1958 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1958 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Match(es): 112

Season Results

Premiers: Collingwood
Runners-Up: Melbourne
Minor Premiers: Melbourne
Brownlow Medallist(s): Neil Roberts (St Kilda)
Coleman Medallist(s): Ian Brewer (Collingwood)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Melbourne (R) 1st 15 -0- 3 123.7% John Beckwith (11) Athol Webb (42)
Collingwood (P) 2nd 12 -0- 6 123.7% Harry Sullivan (14) Ian Brewer (67)
Fitzroy 3rd 12 -0- 6 120.9% Owen Abrahams (13) Tony Ongarello (52)
North Melbourne 4th 11 -0- 7 92.7% Allen Aylett (17) John Dugdale (53)
Essendon 5th 10 -0- 8 111.3% Johnny Birt, Jack Clarke, Jeff Gamble (15) Johnny Birt (31)
Hawthorn 6th 9 -0- 9 109.3% Brendan Edwards (22) John Peck (27)
Carlton 7th 8 -0- 10 91.9% John Benetti (12) John Heathcote (19)
St Kilda 8th 7 -0- 11 92.2% Neil Roberts (24) Bill Young (56)
South Melbourne 9th 7 -0- 11 88.7% Bob Skilton (19) Max Oaten (34)
Richmond 10th 7 -0- 11 88.5% Ron Branton (13) Ted Langridge (28)
Footscray 11th 6 -0- 12 97.3% Ted Whitten (14) Jack Collins (49)
Geelong 12th 4 -0- 14 73.8% Peter Falconer (11) Neil Trezise (27)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 10
Goal Umpire 4
Boundary Umpire 2

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/04/1958 2:15 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 79 - 65 38,006
SAT 12/04/1958 2:15 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 95 - 58 21,500
SAT 12/04/1958 2:15 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 80 - 79 21,000
SAT 12/04/1958 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 95 - 120 22,815
SAT 12/04/1958 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 39 - 159 14,500
SAT 12/04/1958 2:15 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 29 - 83 33,824

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/04/1958 2:15 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 42 - 110 17,000
SAT 19/04/1958 2:15 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 67 - 73 18,268
SAT 19/04/1958 2:15 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 120 - 82 30,500
SAT 19/04/1958 2:15 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 84 - 75 16,000
SAT 19/04/1958 2:15 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 75 - 68 28,769
SAT 19/04/1958 2:15 PM Richmond v Footscray Punt Road Oval 138 - 96 25,000

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/04/1958 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 51 - 90 13,500
SAT 26/04/1958 2:15 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 115 - 65 17,671
SAT 26/04/1958 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 74 - 48 21,000
SAT 26/04/1958 2:15 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 83 - 68 33,000
SAT 26/04/1958 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Lakeside Oval 96 - 157 21,809
SAT 26/04/1958 2:15 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 57 - 52 34,656

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/05/1958 2:15 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 76 - 68 38,906
SAT 03/05/1958 2:15 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Kardinia Park 59 - 60 14,045
SAT 03/05/1958 2:15 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 93 - 55 27,700
SAT 03/05/1958 2:15 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 87 - 69 28,000
SAT 03/05/1958 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 113 - 56 21,200
SAT 03/05/1958 2:15 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 54 - 40 24,164

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/05/1958 2:15 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 102 - 87 41,787
SAT 10/05/1958 2:15 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 81 - 97 16,391
SAT 10/05/1958 2:15 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 106 - 33 27,658
SAT 10/05/1958 2:15 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 92 - 93 21,000
SAT 10/05/1958 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 110 - 54 21,500
SAT 10/05/1958 2:15 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 120 - 58 13,500

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/05/1958 2:15 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 79 - 78 32,000
SAT 17/05/1958 2:15 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 58 - 75 21,479
SAT 17/05/1958 2:15 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 40 - 59 23,000
SAT 17/05/1958 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 64 - 55 15,000
SAT 17/05/1958 2:15 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 81 - 64 18,500
SAT 17/05/1958 2:15 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 56 - 95 37,000

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/05/1958 2:15 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 85 - 62 28,550
SAT 24/05/1958 2:15 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 70 - 44 16,440
SAT 24/05/1958 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 79 - 57 17,100
SAT 24/05/1958 2:15 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 82 - 68 19,500
SAT 24/05/1958 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Brunswick Street Oval 87 - 63 21,000
SAT 24/05/1958 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 62 - 59 16,000

