Coach - Chris Fagan
Players (included) - Lee Anderson, Ben Beams, Matthew Bishop, Matthew Blake, Mark Bradly, Nathan Brown, Cameron Bruce, Jamie Cann, Cameron Bruce, Brant Chambers, David Cockatoo-Collins, Donald Cockatoo-Collins, Damien Gaspar, Greig, Hewett, Darren Kowal, Hayden Lamaro, Troy Longmuir, Glenn Lovett, Marsh, James McDonald, D. Murray, Craig Nettelbeck, Alistair Nicholson, O'Dwyer, Luke Ottens, Russell Robertson, David Schwarz, P. Street, Stephen Tingay, D. Walsh, Peter Walsh, Daniel Ward, Brent Williams, Luke Williams
Extended squads - Henderson, Mitchell, Pearce, Ramsay, Rode, Savage
Matches
Round 1
BYE
Round 2
Melbourne 20.11.131 d. North Melbourne 14.12.96
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
Best - Nicholson, Cann, Bishop
Selected side
B: Gaspar, Bishop, Ward
HB: Walsh, Lamaro, Brown
C: David Cockatoo-Collins, Blake, Bruce
HF: Beams, Robertson, L. Williams
F: Chambers, B. Williams, Anderson
Foll: Nicholson, Donald Cockatoo-Collins, Cann
Int: Bradly, Ferraro
Round 3 (played Sunday 12 April)
Melbourne 7.9.51 drew St Kilda 6.15.51
Goals - B. Williams 3, Beams 2, Donald Cockatoo-Collins 1, Tingay 1
Best - Ward, Johnstone, Beams
Also played Brown, B. Williams, Nicholson, Walsh
Round 4
Melbourne 12.12.84 d. Carlton 11.16.82
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
Best - Beams, Ward, Lamaro
Selected side (from):
Tingay (DNP), Smoker (DNP), Johnstone, Smith, Kowal, M. Febey (DNP), Brown (DNP), Gaspar, David Cockatoo-Collins, Donald Cockatoo-Collins, L. Williams, B. Williams, Walsh, Bradly, Bruce, Lamaro, Anderson, Nicholson. Blake, Longmuir, Bishop, Ward, Beams, Ottens
Round 5
Hawthorn 9.16.70 d. Melbourne 6.14.50
Goals - Cann 1, B. Williams 1, Longmuir 1, Ward 1, Beams 1, Donald Cockatoo-Collins 1
Best - Longmuir, Lamaro, Ward
Selected side (from):
Tingay (DNP), Kowal (DNP), Smith (DNP), Robertson (DNP), Johnstone (DNP), Lamaro, Nicholson, Beams, Gaspar, Bradly, Cann, L. Williams, B. Williams, Walsh, Bruce, Anderson, Ward, Blake, Longmuir, Donald Cockatoo-Collins
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
Selected side (from):
Nicholson, Tingay (DNP), Leoncelli (DNP), Smoker (DNP), Johnstone (DNP), Grgic (DNP), Beams, Gaspar, Bradly, Cann, B. Williams, L. Williams, Walsh, Bruce, Anderson, Ward, Blake, Longmuir, Cockatoo-Collins, Lamaro. Kowal and Street also played.
Round 7
Richmond 20.15.135 d. Melbourne 12.6.78
Goals - Ward 2, Nicholson 1, Collins 1, Bruce 1, Bradly 1, Gaspar 1, Walsh 1, Williams 1, Anderson 1, Longmuir 1, Blake 1
Best - Ward, Bruce, Lamaro
Selected side (from):
Robertson (DNP), Gaspar, Farmer (DNP), Bradly, Cann, B. Williams, Stynes (DNP), Brown, Johnstone (DNP), Lamaro, Smith (DNP), L. Williams, Walsh, Bruce, Anderson, Ward, Collins, Kowal, Nettelbeck, Blake, Nicholson, Cockatoo-Collins, Longmuir, Beams
Round 8 (played Sunday 17 May)
Melbourne 23.16.154 d. Collingwood 17.9.111
Goals - B.Williams 7, L. Williams 5, Longmuir 4, M. Collins 2, Robertson 1, B. Collins 1, Nettelbeck 1, Cann 1, Anderson 1
Best - Longmuir, B. Williams, Ward
Selected side (from):
M. Febey (DNP), Smith (DNP), Smoker (DNP), A. McDonald (DNP), Bishop (DNP), Kowal, Lamaro, Bruce, Collins, Longmuir, Gaspar, Robertson, Bradly, Ward, Walsh, B. Williams, L. Williams, Anderson, Nettelbeck, Cann, Blake, Cockatoo-Collins, Nicholson
Round 9
Melbourne 21.8.134 d. Essendon 15.12.102
Goals - Williams 6, Robertson 4, Bishop 4, Cann 2, Oram 2, Cockatoo-Collins 1, Murray 1, Henderson 1
Best - Nicholson, Bishop, Williams
Selected side
B: Bradly, Gaspar, Walsh
HB: Greig, Nettelbeck, Kowal
C: Robertson, Blake, Lamaro (DNP)
HF: Cockatoo Collins, B. Collins, Bruce
F: D. Murray, Bishop, Williams
Foll: Nicholson, Ward, Cann
Int: Anderson
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
Selected side
B: Walsh, Gaspar, Brown
HB: Lamaro, Bradly, J. McDonald
C: Blake, Beams, Kowal
