Best and Fairest - Adrian Battiston
Round 1
Hawthorn 20.13.133 defeated Melbourne 15.19.109
Goals - Cordner 6, Battiston 4, Kane 2, Deakin 1, Dickson 1, O'Sullivan 1
Best - Tossol, Cordner, Dickson
Round 2
Fitzroy 25.24.174 d. Melbourne 15.10.100
Goals - Cordner 8, Fidge 4, Bergman 1, Deakin 1, O'Sullivan 1
Best - Cordner, Fidge, Boland
Round 3
Melbourne 17.19.121 d. Footscray 15.18.108
Goals - Bergman 5, Cordner 3, Howard 3, Withers 2, Bell 1, Fidge 1, Sutcliffe 1, Tossol 1
Best - McKaige, Sutcliffe, Bergman
Round 4
Melbourne 23.22.168 d. St Kilda 17.6.108
Goals - Cordner 4, Battiston 3, Tossol 3, Fidge 2, Bergmann 2, McCarthy 2, O'Sullivan 1, Joycey 1, Turnbull 1, Withers 1, Bell 1
Best - Joycey, Connolly, McCarthy
Round 5
Melbourne 18.27.135 d. Collingwood 9.11.65
Goals - McCarthy 4, Withers 4, Battiston 3, Cordner 2, Kane 2, Bergman 1, Fidge 1, Whitworth 1
Best - Battiston, Connoley, Fidge
Round 6
Geelong 22.18.150 d. Melbourne 14.9.93
Goals - Whitworth 4, Bergman 3, Cordner 2, Hedger 2, Battiston 1, McKaige 1, Joycey 1
Best - Battiston, Bell, Connolly
Round 7
Melbourne 20.27.147 d. Carlton 10.7.67
Goals - Battiston 4, Bergman 3, Cordner 3, McCarthy 3, Dawson 2, Withers 2, Bell 1, Fisher 1, Hedger 1
Round 8
Melbourne 16.20.116 d. South Melbourne 12.4.76
Goals - Fidge 4, McCarthy 4, Bell 2, Joycey 2, Tossol 2, Battiston 1, Bergman 1
Best - Dawson, Dickson, Fidge
Round 9
Melbourne 14.19.103 d. Essendon 10.11.71
Goals - Fisher 6, Battiston 4, Bell 1, McCarthy 1, O'Sullivan 1, Tossol 1
Best - Battiston, Connelly, Fidge
Round 10
North Melbourne 14.13.97 d. Melbourne 10.14.70
Goals - Battiston 2, Fidge 2, Fisher 2, McCarthy 2, O'Sullivan 2
Best - Connolly, Ford, McCarthy
Round 11
Melbourne 10.14.74 d. Richmond 10.12.72
Goals - Cordner 5, Battiston 3, Bell 1, Fisher 1
Best - Battiston, Cordner, Loorham
Round 12
Melbourne 18.19.127 d. Fitzroy 12.6.78
Goals - Cordner 3, Fisher 3, Tossol 3, Battiston 2, Judd 2, McCarthy 2, Howard 1, Whitworth 1, Withers 1
Best - Withers, Battiston, Connolly
Round 13
Melbourne 16.8.104 d. Footscray 15.11.101
Goals - Cordner 6, Curran 2, Tossol 2, Withers 2, Battiston 2, Bergman 1, Fisher 1
Best - Connolly, Curran, Fisher
Round 14
Melbourne 20.19.139 d. St Kilda 9.9.63
Goals - Cordner 5, Howard 3, Joycey 2, McCarthy 2, Tossol 2, Woodman 2, Bergman 1, Dickson 1, Fisher 1, O'Sullivan 1
Best - Bell, Howard, Joycey
Round 15
Melbourne 10.16.76 d. Collingwood 8.14.62
Goals - Battiston 1, Connolly 1, Cordner 1, McCarthy 1
Best - Battiston, Connolly, Loorham
Round 16
Geelong 20.8.128 d. Melbourne 17.11.113
Goals - Cordner 10, McCarthy 3, Battiston 2, Dickson 1, O'Sullivan 1
Best - Cordner, Connolly, Dickson
Round 17
Melbourne 26.20.176 defeated Carlton 8.2.50
