1957 VFL Season
These are the results for the 1957 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League).
It featured eighteen rounds. Melbourne were the minor premiers.
The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Melbourne were the premiers, with John Beckwith as the premiership captain and Norm Smith as the premiership coach.
Season Details
Name:
1957 VFL Season
Teams:
12
Rounds:
18
Finals System:
Page-McIntyre System
Matches:
112
Team Details
Team | Home Ground | Coach (Appointed) | Coach (Caretaker) |
---|---|---|---|
Carlton | Princes Park | Jim Francis | |
Collingwood | Victoria Park | Phonse Kyne | |
Essendon | Windy Hill | Dick Reynolds | |
Fitzroy | Brunswick Street Oval | Bill Stephen | |
Footscray | Western Oval | Charlie Sutton | Ted Whitten |
Geelong | Kardinia Park | Reg Hickey | |
Hawthorn | Glenferrie Oval | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
Melbourne | MCG | Norm Smith | |
North Melbourne | Arden Street Oval | Charlie Gaudion | |
Richmond | Punt Road Oval | Alan McDonald | |
South Melbourne | Lakeside Oval | Herbie Matthews | |
St Kilda | Junction Oval | Alan Killigrew |
Season Results
Premiers:
Melbourne
Runners-Up:
Essendon
Minor Premiers:
Melbourne
Team Results
Minor Premiership Results
Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | GF | BF | GA | BA | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne | 1st | 12 | -1- | 5 | 50 | 138.8% | 1,567 | 1,129 | 218 | 259 | 154 | 205 |
Essendon | 2nd | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 118.3% | 1,447 | 1,223 | 196 | 271 | 170 | 203 |
Hawthorn | 3rd | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 116.7% | 1,321 | 1,132 | 180 | 241 | 156 | 196 |
Carlton | 4th | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 99.5% | 1,341 | 1,348 | 188 | 213 | 185 | 238 |
Collingwood | 5th | 9 | -1- | 8 | 38 | 101.8% | 1,390 | 1,366 | 193 | 232 | 190 | 226 |
Footscray | 6th | 9 | -1- | 8 | 38 | 99.1% | 1,263 | 1,275 | 175 | 213 | 175 | 225 |
Richmond | 7th | 9 | -0- | 9 | 36 | 93.9% | 1,506 | 1,604 | 215 | 216 | 220 | 284 |
North Melbourne | 8th | 8 | -0- | 10 | 32 | 95.1% | 1,404 | 1,477 | 195 | 234 | 210 | 217 |
St Kilda | 9th | 8 | -0- | 10 | 32 | 94.5% | 1,318 | 1,394 | 182 | 226 | 193 | 236 |
South Melbourne | 10th | 7 | -0- | 11 | 28 | 88.8% | 1,349 | 1,519 | 185 | 239 | 211 | 253 |
Fitzroy | 11th | 6 | -0- | 12 | 24 | 84.1% | 1,355 | 1,611 | 187 | 233 | 226 | 255 |
Geelong | 12th | 5 | -1- | 12 | 22 | 88.2% | 1,368 | 1,551 | 195 | 198 | 219 | 237 |
Overall Premiership Results
Team | Position (Outcome) | |
---|---|---|
Melbourne | 1st | Premiers |
Essendon | 2nd | Runners-Up |
Hawthorn | 3rd | Defeated by Melbourne (Preliminary Final) |
Carlton | 4th | Defeated by Hawthorn (Semi Final) |
Collingwood | 5th | Did not qualify for finals |
Footscray | 6th | Did not qualify for finals |
Richmond | 7th | Did not qualify for finals |
North Melbourne | 8th | Did not qualify for finals |
St Kilda | 9th | Did not qualify for finals |
South Melbourne | 10th | Did not qualify for finals |
Fitzroy | 11th | Did not qualify for finals |
Geelong | 12th | Did not qualify for finals |
Season Fixture
Round 1
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 20/04/1957 | 2:15 PM | Carlton v Hawthorn | Princes Park | 66 | - | 102 | 24,321 |
SAT | 20/04/1957 | 2:15 PM | Collingwood v Essendon | Victoria Park | 58 | - | 93 | 30,000 |
SAT | 20/04/1957 | 2:15 PM | St Kilda v South Melbourne | Junction Oval | 88 | - | 59 | 37,000 |
MON | 22/04/1957 | 2:15 PM | Fitzroy v Melbourne | Brunswick Street Oval | 53 | - | 50 | 24,000 |
MON | 22/04/1957 | 2:15 PM | Geelong v Footscray | Kardinia Park | 77 | - | 77 | 34,844 |
MON | 22/04/1957 | 2:15 PM | Richmond v North Melbourne | Punt Road Oval | 128 | - | 105 | 23,000 |
Round 1 Ladder
Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Essendon | 1st | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 160.3% | 93 | 58 |
