Best and Fairest - Anthony McDonald
Second Best and Fairest - Paul Corrigan
Third Best and Fairest - Christian Davidson
A practice match against Essendon on Saturday 9 March was cancelled, and replaced by a game against St Kilda.
Matches
Practice match - Saturday 9 March, Moorabbin
vs St Kilda
Round 1
Melbourne 20.23.143 d. Geelong 3.11.29
Goals - Nettlebeck 5, Farmer 3, Davidson 3, Bradly 2, Guest 2, Gehling 2, Ormond-Allen 2, Polley 1
Best - Nettlebeck, Polley, Lamprill
Selected team
B: McHardy, Bunning, Molloy
HB: Norman, Lamprill, Price
C: McDonald, O'Brien, A. Yze
HF: Davidson, Nettelbeck, Guest
F: Gehling, Ormond-Allen, Bradly
Foll: Irving, Polley, Farmer
Int: Corrigan, Railton
Emg: Nash
Round 2
Collingwood 22.20.152 d. Melbourne 8.7.55
Goals - Bartul 1, Bradly 1, Gehling 1, Lamprill 1, McDonald 1, O'Brien 1, Ormond-Allen 1, Polley 1
Best - McHardy, Lamprill, Hilton
Round 3
St Kilda 9.9.63 d. Melbourne 7.8.50
Goals - D.Yze 2, Polley 1, Gehling 1, Gaspar 1, Farmer 1, Bradly 1
Best - Irving, Cockatoo-Collins, Davidson
Round 4
Melbourne 20.14.134 d. Carlton 8.8.56
Goals - D. Yze 7, Molloy 2, Guest 2, Donald Cockatoo-Collins 2, Bartul 2, Bunning 1, Corrigan 1, Davidson 1, Irving 1, McDonald 1
Best - Irving, Davidson, Guest
Selected team
B: McHardy, Bunning, Price
HB: Norman, Gaspar, Molloy
C: McDonald, O'Brien, Don. Cockatoo-Colins
HF: Davidson, Bartul, Ormond-Allen
F: Guest, D. Yze, Railton
Foll: Irving, Polley, Gehling
Int: Corrigan
Round 5
Melbourne 17.7.109 d. North Melbourne 10.9.69
Goals - Bradly 3, Gaspar 3, Bartul 2, Polley 2, D.Yze 2, Corrigan 1, Doyle 1, McDonald 1, Sampson 1, Faulkner 1
Best - Davidson, McDonald, Doyle
Round 6
Melbourne 11.18.84 d. Collingwood 8.17.65
Goals - Guest 4, D. Yze 4, Bradly 2, Corrigan 1
Best - McDonald, McHardy, Lamprill
Selected team
B: McHardy, Gaspar, Price
HB: Ormond-Allen, Lamprill, Hardie
C: Guest, Davidson, A. Yze
HF: Faulkner, Bartul, Corrigan
F: Railton, Bradly, D. Yze
Foll: Doyle, McDonald, Sampson
Int: Anderson, Sinclair
Round 7
Sydney 12.13.85 d. Melbourne 9.12.66
Goals - Doyle 4, Sampson 2, Yze 2, Bradly 1
Best - Price, Bunning, Ormond-Allen
Selected team
B: Price, Bunning, Gehling
HB: Ormond-Allen, Seecamp, Nash
C: McDonald, Davidson, Bartul
HF: Faulkner, Bradly, Guest
F: Railton, Doyle, Yze
Foll: NOT LISTED
Int: Sinclair, Hardie
Round 8
Hawthorn 16.7.103 d. Melbourne 7.10.52
Goals - Bartul 1, Corrigan 1, Doyle 1, Gehling 1, Norman 1, Polley 1, D. Yze 1
Best - Ormond-Allen, Norman, McDonald
Round 9
Essendon 19.14.128 d. Melbourne 11.10.76
Goals - Bradly 3, Charles 2, Corrigan 2, McDonald 2, O'Brien 1, D. Yze 1
Best - McDonald, Corrigan, Charles
Selected team
B: Nash, Bunning, Railton
HB: Molloy, Guest, Leoncelli
C: McDonald, O'Brien, Bartul
HF: Davidson, Sampson, Corrigan
F: Bradly, Charles, Yze
Foll: Irving, Norman, Gehling
Int: Not named
Round 10
Melbourne 16.12.108 d. Collingwood 10.6.66
Goals - Norman 4, Molloy 2, Leoncelli 2, Cockatoo-Collins 2, Bartul 1, Corrigan 1, Davidson 1, Guest 1, Hilton 1, Polley 1
Best - O'Brien, McHardy, Irving
Selected side (from)
Bartul, Bradly, Charles, Don. Cockatoo-Collins, Doyle, Gaspar, Gehling, Irving, Lamprill, Leoncelli, McHardy, Molloy, Norman, O'Brien, Polley, Sampson, Smith, Bunning, Corrigan, Davidson, Guest, Nash, McDonald, Yze, Railton
Round 11
Melbourne 14.16.100 d. Fitzroy 14.11.95
Goals - D. Yze 4, Hilton 2, Gaspar 2, Corrigan 1, Leoncelli 1, McDonald 1, Norman 1, O'Brien 1, Polley 1
Best - Corrigan, McDonald, O'Brien
Selected side (from)
