Coach - Chris Fagan
Ladder
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| Essendon | 16 | 0 | 4 | 150.2 | 64 |
| Western Bulldogs | 16 | 0 | 4 | 140.7 | 60 |
| Melbourne | 14 | 5 | 1 | 117.4 | 58 |
| Richmond | 13 | 0 | 7 | 130.2 | 52 |
| Sydney | 12 | 0 | 8 | 115.5 | 48 |
| North Melbourne | 9 | 0 | 11 | 87.5 | 36 |
| Carlton | 7 | 0 | 13 | 77.0 | 28 |
| St Kilda | 6 | 1 | 13 | 81.9 | 26 |
| Collingwood | 6 | 0 | 14 | 81.2 | 24 |
| Hawthorn | 6 | 0 | 14 | 74.5 | 24 |
| Geelong | 4 | 0 | 16 | 70.3 | 16 |
Matches
Round 1
BYE
Round 2
Melbourne 20.11.131 d. North Melbourne 14.12.96
Best - Nicholson, Cann, Bishop
Goals - Robertson 3, David Cockatoo-Collins 2, Cann 2, L. Williams 2, Bishop 2, Ward 2, Bradly 2, Chambers 1, Lamaro 1, Walsh 1, B. Williams 1, Beams 1.
Round 3
Melbourne 7.9.51 drew St Kilda 6.15.51
Best - Ward, Johnstone, Beams
Goals - B. Williams 3, Beams 2, Donald Cockatoo-Collins 1, Tingay 1
Round 4
Melbourne 12.12.84 d. Carlton 11.16.82
Best - Beams, Ward, Lamaro
Goals - Ward 2, B. Williams 2, Beams 2, Bradly 1, L. Williams 1, Oram 1, Lamaro 1, Donald Cockatoo-Collins 1, David Cockatoo-Collins 1
Round 5
Hawthorn 9.16.70 d. Melbourne 6.14.50
Best - Longmuir, Lamaro, Ward
Goals - Cann 1, B. Williams 1, Longmuir 1, Ward 1, Beams 1, Donald Cockatoo-Collins 1
Round 6
Sydney 14.13.97 d. Melbourne 8.11.59
Best - Bradly, Bruce, L. Williams
Goals - Cann 2, Street 1, Donald Cockatoo-Collins 1, Walsh 1, Longmuir 1, Kowal 1, B. Williams 1
Round 7
Richmond 20.15.135 d. Melbourne 12.6.78
Best - Ward, Bruce, Lamaro
Goals - Ward 2, Nicholson 1, Collins 1, Bruce 1, Bradly 1, Gaspar 1, Walsh 1, Williams 1, Anderson 1, Longmuir 1, Blake 1
Round 8
Melbourne 23.16.154 d. Collingwood 17.9.111
Best - Longmuir, B. Williams, Ward
Goals - B.Williams 7, L. Williams 5, Longmuir 4, M. Collins 2, Robertson 1, B. Collins 1, Nettelbeck 1, Cann 1, Anderson 1
Round 9
Melbourne 21.8.134 d. Essendon 15.12.102
Best - Nicholson, Bishop, Williams
Goals - Williams 6, Robertson 4, Bishop 4, Cann 2, Oram 2, Cockatoo-Collins 1, Murray 1, Henderson 1
Round 10
BYE
Round 11
Melbourne 13.10.88 d. Hawthorn 6.15.51
Best - Kowal, Walsh, Lamaro
Goals - Kowal 2, Beams 2, Cann 2, Brown 2, Robertson 2, Bruce 2, Smith 1
Round 12
Melbourne 16.14.110 d. Geelong 12.15.87
Best - Brown, Bradly, Beams
Goals - Smith 5, Kowal 2, J.McDonald 2, Nettlebeck 2, Williams 2, Beams 1, Cann 1, Walsh 1
Round 13
Melbourne 14.14.98 d. St Kilda 9.13.67
Best - Tingay, Cockatoo-Collins, Ottens
Goals - B. Willams 5, Tingay 2, Beams 2, J.McDonald 1, Nicholson 1, Anderson 1, Nettlebeck 1, Robertson 1
Round 14
Richmond 7.16.58 d. Melbourne 4.10.34
Best - Gaspar, Nicholson, Anderson
Goals - Johnstone, Marsh, Williams, Hewett
Round 15
Western Bulldogs 15.15.105 d. Melbourne 16.8.104
Best - Walsh, Longmuir, Bishop
Goals - Newton 4, Williams 3, Beams 2, Smoker 2, Nicholson 2, Longmuir 1, Bishop 1, Nettlebeck 1
Round 16
Melbourne 17.16.118 d. Carlton 11.12.78
Best - Kowal, Nicholson, Johnstone
Goals - Lamaro 3, Bradly 3, Cann 3, Smoker 2, Johnstone 2 Williams 1, O'Dwyer 1, Nettlebeck 1, Longmuir 1
Round 17
Melbourne 20.17.137 d. North Melbourne 16.15.111
Best - Bradly, Gaspar, Lovett