Hawthorn | 2nd | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 154.5% | 102 | 66 |
St Kilda | 3rd | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 149.2% | 88 | 59 |
Richmond | 4th | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 121.9% | 128 | 105 |
Fitzroy | 5th | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 106.0% | 53 | 50 |
Footscray | 6th | 0 | -1- | 0 | 2 | 100.0% | 77 | 77 |
Geelong | 0 | -1- | 0 | 2 | 100.0% | 77 | 77 | |
Melbourne | 8th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 94.3% | 50 | 53 |
North Melbourne | 9th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 82.0% | 105 | 128 |
South Melbourne | 10th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 67.0% | 59 | 88 |
Carlton | 11th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 64.7% | 66 | 102 |
Collingwood | 12th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 62.4% | 58 | 93 |
Round 2
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 27/04/1957 | 2:15 PM | Essendon v Fitzroy | Windy Hill | 74 | - | 63 | 21,500 |
SAT | 27/04/1957 | 2:15 PM | Footscray v St Kilda | Western Oval | 85 | - | 53 | 29,297 |
SAT | 27/04/1957 | 2:15 PM | Hawthorn v Richmond | Glenferrie Oval | 76 | - | 57 | 21,000 |
SAT | 27/04/1957 | 2:15 PM | Melbourne v Collingwood | MCG | 80 | - | 72 | 44,971 |
SAT | 27/04/1957 | 2:15 PM | North Melbourne v Geelong | Arden Street Oval | 67 | - | 73 | 12,000 |
SAT | 27/04/1957 | 2:15 PM | South Melbourne v Carlton | Lakeside Oval | 52 | - | 76 | 22,385 |
Round 2 Ladder
Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hawthorn | 1st | 2 | -0- | 0 | 8 | 144.7% | 178 | 123 |
Essendon | 2nd | 2 | -0- | 0 | 8 | 138.0% | 167 | 121 |
Footscray | 3rd | 1 | -1- | 0 | 6 | 124.6% | 162 | 130 |
Geelong | 4th | 1 | -1- | 0 | 6 | 104.2% | 150 | 144 |
Melbourne | 5th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 104.0% | 130 | 125 |
Richmond | 6th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 102.2% | 185 | 181 |
St Kilda | 7th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 97.9% | 141 | 144 |
Fitzroy | 8th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 93.5% | 116 | 124 |
Carlton | 9th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 92.2% | 142 | 154 |
North Melbourne | 10th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 85.6% | 172 | 201 |
Collingwood | 11th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 75.1% | 130 | 173 |
South Melbourne | 12th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 67.7% | 111 | 164 |
Round 3
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 04/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | Fitzroy v St Kilda | Brunswick Street Oval | 88 | - | 65 | 17,000 |
SAT | 04/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | Footscray v Carlton | Western Oval | 64 | - | 51 | 34,878 |
SAT | 04/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | Geelong v Collingwood | Kardinia Park | 77 | - | 87 | 24,292 |
SAT | 04/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | Melbourne v Essendon | MCG | 86 | - | 41 | 47,920 |
SAT | 04/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | North Melbourne v Hawthorn | Arden Street Oval | 87 | - | 78 | 11,000 |
SAT | 04/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | South Melbourne v Richmond | Lakeside Oval | 130 | - | 87 | 19,275 |
Round 3 Ladder
Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Footscray | 1st | 2 | -1- | 0 | 10 | 124.9% | 226 | 181 |
Melbourne | 2nd | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 130.1% | 216 | 166 |
Hawthorn | 3rd | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 121.9% | 256 | 210 |
Fitzroy | 4th | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 107.9% | 204 | 189 |
Essendon | 5th | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 100.5% | 208 | 207 |
Geelong | 6th | 1 | -1- | 1 | 6 | 98.3% | 227 | 231 |
