Coach - Robinson
Coburg and Leopold left the competition, reducing it to VFL clubs only. The Round 12 games were postponed due to the visit of a Western Australian side.
Players (included)
H. Alberry, Anderson, J. Archer, G. Baxter, Binder, Harland Brown, Sam Brownbill, Jack Cannan, C. Cameron, Cannon, Jim Crossan, W. Dillon, Dave Duff, V. Dunin, Evans, Bobby Ewer, Ted Fergeus, Ford, Forness, Cecil Forty, Gosstray, Hazel/Hazzel, Herron, Carlyle Jones, Frank Jorgensen, McColl, Arthur McMahon, L. O'Brien, Ted Parker, Frank Richardson, Robertson, Shinkfield, Jim Sprigg, R. White, Wright, Clarrie Wyatt, C. Young
Also played Parker, Gosstray, Ewer
Matches
Round 1 - Saturday 2 May
St Kilda 17.25 d. Melbourne 4.7
Round 2 - Saturday 9 May
Collingwood 13.20.98 d. Melbourne 8.12.60
Goals - Alberry 5, Parker 2, Duff 1
Best - Fergeus, Anderson, Parker
Also played Forty, Duff, Alberry, White, Shinkfield
Round 3 - Saturday 16 May
Carlton 20.18.138 d. Melbourne 11.12.78
Goals - Cameron 4, Alberry 3, Duff 2, Fergeus 1, Ewer 1
Best - Ewer, Cameron, C. Jones
Round 4 - Saturday 23 May
Footscray 8.12.60 d. Melbourne 7.11.53
Goals - Cameron 2, Duff 2, Baxter 1, Fergeus 1, Evans 1
Best - O'Brien, Fergeus, Cameron
Also played - Young
Round 5 - Saturday 30 May
North Melbourne 10.5.65 d. Melbourne 7.9.51
Goals - Unknown
Best - Fergeus, Young, Wyatt
Also played - Robertson, Duff, Ford, Parker
Round 6 - Saturday 6 June
Richmond 16.16.112 d. Melbourne 10.7.67
Goals - Duff 5, Cameron 3, O'Brien 1, White 1, Binder 1
Best - Duff, Cameron, Fergeus
Also played - Young, Robertson. O'Brien, Sprigg, Wyatt
Round 7 - Saturday 13 June
Fitzroy 15.16.106 d. Melbourne 8.9.57
Goals - Duff 3, Unknown 5
Best - Cannon, Forty, White
Also played Dillon, Fergeus, O'Brien
Round 8 - Saturday 20 June
South Melbourne 16.18.114 d. Melbourne 5.12.42
Goals - Cannan 2, Duff 1, Parker 1, White 1
Best - Brownbill, Cannan, White
Also played - Forty, Jones, Duff
Round 9 - Saturday 27 June
Geelong 10.12 d. Melbourne 6.1
Goals - Hazzell 2, Forness 2, Fergeus 1, Parker 1
Best - Young, Fergeus, Jones
Also played Parker, Gosstray, Ewer
Round 12 - Saturday 4 July
Melbourne 11.11.77 d. St Kilda 7.6.48
Goals - Unknown
Best - Fergeus, Duff, Cannan
Injured - Richardson
Also played - Jorgensen
Round 10 - Saturday 11 July
Essendon 14.20.104 d. Melbourne 6.12.48
Goals - Unknown
Best - Jorgensen, McMahon, Duff
Also played - Robinson, Shinkfield, Brownbill
Round 11 - Saturday 18 July
Hawthorn 8.10 d. Melbourne 5.19
Goals - Fergeus 3, Parker 1, Duff 1
Best - Unknown
Round 13 - Saturday 8 August
Collingwood 19.14 d. Melbourne 6.9
Goals - Unknown
Best - Ewer, Jorgensen, Jones
Round 14 - Saturday 22 August
Melbourne 12.17 d. Carlton 7.8
Goals - Dunin 2, Crossan 2, Jones 1, Ewer 1, Hazel 1
Best - Ewer, Dunin, Crossan
Also played Young, Atkins, Robertson
Round 15 - Saturday 29 August
Footscray 8.8 d. Melbourne 4.8
Goals - Unknown
Best - Unknown
Round 16 - Saturday 5 September
Melbourne 15.14.104 d. North Melbourne 9.11.63
Goals - Duff 6, Crossan 2, Herron 2, Forness 1, O'Brien 1, Brown 1, Evans 1, Archer 1
Best - Wright, Duff, Robertson
Also played Brown, Brownbill, O'Brien
Round 17 - Saturday 12 September
Richmond 11.11 d. Melbourne 9.18
Goals - Duff 5, Jones 3, McColl 1
Best - Unknown
Ladder
| W | D | L | P | |
| Collingwood | 16 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
| South Melbourne | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 |
| Fitzroy | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 |
| Carlton | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 |
| Richmond | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 |
| Geelong | 8 | 1 | 8 | 34 |
| Essendon | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 |
| St Kilda | ||||
Footscray|5|0|12|20
North Melbourne|4|0|13|16
Melbourne|2|0|15|8
Hawthorn|1|1|15|6||
Notes
Dave Duff is also shown as kicking 13 goals in the last two games.
The 04/07 game against St Kilda may not have been as part of the regular season
Media
Sporting Globe - 29/04/1925
Sun - 24/07/1925
Age - 14/09/1925
Links
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