Bartul, Bradly, Bunning, Charles, Don. Cockatoo-Collins, Corrigan, Davidson, Doyle, Gaspar, Gehling, Grant, Guest, Irving, Leoncelli, Molloy, Nash, Norman, McDonald, O'Brien, Polley, Sampson, A. Yze, D. Yze
Round 12 (played Friday 21 June)
Richmond 18.14.122 d. Melbourne 11.15.81
Goals - Norman 2, O'Brien 2, Sampson 2, Hilton 1, Nash 1, Polley 1, D. Yze 1, Tobin 1
Best - O'Brien, Hilton, Davidson
Selected team
B: Davidson, Bunning, Nash
HB: Leoncelli, Gaspar, Molloy
C: Bartul, O'Brien, Sampson
HF: Corrigan, Guest, Hilton
F: Railton, Norman, D. Yze
Foll: Irving, McDonald, Gehling
Int: Not named
Round 13 (played Saturday 29 June)
Melbourne 9.10.64 d. St Kilda 8.14.62
Goals - Guest 3, Sampson 2, Davidson 1, Molloy 1, D. Yze 1, Parthenides 1
Best - Corrigan, Lamprill, Irving
Selected team (from)
Bartul, Bunning, Corrigan, Cockatoo-Collins, Davidson, Doyle, Gaspar, Gehling, Grant, Guest, Hilton, Irving, Lamprill, Leoncelli, McDonald, Molloy, Nash, Norman, O'Brien, Ormond-Allen, Railton, Sampson, D. Yze
Round 14
Footscray 11.9.75 d. Melbourne 6.12.48
Goals - Guest 2, Corrigan 1, Irving 1, McDonald 1, Ormond-Allen 1
Best - Hilton, Corrigan, Norman
Selected team (from)
Bartul, Bunning, Don. Cockatoo-Collins, Corrigan, Davidson, Doyle, S. Febey, Gaspar, Gehling, Guest, Hilton, Irving, Lamprill, Leoncelli, Molloy, McDonald, Nash, Norman, O'Brien, Ormond-Allen, Polley, Railton, Sampson, D. Yze
Round 15
Melbourne 11.12.78 d. Richmond 5.2.32
Goals - Guest 4, Corrigan 2, Irving 2, Molloy 1, Norman 1, Gehling 1
Best - Irving, McDonald, Corrigan
Selected team (from)
Bartul, Bunning, Donald Cockatoo-Collins, Corrigan, Davidson, Doyle, S. Febey, Gaspar, Gehling, Grant, Guest, Grant, Hilton, Irving, Lamprill, Leoncelli, McHardy, McDonald, Molloy, Nash, Norman, O'Brien, Ormond-Allen, A. Yze, D. Yze.
Round 16
Geelong 9.14.68 d. Melbourne 4.5.29
Goals - D. Yze 2, Robertson 1, Corrigan 1
Best - McDonald, Norman, Corrigan
Round 17
North Melbourne 14.11.95 d. Melbourne 12.10.82
Goals - Corrigan 3, McDonald 2, Davidson 1, Doyle 1, S. Febey 1, Sampson 1, Smith 1, A. Yze 1, D. Yze 1
Best - Norman, Doyle, Corrigan
Selected team (from)
Charles, Corrigan, Davidson, Doyle, S. Febey, Guest, McDonald, Molloy, Nash, Norman, Ormond-Allen, Sampson, A. Yze, D. Yze (only 14 named)
Round 18
Sydney 22.20.152 d. Melbourne 3.4.22
Goals - Howman 2, Gehling 1
Best - Doyle, McDonald, Davidson
Selected team (from)
Bartul, Bradly, Charles, Donald Cockatoo-Collins, Corrigan, Davidson, Doyle, S. Febey, Gaspar, Gehling, Guest, Hilton, Irving, McDonald, Molloy, Nash, Norman, Ormond-Allen, Polley, Sampson, Seecamp, A. Yze, D. Yze
Round 19
Carlton 20.12.132 d. Melbourne 12.6.78
Goals - Bradly 3, Corrigan 2, Doyle 2, Davidson 1, Faulkner 1, Gehling 1, Madden 1, Nash 1
Best - McDonald, Corrigan, Doyle
Selected team (from)
Bradly, Corrigan, Davidson, Doyle, Gaspar, Gehling, Guest, Hilton, McDonald, Nash, Polley, A. Yze, Holcombe, Robertson, O'Callaghan, Parthenidis, Roberts (17 named)
Round 20
North Melbourne 21.16.142 d. Melbourne 6.8.44
Goals - Bradly 1, Doyle 1, Gleeson 1, Guest 1, Thompson 1, D. Yze
Best - Corrigan, Davidson, Grant
Round 21
Melbourne 10.16.76 d. Collingwood 11.8.74
Goals - Davidson 2, Doyle 2, Molloy 2, Bradly 1, Donald Cockatoo-Collins 1, Guest 1, D. Yze 1
Best - Grant, Gaspar, Bradly
Round 22
Melbourne 18.11.119 d. Hawthorn 10.8.68
Goals - Bradly 3, Corrigan 3, Gehling 3, Molloy 3, Parker 2, Doyle 1, Grant 1, McDonald 1, D.Yze 1
Best - Corrigan, Bradly, Grant
Selected team (from)
Bartul, Bradly, Donald Cockatoo-Collins, Corrigan, Davidson, Doyle, Gehling, Grant, McDonald, Molloy, Nash, Ormond-Allen, Polley, D. Yze (only 14 named)
Ladder
Media
Age - 07/03/1996