South Melbourne | 7th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 96.0% | 241 | 251 |
North Melbourne | 8th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 92.8% | 259 | 279 |
St Kilda | 9th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 88.8% | 206 | 232 |
Carlton | 10th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 88.5% | 193 | 218 |
Richmond | 11th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 87.5% | 272 | 311 |
Collingwood | 12th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 86.8% | 217 | 250 |
Round 4
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 11/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | Carlton v Geelong | Princes Park | 102 | - | 89 | 28,846 |
SAT | 11/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | Collingwood v South Melbourne | Victoria Park | 93 | - | 83 | 32,500 |
SAT | 11/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | Essendon v Footscray | Windy Hill | 80 | - | 38 | 30,000 |
SAT | 11/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | Hawthorn v Melbourne | Glenferrie Oval | 51 | - | 33 | 20,000 |
SAT | 11/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | Richmond v Fitzroy | Punt Road Oval | 106 | - | 91 | 16,500 |
SAT | 11/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | St Kilda v North Melbourne | Junction Oval | 101 | - | 84 | 20,000 |
Round 4 Ladder
Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hawthorn | 1st | 3 | -0- | 1 | 12 | 126.3% | 307 | 243 |
Essendon | 2nd | 3 | -0- | 1 | 12 | 117.6% | 288 | 245 |
Footscray | 3rd | 2 | -1- | 1 | 10 | 101.1% | 264 | 261 |
Melbourne | 4th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 114.7% | 249 | 217 |
Fitzroy | 5th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 100.0% | 295 | 295 |
St Kilda | 6th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 97.2% | 307 | 316 |
Carlton | 7th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 96.1% | 295 | 307 |
Richmond | 8th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 94.0% | 378 | 402 |
Collingwood | 9th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 93.1% | 310 | 333 |
Geelong | 10th | 1 | -1- | 2 | 6 | 94.9% | 316 | 333 |
South Melbourne | 11th | 1 | -0- | 3 | 4 | 94.2% | 324 | 344 |
North Melbourne | 12th | 1 | -0- | 3 | 4 | 90.3% | 343 | 380 |
Round 5
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 18/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | Carlton v Richmond | Princes Park | 118 | - | 94 | 28,936 |
SAT | 18/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | Collingwood v Fitzroy | Victoria Park | 84 | - | 82 | 29,731 |
SAT | 18/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | Geelong v Hawthorn | Kardinia Park | 64 | - | 37 | 18,000 |
SAT | 18/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | Melbourne v St Kilda | MCG | 119 | - | 90 | 35,682 |
SAT | 18/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | North Melbourne v Footscray | Arden Street Oval | 70 | - | 68 | 19,000 |
SAT | 18/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | South Melbourne v Essendon | Lakeside Oval | 58 | - | 100 | 27,500 |
Round 5 Ladder
Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Essendon | 1st | 4 | -0- | 1 | 16 | 128.1% | 388 | 303 |
Melbourne | 2nd | 3 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 119.9% | 368 | 307 |
Hawthorn | 3rd | 3 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 112.1% | 344 | 307 |
Carlton | 4th | 3 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 103.0% | 413 | 401 |
Collingwood | 5th | 3 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 94.9% | 394 | 415 |
Geelong | 6th | 2 | -1- | 2 | 10 | 102.7% | 380 | 370 |
Footscray | 7th | 2 | -1- | 2 | 10 | 100.3% | 332 | 331 |
Fitzroy | 8th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 99.5% | 377 | 379 |
North Melbourne | 9th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 92.2% | 413 | 448 |