Gooals - Schwarz 4, Williams 3, Cann 3, G. Lovett 2, Collins 2, Smoker 2, Beams 1, Cockatoo-Collins 1, Nettelbeck 1, Ottens 1
Round 18
Melbourne 17.15.117 d. Western Bulldogs 17.8.110
Best - Brown, Longmuir, Gaspar
Goals - Nettelbeck 3, Cann 3, Anderson 2, Beams 2, Bruce 2, Johnstone 1, Brown 2, Collins 1, Smith 1, Longmuir 1
Round 19
Melbourne 20.18.138 d. Carlton 8.9.57
Best - Lovett, Lamaro, Robertson
Goals - Robertson 4, Brown 4, Bradly 3, B.Williams 2, Longmuir 2, Cann 1, Beams 1, Bruce 1, Nettelbeck 1
Round 20
Melbourne 23.13.151 d. Geelong 10.14.74
Best - Nicholson, Nettelbeck, Brown
Goals - Brown 7, Nettelbeck 6, Smith 5, Cann 2, Smoker 1, Anderson 1, Cockatoo-Collins 1
Round 21
Melbourne 15.17.107 d. Sydney 15.13.103
Best - Nettelbeck, Beams, Nicholson
Goals - Beams 4, Nettelbeck 3, Johnstone 2, Cann 2, Smith 2, Smoker 2
Round 22
Melbourne 15.14.104 d. Richmond 14.15.99
Best - Nettelbeck, Beams, Johnstone
Goals - Nettelbeck 5, Beams 3, Longmuir 2, Brown 1, Lamaro 1, Smith 1, Ottens 1, Johnstone 1
Elimination Final
Melbourne 30.15.135 d. North Melbourne 14.16.100
Best - Nettelbeck, Bishop, Cockatoo-Collins
Goals - Nettelbeck 5, Beams 3, Smoker 3, Smith 3, Bishop 1, Lovett 1, Ward 1, Cann 1, B.Williams 1, Lamaro 1
(1998 Reserves Semi Final|Semi Final))
Essendon 14.10.94 d. Melbourne 12.16.88
Best - Ottens, Nicholson, Smith
Goals - Ottens 6, Smith 3, Nettelbeck 2, Smoker 1, Brown 1
Best and Fairest
| Player | Votes | ||||
| 1st | Damien Gaspar | 177 | |||
| 2nd | Alistair Nicholson | 170 | |||
| 3rd | Troy Longmuir | 153 | |||
| 4th | Ben Beams | 135 | |||
| 5th | Daniel Ward | 126 | |||
| 6th | Mark Bradly | 123 | |||
| 7th | Matthew Bishop | 115 | |||
| 8th | Peter Walsh | 114 | |||
| 9th | Nathan Brown | 105 | |||
| 10th | Craig Nettelbeck | 84 | |||
| 10th | Cameron Bruce | 84 | |||
| 12th | Donald Cockatoo-Collins | 77 | |||
| 13th | Darren Kowal | 74 | |||
| 14th | Jamie Cann | 69 | |||
| 15th | Travis Johnstone | 62 | |||
| 15th | Hayden Lamaro | 62 | |||
| 17th | Brent Williams | 55 | |||
| 18th | Russell Robertson | 54 | |||
| 19th | Glenn Lovett | 51 | |||
| 20th | Luke Ottens | 44 | |||
| 21st | Luke Williams | 36 | |||
| 22nd | Paul Hopgood | 25 | |||
| 22nd | Craig Smoker | 25 | |||
| 24th | Stephen Tingay | 22 | |||
| 25th | Lee Anderson | 18 | |||
| 26th | Shaun Smith | 17 | |||
| 27th | David Schwarz | 13 | |||
| 28th | Matthew Collins | 8 | |||
| 29th | James McDonald | 6 | |||
Goalkickers
| Goals | Player | ||||
| 40 | Brent Williams | ||||
| 33 | Craig Nettelbeck | ||||
| 28 | Ben Beams | ||||
| 27 | Jamie Cann | ||||
| 21 | Shaun Smith | ||||
| 17 | Nathan Brown | ||||
| 15 | Troy Longmuir Russell Robertson | ||||
| 13 | Craig Smoker | ||||
| 9 | Mark Bradly Luke Williams | ||||
| 8 | Matthew Bishop Luke Ottens | ||||
| 7 | Travis Johnstone Hayden Lamaro | ||||
| 6 | Cameron Bruce Daniel Ward | ||||
| 5 | Lee Anderson Matthew Collins Darren Kowal | ||||
| 4 | Donald Cockatoo-Collins Leigh Newton David Schwarz | ||||
| 3 | David Cockatoo-Collins Glenn Lovett James McDonald Alistair Nicholson Stephen Tingay Peter Walsh Cockatoo-Collins Oram | ||||
| 1 | Brant Chambers B. Collins Henderson Hewett Marsh Murray O'Dwyer Street | ||||
3 goals were not credited to a specific Cockatoo-Collins