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/05/1958 2:15 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 90 - 83 35,352
SAT 31/05/1958 2:15 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 35 - 102 19,710
SAT 31/05/1958 2:15 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 68 - 60 16,500
SAT 31/05/1958 2:15 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 107 - 92 29,118
SAT 31/05/1958 2:15 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 89 - 50 29,000
SAT 31/05/1958 2:15 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 140 - 66 26,250

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/06/1958 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 76 - 108 18,860
SAT 07/06/1958 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 66 - 51 15,000
SAT 07/06/1958 2:15 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 49 - 50 26,500
SAT 07/06/1958 2:15 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 95 - 39 36,500
SAT 07/06/1958 2:15 PM Richmond v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 83 - 94 18,500
SAT 07/06/1958 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 80 - 58 19,000

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/06/1958 2:15 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 51 - 21 16,000
SAT 14/06/1958 2:15 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 107 - 56 15,500
SAT 14/06/1958 2:15 PM St Kilda v Footscray Junction Oval 63 - 82 20,000
MON 16/06/1958 2:15 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 84 - 73 99,256
MON 16/06/1958 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Glenferrie Oval 103 - 54 16,000
MON 16/06/1958 2:15 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 87 - 57 15,000

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/06/1958 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 88 - 47 22,000
SAT 21/06/1958 2:15 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 66 - 99 18,313
SAT 21/06/1958 2:15 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 74 - 84 26,088
SAT 21/06/1958 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 61 - 103 18,500
SAT 21/06/1958 2:15 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 60 - 35 14,000
SAT 21/06/1958 2:15 PM Richmond v Hawthorn Punt Road Oval 101 - 87 16,000

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/06/1958 2:15 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 68 - 84 23,833
SAT 28/06/1958 2:15 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 99 - 84 15,088
SAT 28/06/1958 2:15 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Junction Oval 80 - 98 20,400
SAT 28/06/1958 2:15 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 85 - 74 16,000
SAT 28/06/1958 2:15 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 89 - 58 24,000
SAT 28/06/1958 2:15 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 85 - 74 21,614

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/07/1958 2:15 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 118 - 84 21,395
SAT 19/07/1958 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 57 - 45 18,000
SAT 19/07/1958 2:15 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 132 - 57 14,300
SAT 19/07/1958 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 120 - 88 12,000
SAT 19/07/1958 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 86 - 93 22,500
SAT 19/07/1958 2:15 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 96 - 23 19,305

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/07/1958 2:15 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 72 - 63 31,489
SAT 26/07/1958 2:15 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 53 - 69 14,482
SAT 26/07/1958 2:15 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 81 - 49 17,500
SAT 26/07/1958 2:15 PM St Kilda v Richmond Junction Oval 72 - 64 14,100
SAT 26/07/1958 2:15 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 63 - 96 17,508
SAT 26/07/1958 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 105 - 57 31,000

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/08/1958 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 87 - 95 17,500
SAT 02/08/1958 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 109 - 101 13,000
SAT 02/08/1958 2:15 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 59 - 54 12,984
SAT 02/08/1958 2:15 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 75 - 86 35,490
SAT 02/08/1958 2:15 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 68 - 132 17,000
SAT 02/08/1958 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 79 - 62 17,000

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/08/1958 2:15 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 78 - 75 25,000
SAT 09/08/1958 2:15 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 90 - 69 8,500
SAT 09/08/1958 2:15 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 53 - 72 24,000
SAT 09/08/1958 2:15 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 77 - 99 16,500
SAT 09/08/1958 2:15 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 131 - 41 18,982
SAT 09/08/1958 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 60 - 92 11,500

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/08/1958 2:15 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 137 - 87 24,823
SAT 16/08/1958 2:15 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 92 - 85 12,147
SAT 16/08/1958 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 101 - 96 20,000
SAT 16/08/1958 2:15 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 62 - 80 27,500
SAT 16/08/1958 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 50 - 48 17,500
SAT 16/08/1958 2:15 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 107 - 88 21,027

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/08/1958 2:15 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 59 - 78 21,132
SAT 23/08/1958 2:15 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 111 - 38 13,200
SAT 23/08/1958 2:15 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 83 - 81 17,897
SAT 23/08/1958 2:15 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 101 - 109 20,000
SAT 23/08/1958 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 75 - 71 15,000
SAT 23/08/1958 2:15 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 88 - 101 36,098

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/08/1958 2:30 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne MCG 66 - 70 68,213

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/09/1958 2:30 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 78 - 33 77,350

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/09/1958 2:30 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne MCG 96 - 76 77,656

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/09/1958 2:50 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 64 - 82 97,956