Most improved - Harden Dean
Most serviceable - Frank Roberts
Melbourne's delegates to the league Seconds were H. Stanley and J. Young.
In May, a move was made to abolish financial endorsement forms, where players could be held to a club even if they no longer had any financial obligation to them.
Players
Bill Adams, Anderson, Backway, Ball, Ron Baggott, Barassi, Benjamin, Bennett, Billy Blair, Ray Bond, Doug Bourne, Cheffers, Darcy, Bill Deague, Dean, Emselle, Feltscheer, Hugh Fischer, Foster, Jack Furniss, Audley Gillespie-Jones, Gisborne, Harry Gray, Gwillim, Harrison, D. Jones, Gordon Jones, Kelly, Fred King, Joe Kinnear, Lock, Longhurst, Lucas, Maher, R. Matthews, Matthews, McNamara, McNaughton, Sid Meehl, Mill, Bob Miller, George Milne, Jim Munday, Joe Oakley, Ralston, Roberts, Sanderson, Norm Smith, Taylor, Keith Truscott, Gordon Waters, Wilcox
Emergencies/extended teams only - G. Hacker, G. Miller, Wilmott, Wilson, Irving
Matches
Practice match - Easter
Melbourne 18.24.132 d. Prahran Districts 7.7.49
Practice match - 4 April
Melbourne d. Brunswick
Selected team
B: Dean, Regan, Furniss
HB: McNamara, Wilcox, Truscott
C: Lock, Milne, Carr
HF: Mill, H. Fischer, N. Smith
FF: G. Jones, L. Smith, Lake
Fol: Hooper, Adams (c), Reifell
19th: Unknown
Emg: Sweeney, F. Keenan, R. Allen
Round 1 - Saturday 2 May
Melbourne 18.9.117 d. South Melbourne 11.11.77
Goals - N. Smith 6, Munday 5, Milne 3, Adams 1, Gillespie-Jones 1, Fisher 1, G. Jones 1
Best - Milne, Munday, G. Jones
Selected team (from)
Emselle, McNamara, Cheffers, Milne, G. Jones, Kinnear, McNaughton, Truscott, Fisher, N. Smith, Furniss, Ball, Maher, Lock, Gillespie-Jones, Munday, Matthews, Anderson, Miller, Adams, Ralston, Feltscheer, G. Hacker, Wilmott, Gray, Irving
Round 2 - Saturday 9 May
Melbourne 16.16 d. Fitzroy 9.10
Goals - Adams 3, Munday 2, Lock 2, N. Smith 2, Feltscheer 2, Ralston, Barassi 1, Milne 1, Miller 1, Kelly 1
Best - Furniss, Milne, Ball
Selected side
B: Emselle, Kinnear, D. Jones
HB: Longhurst, McNaughton, Ball
C: Kelly, Truscott, Maher
HF: Barassi, Munday, Milne
F: Ralston, Smith, Feltscheer
Foll: Adams, Furniss, Lock
19th: R. Miller
Emg. Cheffers, Fischer
Also shown as Fischer 19th/Miller emergency.
Round 3 - Saturday 16 May
Melbourne 21.15 d. Geelong 11.19
Goals - Truscott 11, Lock 5, Gillespie-Jones 2, Adams 1, G. Jones 1, Barassi 1
Best - Lock, McNaughton, Truscott
Selected side
B: Dean, Kinnear, G. Jones
HB: McNamara, McNaughton, Bell
C: Feltscheer, Milne, Maher or Cheffers
HF: Darcy, Munday, N. Smith
F: Ralston, Truscott, Gillespie-Jones
Foll: Adams, H. Fischer, Lock
19th: Unknown
Emg: Emselle, Miller, Anderson
Round 4 - Saturday 23 May
Melbourne 21.14 d. Hawthorn 13.11
Goals - Milne 5, Barassi 4, Smith 4, Adams 2, Truscott 1, Mill 1, Lock 1, Backway 1, Bennett 1, Munday 1
Best - Bennett, Smith, Emselle
Selected side
B: Bennett, Dean, Jones
HB: Maher, McNaughton, Ball
C: Feltscheer, Milne, Bourne
HF: Lock, Munday, Barassi
F: Smith, Truscott, Backway
Foll: Adams, Deague, Mill
19th: Wilcox
Emg: Emselle, Cheffers, G. Miller
Round 5 - Saturday 30 May
Melbourne 17.15 d. North Melbourne 8.17
Goals - Adams 4, Harrison 4, Backway 3, Munday 3, Smith 2, Feltschier 1
Best - Ernsell, Kinnear, Munday
Selected side
B: Emselle, Kinnear, Dean
HB: Maher, McNaughton, Wilcox
C: Kelly, Truscott, Longhurst
HF: Feltscheer, Munday, Barassi
F: Backway, Lock, Smith
Foll: Adams, Harrison, Mill
19th: Milne
Emg: Anderson, G. Miller
Round 6 - Saturday 6 June
Melbourne 13.12 d. Footscray 12.9
Goals - Lock 4, Adams 3, Smith 2, Reiffel 1, Munday 1
Best - Kinnear, Ball, Maher
Selected side