Goals - Cordner 8, Howard 3, McCarthy 3, Battiston 2, Bell 2, Fisher 2, O'Sullivan 2, Withers 2, Bergman 1, Ford 1
Best - Bell, Connolly, Ford
Round 18
Melbourne 12.12.84 d. South Melbourne 9.8.62
Goals - Cordner 7, O'Sullivan 2, Battiston 1, Connolly 1, Fisher 1
Best - Connolly, Cordner, Ford
Round 19
Essendon 10.16.76 d. Melbourne 10.12.72
Goals - Cordner 5, McCarthy 2, Battiston 1, Connolly 1, O'Sullivan 1
Best - Battiston, Connolly, Curran
Round 20
Melbourne 18.14.122 d. North Melbourne 10.7.67
Round 21
Melbourne 9.16.70 d. Richmond 4.9.33
Goals - Cordner 3, Fidge 2, Dawson 1, Fisher 1, O'Sullivan 1, Tossol 1
Best - Connolly, Fidge, Ford
Round 22
Hawthorn 13.18.96 d. Melbourne 12.11.83
Goals - Cordner 5, Battiston 1, Connolly 1, Fidge 1, Fisher 1, McCarthy 1, O'Sullivan 1, Whitworth 1
Best - Dawson, Withers, Tossol
Qualifying Final
Fitzroy 21.8.134 d. Melbourne 11.15.81
Goals - Cordner 4, Fidge 3, Dickson 2, Bell 1, Howard 1
Best - Battiston, Dawson, Dickson
Semi Final
Melbourne 30.23.203 d. Hawthorn 13.12.90
Goals - Cordner 12, Bergman 5, Fidge 3, Fisher 2, Tossol 2, Connolly 1, Dickson 1, McCarthy 1, Sutcliffe 1, Withers 1, Whitworth 1
Best - Battiston, Boland and Connolly.
Preliminary Final
Melbourne 16.15.111 d. Fitzroy 14.20.104
Goals - Bergman 5, Cordner 3, McCarthy 2, Fisher 1, Dickson 1, Connolly 1, Battiston 1, O'Sullivan 1, Whitworth 1
Best - Battiston, Dawson, R. Fisher
Grand Final
Melbourne d. Geelong
Goals - Cordner 5, Fidge 3, Bergman 2, Tossol 2, Withers 2, Battiston 1, Connolly 1, Dickson 1, Fisher 1, McCarthy 1
Best - Battiston, Connolly, Dickson
Goalkickers
| Goals | Player | ||||
| 111 | David Cordner | ||||
| 39 | Adrian Battiston | ||||
| 33 | Stephen McCarthy | ||||
| 31 | Ralph Bergman | ||||
| 26 | Ted Fidge | ||||
| 24 | Ross Fisher | ||||
| 19 | Peter Tossol | ||||
| 16 | Mark Withers | ||||
| 15 | O'Sullivan | ||||
| 11 | Ron Howard | ||||
| 9 | Chris Bell Sean Whitworth | ||||
| 8 | Dale Dickson | ||||
| 7 | Chris Connolly | ||||
| 5 | Bruce Joycey | ||||
| 4 | Glen Kane | ||||
| 3 | Brett Dawson Les Hedger | ||||
| 2 | Scott Curran Ross Deakin Brad Judd Chris Woodman Scott Sutcliffe | ||||
| 1 | Chris Ford Rohan McKaige | ||||
Totals do not include Round 20 - David Cordner is credited with one goal in this game
Ladder
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| Geelong | 19 | 0 | 3 | 152.7 | 76 |
| Fitzroy | 15 | 0 | 7 | 124.0 | 60 |
| Melbourne | 14 | 0 | 8 | 121.6 | 56 |
| Footscray | 14 | 0 | 8 | 113.8 | 56 |
| Hawthorn | 13 | 0 | 9 | 109.5 | 52 |
| South Melbourne | 12 | 0 | 10 | 108.4 | 48 |
| North Melbourne | 10 | 0 | 12 | 91.2 | 40 |
| Richmond | 9 | 1 | 12 | 101.5 | 38 |
| Essendon | 8 | 0 | 14 | 79.8 | 32 |
| Carlton | 7 | 1 | 14 | 79.7 | 30 |
| Collingwood | 7 | 0 | 15 | 87.7 | 28 |
| St Kilda | 3 | 0 | 19 | 63.3 | 12 |