | 5 | 0 | 11 | 85.2 | 20 |
| Hawthorn | 3 | 0 | 13 | 72.4 | 12 |