1959 VFL Season: Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 13-1-4, P%: 142.7%)
Finals Performance: Premiers
Players: 27
Brownlow Leader(s): Bob Johnson (10)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Ron Barassi (40)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s): Laurie Mithen

Team Leaders

Captain(s): John Beckwith
Vice-Captain(s): Ron Barassi

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Adams, Frank #6 17 R01-R10, R13-R15, R17-R18, SF, GF 25
Barassi, Ron #31 18 R01-R03, R05-R11, R13-R18, SF, GF 46
Beckwith, John #30 19 R01-R14, R16-R18, SF, GF 0
Brenchley, Peter #38 11 R02-R04, R06-R07, R09, R11-R12, R16, R18, GF 5
Case, Geoff #7 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 0
Crompton, Neil #12 11 R03-R05, R10-R14, R16-R17, SF 11
Dixon, Brian #9 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 2
Fenton-Smith, Dick #1 13 R03, R05-R08, R12, R14-R18, SF, GF 3
Gleeson, Terry #28 8 R01-R04, R10-R13 3
Johnson, Bob #16 19 R01-R11, R13-R18, SF, GF 38
Johnson, Tassie #8 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 0
Johnson, Trevor #14 15 R01-R06, R09-R17 1
Jones, Dennis #27 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 3
Kenneally, Bryan #22 2 R11-R12 0
Laidlaw, Clyde #35 19 R01-R04, R06-R18, SF, GF 8
Lord, John #4 8 R01-R02, R15-R18, SF, GF 0
Mann, Hassa #29 17 R01, R04, R06-R18, SF, GF 21
McLean, Ian #5 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 4
Mithen, Laurie #11 19 R01-R06, R08-R18, SF, GF 7
Pinfold, Graeme #20 1 R15 3
Ridley, Ian #24 18 R01-R10, R13-R18, SF, GF 25
Rowarth, Alan #2 17 R01-R02, R05-R11, R13-R18, SF, GF 42
Thorogood, Ian #26 17 R01-R03, R05, R07-R09, R11-R18, SF, GF 0
Tunbridge, Geoff #23 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 23
Webb, Athol #15 5 R04-R05, R07-R08, R12 4
Williams, Don #25 17 R01-R15, SF, GF 2
Wilson, Colin #33 9 R04-R10, R12, R18 0

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Smith, Norm 20 15 -1- 4 R01-R18, SF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
18/04/1959 Round 1 Richmond AWAY WIN MEL by 47 Norm Smith John Beckwith
02/05/1959 Round 2 Collingwood HOME WIN MEL by 13 Norm Smith John Beckwith
09/05/1959 Round 3 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 13 Norm Smith John Beckwith
16/05/1959 Round 4 Footscray HOME WIN MEL by 65 Norm Smith John Beckwith
23/05/1959 Round 5 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 12 Norm Smith John Beckwith
30/05/1959 Round 6 Geelong AWAY WIN MEL by 53 Norm Smith John Beckwith
06/06/1959 Round 7 South Melbourne HOME WIN MEL by 45 Norm Smith John Beckwith
15/06/1959 Round 8 Essendon HOME WIN MEL by 73 Norm Smith John Beckwith
27/06/1959 Round 9 Hawthorn AWAY WIN MEL by 25 Norm Smith John Beckwith
04/07/1959 Round 10 St Kilda AWAY WIN MEL by 1 Norm Smith John Beckwith
11/07/1959 Round 11 North Melbourne HOME WIN MEL by 82 Norm Smith John Beckwith
18/07/1959 Round 12 Richmond HOME WIN MEL by 37 Norm Smith John Beckwith
25/07/1959 Round 13 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 3 Norm Smith John Beckwith
01/08/1959 Round 14 Fitzroy HOME DRAW drawn Norm Smith John Beckwith
08/08/1959 Round 15 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 9 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
15/08/1959 Round 16 Carlton HOME WIN MEL by 45 Norm Smith John Beckwith
22/08/1959 Round 17 Geelong HOME WIN MEL by 54 Norm Smith John Beckwith
29/08/1959 Round 18 South Melbourne AWAY WIN MEL by 15 Norm Smith John Beckwith
12/09/1959 Semi Final Carlton HOME WIN MEL by 44 Norm Smith John Beckwith
26/09/1959 Grand Final Essendon HOME WIN MEL by 37 Norm Smith John Beckwith