B: Emselle, Kinnear, Jones
HB: Waters, McNaughton, Maher
C: Kelly, Lock, Longhurst
HF: Barassi, Munday, Feltscheer
F: Smith, Harrison, Backway
Foll: Adams., Ball, Reiffel
19th: Truscott
Emg: Mill, Wilcox, Milne, Dean
Round 7 - Saturday 13 June
Melbourne 9.9 d. Collingwood 4.12
Goals - Milne 2, Mill 2, Unknown 5
Best - Emselle, Truscott, Adams
Selected side
B: Jones, Kinnear, Emselle
HB: Waters, McNaughton, Maher
C: Kelly, Truscott, Feltscheer
HF: Barassi, Wilcox, Milne
F: Lock, Harrison, Oakley
Foll: Adams, Benjamin, Reiffel
19th: Dean
Emg: Mill, R. Matthews, G. Miller
Round 8 - Saturday 20 June
Melbourne 14.20 d. St Kilda 4.7
Goals - Ball 4, Milne 2, Maher 2, Lock 2, Truscott 2, Longhurst 1, Adams 1
Best - Truscott, Dean, Longhurst
Selected side
B: G. Jones, Dean, Emselle
HB: Blair, McNaughton, Maher
C: Kelly, Truscott, Longhurst
HF: Feltscheer, Meehl, Waters
F: Benjamin, Lock, Barassi
Foll: Adams, Fischer, Ball
19th: Wilcox
Emg: Milne, Mill, R. Matthews
Round 9 - Saturday 27 June
Melbourne 17.19 d. Carlton 9.10
Goals - Adams 4, Feltscheer 4, Bennett 2, Milne 2, Lock 2, Miller 1, Ralston 1, Oakley 1
Best - Kelly, Dean, Miller
Selected side
B: G. Jones, Dean, Emselle
HB: Blair, Wilcox, Waters
C: Kelly, Truscott, Gwillim
HF: Feltscheer, R. Miller, Maher
F: Ralston, Lock, Oakley
Foll: Adams, Fischer, Bennett
19th: Benjamin
Emg: Milne, Mill, R. Matthews
Round 10 - Saturday 11 July
Melbourne 13.17 d. Essendon 13.11
Goals - Munday 3, Feltscheer 2, Maher 2, Benjamin 2, Milne 1, Oakley 1, Ralston 1, Matthews 1
Best - Feltscheer, Oakley, Adams
Match may have been postponed from 4 July
Selected side (for 4 July)
B: G. Jones, Dean, Wilcox
HB: Blair, McNaughton, Waters
C: Kelly, Truscott, Gwillim
HF: Feltscheer, Meehl, Bond
F: Ralston, Munday, Oakley
Foll: Adams, R. Miller, Barassi
19th: Unknown
Emg: Fischer, Benjamin, Mill, R. Matthews
Selected side (for 11 July)
B: G. Jones, Dean, Wilcox
HB: Blair, McNaughton, Waters
C: Kelly, Truscott, Gwillim
HF: Feltscheer, Taylor, Maher
F: Ralston, Munday, Oakley
Foll: Adams, R. Miller, Barassi
19th: Unknown
Emg: Fischer, Benjamin, Mill, Milne, R. Matthews
Round 11 - Saturday 18 July
Melbourne 18.17 d. Richmond 13.10
Goals - Baggott 7, Munday 5, Oakley 2, Waters 2, Barassi 1, Meehl 1
Best - McNaughton, G. Jones, Munday
Selected side
B: Jones, Roberts, Dean
HB: Blair, McNaughton, Waters
C: Kelly, Truscott, Maher
HF: Feltscheer, Munday, Barassi
F: Ralston, Baggott, Oakley
Foll: Adams, Meehl, Bennett
19th: R. Miller
Emg: Wilcox, Benjamin, Fischer, Matthews, Gwillim
Round 12 - Saturday 25 July
Melbourne 16.16 d. South Melbourne 5.7
Goals - Foster 3, Bennett 3, Oakley 2, Ralston 2, Munday 2, Roberts 2, Maher 1,Adams 1
Best - McNaughton, Feltscheer, Oakley
Reported - Meehl (elbowing)
Selected side
B: Jones, Roberts, Furniss
HB: Blair, McNaughton, Ball
C: Kelly, Dean, Lucas
HF: Feltscheer, Munday, Maher
F: Ralston, Foster, Oakley
Foll: Adams, Meehl, Bennett
19th: Wilcox
Emg: Fischer, Mill, Benjamin, Gwillim, Matthews
Round 13 - Saturday 1 August
Melbourne 13.16 d. Fitzroy 5.7
Goals - Mill 3, Anderson 2, Maher 2, Munday 2, Oakley 2, Miller 1, Adams 1
Best - Maher, Oakley, Dean
Selected side
B: Miller, Deane, Roberts
HB: Blair, McNaughton, Wilcox
C: Feltscheer, Ball, Lucas
HF: Maher, Munday, Milne
F: Mill, Anderson, Ralston
Foll: Adams, Fischer, Oakley
19th: Benjamin
Emg - R. Matthews, Gwillim
Round 14 - Saturday 8 August
Geelong 12.15 d. Melbourne 11.11
Goals - Anderson 2, Ball 2, Meehl 2, Milne 2, Adams 1, Miller 1, Waters 1
Best - Meehl, Truscott, Jones
Injured - Miller (nose) (replaced by 19th man Milne)
Round 15 - Saturday 15 August