St Kilda | 10th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 91.3% | 397 | 435 |
Richmond | 11th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 90.8% | 472 | 520 |
South Melbourne | 12th | 1 | -0- | 4 | 4 | 86.0% | 382 | 444 |
Round 6
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 25/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | Essendon v Hawthorn | Windy Hill | 66 | - | 74 | 22,000 |
SAT | 25/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | Fitzroy v Carlton | Brunswick Street Oval | 82 | - | 96 | 24,500 |
SAT | 25/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | Footscray v Richmond | Western Oval | 98 | - | 79 | 24,902 |
SAT | 25/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | Melbourne v South Melbourne | MCG | 114 | - | 51 | 29,250 |
SAT | 25/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | North Melbourne v Collingwood | Arden Street Oval | 91 | - | 76 | 20,000 |
SAT | 25/05/1957 | 2:15 PM | St Kilda v Geelong | Junction Oval | 73 | - | 83 | 24,000 |
Round 6 Ladder
Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne | 1st | 4 | -0- | 2 | 16 | 134.6% | 482 | 358 |
Essendon | 2nd | 4 | -0- | 2 | 16 | 120.4% | 454 | 377 |
Hawthorn | 3rd | 4 | -0- | 2 | 16 | 112.1% | 418 | 373 |
Carlton | 4th | 4 | -0- | 2 | 16 | 105.4% | 509 | 483 |
Footscray | 5th | 3 | -1- | 2 | 14 | 104.9% | 430 | 410 |
Geelong | 6th | 3 | -1- | 2 | 14 | 104.5% | 463 | 443 |
North Melbourne | 7th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 96.2% | 504 | 524 |
Collingwood | 8th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 92.9% | 470 | 506 |
Fitzroy | 9th | 2 | -0- | 4 | 8 | 96.6% | 459 | 475 |
St Kilda | 10th | 2 | -0- | 4 | 8 | 90.7% | 470 | 518 |
Richmond | 11th | 2 | -0- | 4 | 8 | 89.2% | 551 | 618 |
South Melbourne | 12th | 1 | -0- | 5 | 4 | 77.6% | 433 | 558 |
Round 7
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 01/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Carlton v Essendon | Princes Park | 87 | - | 62 | 34,740 |
SAT | 01/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Collingwood v St Kilda | Victoria Park | 88 | - | 57 | 23,485 |
SAT | 01/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Geelong v Fitzroy | Kardinia Park | 99 | - | 113 | 17,240 |
SAT | 01/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Hawthorn v Footscray | Glenferrie Oval | 77 | - | 50 | 26,000 |
SAT | 01/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Richmond v Melbourne | Punt Road Oval | 52 | - | 50 | 18,000 |
SAT | 01/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | South Melbourne v North Melbourne | Lakeside Oval | 75 | - | 79 | 15,000 |
Round 7 Ladder
Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hawthorn | 1st | 5 | -0- | 2 | 20 | 117.0% | 495 | 423 |
Carlton | 2nd | 5 | -0- | 2 | 20 | 109.4% | 596 | 545 |
Melbourne | 3rd | 4 | -0- | 3 | 16 | 129.8% | 532 | 410 |
Essendon | 4th | 4 | -0- | 3 | 16 | 111.2% | 516 | 464 |
Collingwood | 5th | 4 | -0- | 3 | 16 | 99.1% | 558 | 563 |
North Melbourne | 6th | 4 | -0- | 3 | 16 | 97.3% | 583 | 599 |
Geelong | 7th | 3 | -1- | 3 | 14 | 101.1% | 562 | 556 |
Footscray | 8th | 3 | -1- | 3 | 14 | 98.6% | 480 | 487 |
Fitzroy | 9th | 3 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 99.7% | 572 | 574 |
Richmond | 10th | 3 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 90.3% | 603 | 668 |
St Kilda | 11th | 2 | -0- | 5 | 8 | 87.0% | 527 | 606 |
South Melbourne | 12th | 1 | -0- | 6 | 4 | 79.7% | 508 | 637 |
Round 8
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 08/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Carlton v Melbourne | Princes Park | 71 | - | 99 | 31,096 |
SAT | 08/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Essendon v Geelong | Windy Hill | 138 | - | 102 | 22,000 |
SAT | 08/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Fitzroy v North Melbourne | Brunswick Street Oval | 71 | - | 77 | 15,000 |
