Best and Fairest - Steve O'Dwyer
Second Best and Fairest - Jim Stynes
Round 1
Melbourne 24.16.160 d. Fitzroy 20.22.142
Goals - Marra 6, Stynes 4, Dann 3, Lawrence 3, McCaulay 2, Lyons 2, Tschapellar 1, O'Dwyer 1, Lane 1, Edwards 1
Best - O'Dwyer, Stynes, Marra
Round 2
Hawthorn 12.24.96 d. Melbourne 12.16.88
Goals - Lyon 3, Marra 2, Edwards 2, Lawrence 2, Tschappellar 1, Jones 1, Macaulay 1
Best - Lyon, Sparks, Rebbechi
Round 3
Collingwood 21.17.143 d. Melbourne 9.19.73
Goals - Sparks 3, Macaulay 2, G. Marra 2, Chant 1, J. Marra 1
Best - Dann, Hay, Lyon
Round 4
Footscray 6.11.47 d. Melbourne 6.7.43
Goals - Hannant 2, Edwards 1, Lawrence 1, G. Marra 1, Macauley 1
Best - Lane, O'Dwyer, Sparks
Round 5
Carlton 15.17.107 d. Melbourne 14.11.95
Goals - G. Marra 6, Hannant 2, Lawrence 2, Edwards 2, Lane 1, Chant 1
Best - Lyon, G. Marra, O'Dwyer
Round 6
North Melbourne 24.27.171 d. Melbourne 8.3.51
Goals - G. Marra 4, Lyon 2, J. Marra 1, Lyon 1 (Lyon listed twice)
Best - Styles, Brody, Smit
Round 7
Melbourne 26.16.172 d. Geelong 11.10.76
Goals - Lyon 7, Edwards 6, Lawrence 4, Sommers 2, McCarty 2, Hannant 2, Kiley 1, Dann 1, Marra 1
Best - Lyon, McCarty, O'Dwyer
Round 8
St. Kilda 17.22.124 d. Melbourne 7.14.56
Round 9
Melbourne 15.10.100 d. Essendon 14.14.98
Round 10
Melbourne 23.14.152 d. Sydney 6.8.44
Round 11
Richmond 17.12.114 d. Melbourne 10.12.72
Goals - Summers 3, Sparks 2, Brody 2, Hannant 2, Edwards 1
Best - Sparks, McCarty, Hannant
Round 12
Fitzroy 15.15.105 d. Melbourne 8.11.59
Goals - Roe 2, Hannant 1, Lawrence 1, Valkanis 1, Marra 1, Sparks 1, Martello 1
Best - Duerkop, McCarty, Hannant
Round 13
Hawthorn 15.16.106 d. Melbourne 7.6.48
Goals - Hannant 2, Martello 1, McCarty 1, Sparks 1, Hewitson 1, Jones 1
Best - McCarty, Kiley, Dann
Round 14
Collingwood 16.14.110 defeated Melbourne 7.12.54
Goals - Richards 2, Marra 2, Sellers 1, Sparks 1, Duerkop 1
Best - O'Dwyer, Hannant, Lane
Round 15
Footscray 15.16 d. Melbourne 9.12
Goals - Sparks 2, Lyon 1, Hannant 1, G. Marra 1, Murphy 1, Roe 1, Stynes 1
Best - Brody, Normington, Marra
Round 16
Carlton 17.15.117 d. Melbourne 12.10.82
Goals - Marra 4, Sparks 2, Lyon 2, McCarty 1, Brody 1, Hewitson 1, Campbell 1
Best - McCarty, Lyon, Stynes
Round 17
North Melbourne 17.23.125 d. Melbourne 4.5.29
Goals - Brodie 1, Hewitson 1, Lyon 1, Marra 1
Best - Lyon, McCarthy, Stynes
Round 18
Geelong 27.12.174 d. Melbourne 9.10.64
Goals - Tinsley 2, Summers 2, Mathieson 2, Duerkop 1, Stynes 1, Hewitson 1
Best - Duerkop, Stynes, Hannant
Round 19
St Kilda 9.17.71 d. Melbourne 9.9.63
Goals - Hannant 2, Roe 2, Stynes 1, Hay 1, Hewitson 1, G. Marra 1, Allardice 1
Best - Lane, Stynes, Theoharis
Round 20
Essendon 6.15.49 d. Melbourne 2.11.23
Goals - Campbell, Roe
Best - Smith, Edwards, Stynes
Round 21
Melbourne 19.10.124 d. Sydney 8.10.58
Goals - Lyon 5, Edwards 3, Sparks 2, Marra 2, McCarty 2, Duerkop 2, Dann 1, Campbell 1, Kiley 1
Best - Team effort
Round 22
Richmond 11.19 d. Melbourne 10.6
Goals - Sparks 4, G. Marra 1, O'Dwyer 1, Hannant 1, Duerkop 1, Campbell 1, Brody 1
Best - Campbell, Stynes, Smit
Ladder
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| North Melbourne | 21 | 0 | 1 | 253.4 | 84 |
| Richmond | 16 | 0 | 6 | 156.4 | 64 |
| Hawthorn | 16 | 0 | 6 | 123.4 | 64 |
| Carlton | 14 | 0 | 8 | 132.0 | 56 |
| Fitzroy | 13 | 0 | 9 | 100.6 | 52 |
| St Kilda | 13 | 0 | 9 | 99.8 | 52 |
| Footscray | 10 | 0 | 12 | 97.8 | 40 |
| Collingwood | 10 | 0 | 12 | 88.2 | 40 |
| Essendon | 7 | 0 | 15 | 82.5 | 28 |
| Melbourne | 5 | 0 | 17 | 76.7 | 20 |
| Geelong | 5 | 0 | 17 | 68.4 | 20 |
| Sydney | 2 | 0 | 20 | 48.5 | 8 |