Melbourne 14.26 d. Hawthorn 4.14
Goals - Adams 3, Anderson 2, Ball 2, Bennett 2, Oakley 2, Barassi 1, Fischer 1, Kelly 1
Best - Adams, Jones, Dean
Selected side
B: Jones, Dean, Ball
HB: Maher, McNaughton, Waters
C: Kelly, Truscott, Mill
HF: Feltscheer, Roberts, Barassi
F: Oakley, Ralston, Fischer
Foll: Adams, Meehl, Bennett
19th: Blair
Emg: Wilcox, Wilson, Anderson, Matthews, TF Gwillim, Benjamin
Round 16 - Saturday 22 August
Melbourne 15.15.105 d. North Melbourne 7.9.51
Goals - Ralston 4, Maher 3, Ball 3, Adams 1, Barassi 1, Feltscheer 1, Kinnear 1, Roberts 1
Best - McNaughton, Dean, Maher
Selected side
B: Jones, Dean, Bennett
HB: Blair, McNaughton, Waters
C: Kelly, Truscott, Feltscheer
HF: Maher, Munday, Barassi
F: Fischer, Roberts, Ball
Foll: Adams, Deague, Oakley
19th: Unknown
Emg: Wilcox, Mill, Miller, Milne, Anderson, Gwillim, Matthews
Round 17 - Saturday 29 August
Melbourne 8.20 d. Footscray 6.14
Goals - Munday 4, Adams 2, Oakley 1, Roberrts 1
Best - Munday, Kelly, Jones
Selected side
B: Jones, Deane, Bennett
HB: Ball, McNaughton, Waters
C: Kelly, Truscott, Feltscheer
HF: Maher, Munday, Barassi
F: Fischer, Roberts, Mill
Foll: Adams, Furniss, Oakley
19th: Wilcox
Emg: Miller, Blair, Miller, Matthews, Benjamin, Gwillim
Round 18 - Saturday 5 September
Collingwood 11.8 d. Melbourne 8.8
Goals - Roberts 5, Hill 1, Maher 1, Oakley 1
Best - Truscott, Miller, Kelly
Selected side
B: Ball, Kinnear, Emselle
HB: Wilcox, McNaughton, Waters
C: Kelly, Truscott, Feltscheer
HF: Maher, Munday, Bennett
F: Roberts, Milne, Mill
Foll: Adams, Miller, Oakley
19th: Blair
Emg: Anderson, Benjamin, Matthews, Taylor
Semi Final - Saturday 19 September
Melbourne 16.10.106 d. Collingwood 12.8.80
Goals - Feltscheer 5, Munday 4, Adams 3, Oakley 1, Ball 1, Barassi 1, Roberts 1
Best - Kelly, Ball, Dean
Reported - Miller (attempting to strike)
Selected side
B: Jones, Kinnear, Dean
HB: Waters, McNaughton, Wilcox
C: Kelly, Truscott, Matthews
HF: Barassi, Munday, Maher
F: Oakley, Feltscheer, Roberts
Foll: Adams, Miller, Ball
19th: Blair
Emg: Mill, Milne, Anderson, Fischer
Grand Final - Saturday 3 October
Footscray 15.11.101 d. Melbourne 6.14.50
Goals - Feltscheer 2, Oakley 1, Kelly 1, Ball 1, Munday 1
Best - Ball, Wilcox, Jones
Reported - Kinnear (striking)
Selected side
B: Jones, Kinnear, Dean
HB: Waters, McNaughton, Wilcox
C: Kelly, Truscott, Anderson
HF: Barassi, Munday, Maher
F: Oakley, Feltscheer, Roberts
Foll: Adams, Miller, Ball
19th: Fischer
Emg: Matthews, Milne, Mill, Benjamin
Ladder
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| Melbourne | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | |
| Collingwood | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | |
| Geelong | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | |
| Footscray | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | |
| Carlton | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | |
| South Melbourne | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | |
| Essendon | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | |
| Richmond | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | |
| St Kilda | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | |
| Hawthorn | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | |
| Fitzroy | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | |
| North Melbourne | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | |
Notes
Bill Adams and Jim Munday were reported to be level on 32 goals going into the Grand Final. This would make Munday the leading goalkicker for the season with 33.
Media
Age - 11/03/1936
Sun - 20/05/1936