Best and Fairest - Rod Grinter
Players included Burgmann, Cuthbertson, Doyle, Dyson, Eishold, S. Febey, Ford, Grinter, Healy, Howat, Hopgood, Kilmartin, Kowal, Lamprill, Lemon, Mackay, Mahoney, Neitz, Nelson, O'Brien, B. Stynes, Taylor, Wearne, Williams
Practice match (Saturday 15 February, Skinner Reserve)
Melbourne vs Footscray
Goals - Jakovich 6
Practice match - (Saturday 7 March, City Oval, Ballarat)
Melbourne vs Collingwood
Round 1
Footscray 20.16.136 d. Melbourne 19.13.127
Goals - Williams 8, Sullivan 7, Lamb 1, Keogh 1, Mahoney 1, Lovell 1
Best - Sullivan, Williams, Lamb
Round 2
BYE
Round 3
Melbourne 18.18.126 d. Fitzroy 12.14.86
Goals - Williams 4, Charles 4, Lamb 3, Kilmartin 2, Mackay 2, Cuthbertson 1, Hopgood 1, Nelson 1
Best - Henwood, Neitz, Charles
Selected team
B: Ford, B. Stynes, Henwood
HB: Dyson, Burgmann, Kowal
C: Hopgood, Eishold, Cuthbertson
HF: Sullivan, Neitz, Charles
F: Nelson, Williams, Gorozodis
Foll: Goodwin, Keogh, Lamb
Int: Kilmartin, Mackay, Robins
Round 4
Melbourne 27.21.183 d. Richmond 12.12.84
Goals - Williams 12, Keogh 4, Lamb 3, Cuthbertson 2, Eishold 2, Kowal 1, Hopgood 1, MacKay 1, Kilmartin 1
Best - Kowal, Grinter, Williams
Selected team
B: Ford, B. Stynes, Henwood
HB: Lamprill, Burgmann, Grinter
C: Hopgood, Eishold, Robins
HF: Charles, Neitz, Kowal
F: Kilmartin, Williams, Cuthbertson
Foll: Goodwin, Keogh, Lamb
Int: Taylor, Lemon, Gorozidis
Round 5
Melbourne 26.25.181 d. Collingwood 15.5.95
Goals - Bennett 6, Lovell 6, Charles 4, Gorozides 2, Neitz 2, Eishold 2, Bryce 1, Wearne 1, Grinter 1, Kowal 1
Best - Bryce, Lovell, Charles
Selected team
B: Ford, B. Stynes, Howat
HB: Eishold, Burgmann, Grinter
C: Robins, B. Lovett (withdrew), Dyson
HF: Charles, Neitz, Keogh
F: Wight, Bennett, Kowal
Foll: Bryce, Lovell, Beveridge
Int: Hopgood, Wearne, Kilmartin
Emg: Lemon, Gorozidis, Taylor
Round 6
Melbourne 25.19.169 d. Brisbane 13.7.85
Goals - Bennett 6, Charles 4, Gorozides 4, Lovell 3, Neitz 2, Kowal 2, Robins 1, Burgmann 1, Eishold 1, Dyson 1
Best - Burgmann, Charles, Lovell
Round 7
Melbourne 32.25.217 d. Sydney 13.7.85
Goals - Charles 8, Howat 6, Beveridge 6, S. Febey 2, Wearne 2, Neitz 2, Gorozidis 2, Hopgood 2, Keogh 1, Taylor 1
Best - Charles, Wearne, Hopgood
Round 8
Melbourne 14.13.97 d. St Kilda 13.11.89
Goals - Lemon 4, Taylor 3, Kowal 2, Charles 1, Neitz 1, Dyson 1, Gorozides 1, Wearne 1
Best - Hopgood, Febey, Taylor
Round 9
Melbourne 16.12.108 d. Hawthorn 8.12.60
Goals - Williams 4, Charles 2, Kowal 2, Henwood 1, Neitz 1, M. Febey 1, Cuthbertson 1, Mackay 1, Burgmann 1, Wearne 1, Howat 1
Best - Henwood, Eishold, Cuthbertson
Round 10
North Melbourne 13.10.88 d. Melbourne 11.19.85
Goals - Sullivan 2, Mahoney 2, Beveridge 2, Kowal 1, Cuthbertson 1, Henwood 1, Williams 1, Bouw 1
Best - Kilmartin, Grinter, M.Febey
Round 11
Carlton 15.15.105 d. Melbourne 13.9.87
Goals - Williams 5, Lamb 2, Mahoney 2, Sullivan 1, Wearne 1, Beveridge 1, Ford 1
Best - Dyson, Wearne, Williams
Round 12
Melbourne 19.21.135 d. Brisbane 14.10.94
Goals - Mahoney 5, Williams 4, Sullivan 3, Howat 3, Wearne 1, Eishold 1, Taylor 1, Mackay 1
Best - Howat, Wearne, M. Febey
Round 13
Footscray 20.10.130 d. Melbourne 9.21.75
Goals - M. Febey 3, Livingstone 2, Sullivan 1, Williams 1, Hartman 1, Hayden 1