HF: Cockatoo-Collins, Nettelbeck, ? (only two players listed)
F: Anderson, Williams, Smith
Foll: Nicholson, Bruce, Cann
Int: Ottens
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
Reported - Gaspar (pushing)
Selected side
B: Brown, Nicholson, Gaspar
HB: Lamaro, Nettelbeck, Walsh
C: J. McDonald, Kowal, Robertson
HF: Blake, Ottens, Cann
F: Cockatoo-Collins, Smith, B. Williams
Foll: Bradly, Bruce, Beams
Int: Tingay, Anderson
Round 13
Melbourne 14.14.98 d. St Kilda 9.13.67
Goals - B. Willams 5, Tingay 2, Beams 2, J.McDonald 1, Nicholson 1, Anderson 1, Nettlebeck 1, Robertson 1
Best - Tingay, Cockatoo-Collins, Ottens
Selected side (from)
Stynes (DNP), Robertson, Kowal, Johnstone (DNP), M. Febey (DNP), Longmuir (DNP), J. McDonald, Bruce, Anderson, Blake, Ottens, Cockatoo-Collins, Gaspar, Cann, Lamaro, G. Lovett, Tingay, Beams, Walsh, Brown, Nicholson, B. Williams, Nettelbeck
Round 14 (Played Saturday 27 June at Punt Road)
Richmond 7.16.58 d. Melbourne 4.10.34
Goals - Hewett 1, Johnstone 1, Marsh 1, B. Williams 1
Best - Gaspar, Nicholson, Anderson
Selected side (from):
Brown, Smith (DNP), Bishop (DNP), Kowal (DNP), M. Febey (DNP), Smoker (DNP), Cockatoo-Collins (DNP), Gaspar, B. Williams, Lamaro, Blake, Cann, Ottens, Nettelbeck, Longmuir, Johnstone, Collins, G. Lovett, Beams, Walsh, Nicholson
Round 15
Western Bulldogs 15.15.105 d. Melbourne 16.8.104
Goals - Newton 4, Williams 3, Beams 2, Smoker 2, Nicholson 2, Longmuir 1, Bishop 1, Nettlebeck 1
Best - Walsh, Longmuir, Bishop
Selected side (from):
Cockatoo-Collins, Bishop, Gaspar, Anderson, Lamaro, Johnstone, B. Williams, Walsh, Nettelbeck, Nicholson, Longmuir, Cann, Beams, Smoker, Henderson, Ramsay, Savage, Pearce, Mitchell, Rode
Round 16
Melbourne 17.16.118 d. Carlton 11.12.78
Goals - Lamaro 3, Bradly 3, Cann 3, Smoker 2, Johnstone 2 Williams 1, O'Dwyer 1, Nettlebeck 1, Longmuir 1
Best - Kowal, Nicholson, Johnstone
Selected side
B: Gaspar, Nettelbeck, Kowal
HB: P. Walsh, Bishop, Longmuir
C: Lamaro, Smoker, Blake
HF: Johnstone, Nicholson, Collins
F: Ottens, Schwarz, Williams
Foll: Bradly, Beams, Cann
Int: O'Dwyer, D. Walsh, Bruce, Anderson
Round 17
Melbourne 20.17.137 d. North Melbourne 16.15.111
Best - Bradly, Gaspar, Lovett
Goals - Schwarz 4, Williams 3, Cann 3, G. Lovett 2, Collins 2, Smoker 2, Beams 1, Cockatoo-Collins 1, Nettelbeck 1, Ottens 1
Selected side
B: Cockatoo-Collins, Gaspar, Walsh
HB: Lamaro, Ottens, Longmuir
C: Beams, Collins, Smoker
HF: Brown, Bradly, Schwarz
F: G. Lovett, Nettelbeck, Williams
Foll: Nicholson, Johnson, Cann
Int: Blake, Bruce, Anderson
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
B: Brown, Gaspar, Bruce
HB: Lamaro, Ottens, Walsh
C: Bishop, Collins, Johnstone
HF: Cann, Nettelbeck, Cockatoo-Collins
F: Beams, Bradly, Williams
Foll: Nicholson, Smith, Longmuir
Int: Blake, Anderson, Rusca
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
Goals - Brown 7, Nettelbeck 6, Smith 5, Cann 2, Smoker 1, Anderson 1, Cockatoo-Collins 1
Best - Nicholson, Nettelbeck, Brown
Round 21
Melbourne 15.17.107 d. Sydney 15.13.103
Goals - Beams 4, Nettelbeck 3, Johnstone 2, Cann 2, Smith 2, Smoker 2
Best - Nettelbeck, Beams, Nicholson
Round 22
Melbourne 15.14.104 d. Richmond 14.15.99
Goals - Nettelbeck 5, Beams 3, Longmuir 2, Brown 1, Lamaro 1, Smith 1, Ottens 1, Johnstone 1
Best - Nettelbeck, Beams, Johnstone
Elimination Final
Melbourne 30.15.135 d. North Melbourne 14.16.100
Goals - Nettelbeck 5, Beams 3, Smoker 3, Smith 3, Bishop 1, Lovett 1, Ward 1, Cann 1, B.Williams 1, Lamaro 1
Best - Nettelbeck, Bishop, Cockatoo-Collins
Semi Final
Essendon 14.10.94 d. Melbourne 12.16.88
Goals - Ottens 6, Smith 3, Nettelbeck 2, Smoker 1, Brown 1
Best - Ottens, Nicholson, Smith
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 |
Leading 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
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 | |||