Best - Kilmartin, Sullivan, M. Febey
Round 14
BYE
Round 15
Fitzroy 19.12.126 d. Melbourne 14.18.102
Goals - Howat 3, Bergmann 3, Neitz 2, Doyle 1, Kowal 1, Williams 1, Smart 1, Nelson 1, Hayden 1
Best - Unknown
Round 16
Footscray 24.8.152 d. Melbourne 10.12.72
Goals - Bryce 3, Tingay 1, Hopgood 1, O'Brien 1, Hartman 1, Kowal 1, Nelson 1, Burgmann 1
Best - B. Stynes, Tingay, Dyson
Round 17
Melbourne 17.14.116 d. Geelong 16.15.111
Goals - Jakovich 3, Bennett 3, Eishold 3, Wight 3, Mahoney 1, Beveridge 1, Doyle 1, McKay 1, Bouw 1
Best - White, Burgmann, B. Stynes
Round 18
Melbourne 14.17.101 d. Fitzroy 11.12.78
Goals - Bennett 5, Beveridge 2, Eishold 2, Taylor 2, Kilmartin 1, Hopgood 1, B. Stynes 1
Best - Mahoney, Kowal, Cuthbertson
Round 19
Melbourne 19.10.124 d. Richmond 8.12.60
Goals - Bennett 7, Wearne 3, Beveridge 3, Howat 2, Mahoney 2, Eishold 1
Best - Beveridge, Wearne, Mahoney
Round 20
Melbourne 24.22.166 d. Collingwood 17.14.116
Goals - Williams 5, Healy 4, Eishold 3, Neitz 3, Beveridge 2, Wearne 2, Hopgood 2, Grinter 1, Mackay 1, Bergmann 1
Best - Neitz, Cuthbertson, Eishold
Round 21
Melbourne 29.10.184 d. Brisbane 12.7.79
Goals - Bennett 11, Williams 6, Eishold 3, Grinter 2, Howat 2, Wearne 1, Healy 1, Burgmann 1, Hopgood 1, Nelson 1
Best - Kilmartin, Wearne, Bennett
Round 22
Melbourne 20.23.143 d. Sydney 15.11.101
Goals - Healy 4, Neitz 3, Eishold 3, Williams 2, B. Stynes 2, Hopgood 2, Doyle 1, Lemon 1, Ford 1, Dyson 1
Best - S. Febey, Dyson, Eishold
Round 23
Melbourne 14.24.108 d. St Kilda 9.8.62
Goals - Neitz 4, Taylor 3, Cuthbertson 2, Wearne 1, Kilmartin 1, Williams 1, Charles 1, B. Stynes 1
Best - Doyle. S. Febey, Ford
Round 24
Melbourne 30.12.192 d. Hawthorn 17.12.114
Goals - Williams 8, Cuthbertson 7, Kowal 4, Neitz 3, Taylor 3, Beveridge 1, Eishold 1, Keogh 1, Hopgood 1, Nelson 1
Best - Doyle, Dyson, Williams
Elimination Final
Melbourne 14.15.99 d. North Melbourne 8.9.57
Goals - Williams 4, Cuthbertson 3, Kowal 1, M. Febey 1, Wearne 1, Dyson 1, Burgmann 1, Taylor 1, Mackay 1
Best - Doyle, Dyson, Eishold
Semi Final
Essendon 17.20.122 d. Melbourne 14.14.98
Goals - Cuthbertson 7, Wearne 2, Kowal 1, Beveridge 1, Eishold 1, Williams 1, Neitz 1
Best - Cuthbertson, M. Febey, Kowal
Preliminary Final
Melbourne 11.19.85 d. Carlton 10.13.73
Goalkickers - Williams 2, Beveridge 2, Neitz 2, Charles 2, Cuthbertson 1, Howat 1, Eishold 1
Best - Eishold, Grinter, Beveridge
Grand Final
Essendon 18.19.127 d. Melbourne 14.10.94
Goals - Neitz 3, Lamprill 2, Taylor 2, Mackay 2, Kowal `1, Cuthbertson 1, M. Febey 1, Lemon 1, Williams 1
Best - Febey, Eishold, Neitz.
Ladder
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| Essendon | 19 | 0 | 3 | 167.4 | 76 |
| Carlton | 16 | 1 | 5 | 129.0 | 66 |
| Melbourne | 16 | 0 | 6 | 135.7 | 64 |
| Footscray | 15 | 0 | 7 | 146.8 | 60 |
| St Kilda | 13 | 0 | 9 | 106.0 | 52 |
| North Melbourne | 12 | 0 | 10 | 115.4 | 48 |
| Collingwood | 11 | 0 | 11 | 95.7 | 44 |
| Hawthorn | 9 | 1 | 12 | 84.4 | 38 |
| Geelong | 9 | 0 | 13 | 92.1 | 36 |
| Fitzroy | 9 | 0 | 13 | 80.0 | 36 |
| Brisbane | 7 | 0 | 15 | 70.5 | 28 |
| Richmond | 4 | 0 | 18 | 72.2 | 16 |
| Sydney | 2 | 0 | 20 | 65.8 | 8 |
Goalkickers