SAT | 08/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Footscray v Collingwood | Western Oval | 89 | - | 40 | 34,742 |
SAT | 08/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Richmond v St Kilda | Punt Road Oval | 81 | - | 79 | 21,000 |
SAT | 08/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | South Melbourne v Hawthorn | Lakeside Oval | 68 | - | 89 | 18,200 |
Round 8 Ladder
Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hawthorn | 1st | 6 | -0- | 2 | 24 | 118.9% | 584 | 491 |
Melbourne | 2nd | 5 | -0- | 3 | 20 | 131.2% | 631 | 481 |
Essendon | 3rd | 5 | -0- | 3 | 20 | 115.5% | 654 | 566 |
Carlton | 4th | 5 | -0- | 3 | 20 | 103.6% | 667 | 644 |
North Melbourne | 5th | 5 | -0- | 3 | 20 | 98.5% | 660 | 670 |
Footscray | 6th | 4 | -1- | 3 | 18 | 108.0% | 569 | 527 |
Collingwood | 7th | 4 | -0- | 4 | 16 | 91.7% | 598 | 652 |
Richmond | 8th | 4 | -0- | 4 | 16 | 91.6% | 684 | 747 |
Geelong | 9th | 3 | -1- | 4 | 14 | 95.7% | 664 | 694 |
Fitzroy | 10th | 3 | -0- | 5 | 12 | 98.8% | 643 | 651 |
St Kilda | 11th | 2 | -0- | 6 | 8 | 88.2% | 606 | 687 |
South Melbourne | 12th | 1 | -0- | 7 | 4 | 79.3% | 576 | 726 |
Round 9
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 15/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Collingwood v Richmond | Victoria Park | 85 | - | 92 | 32,280 |
SAT | 15/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | North Melbourne v Carlton | Arden Street Oval | 56 | - | 63 | 28,000 |
SAT | 15/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | St Kilda v Essendon | Junction Oval | 30 | - | 75 | 33,700 |
MON | 17/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Footscray v South Melbourne | Western Oval | 87 | - | 60 | 28,450 |
MON | 17/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Hawthorn v Fitzroy | Glenferrie Oval | 104 | - | 56 | 25,500 |
MON | 17/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Melbourne v Geelong | MCG | 154 | - | 94 | 48,001 |
Round 9 Ladder
Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hawthorn | 1st | 7 | -0- | 2 | 28 | 125.8% | 688 | 547 |
Melbourne | 2nd | 6 | -0- | 3 | 24 | 136.5% | 785 | 575 |
Essendon | 3rd | 6 | -0- | 3 | 24 | 122.3% | 729 | 596 |
Carlton | 4th | 6 | -0- | 3 | 24 | 104.3% | 730 | 700 |
Footscray | 5th | 5 | -1- | 3 | 22 | 111.8% | 656 | 587 |
North Melbourne | 6th | 5 | -0- | 4 | 20 | 97.7% | 716 | 733 |
Richmond | 7th | 5 | -0- | 4 | 20 | 93.3% | 776 | 832 |
Collingwood | 8th | 4 | -0- | 5 | 16 | 91.8% | 683 | 744 |
Geelong | 9th | 3 | -1- | 5 | 14 | 89.4% | 758 | 848 |
Fitzroy | 10th | 3 | -0- | 6 | 12 | 92.6% | 699 | 755 |
St Kilda | 11th | 2 | -0- | 7 | 8 | 83.5% | 636 | 762 |
South Melbourne | 12th | 1 | -0- | 8 | 4 | 78.2% | 636 | 813 |
Round 10
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 22/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Collingwood v Carlton | Victoria Park | 100 | - | 63 | 33,345 |
SAT | 22/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Fitzroy v Footscray | Brunswick Street Oval | 68 | - | 98 | 17,500 |
SAT | 22/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Geelong v South Melbourne | Kardinia Park | 68 | - | 70 | 12,146 |
SAT | 22/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | North Melbourne v Melbourne | Arden Street Oval | 78 | - | 109 | 14,000 |
SAT | 22/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Richmond v Essendon | Punt Road Oval | 88 | - | 61 | 25,000 |
SAT | 22/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | St Kilda v Hawthorn | Junction Oval | 75 | - | 59 | 21,000 |
Round 10 Ladder
Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne | 1st | 7 | -0- | 3 | 28 | 136.9% | 894 | 653 |
Hawthorn | 2nd | 7 | -0- | 3 | 28 | 120.1% | 747 | 622 |
Footscray | 3rd | 6 | -1- | 3 | 26 | 115.1% | 754 | 655 |
Essendon | 4th | 6 | -0- | 4 | 24 | 115.5% | 790 | 684 |
Carlton | 5th | 6 | -0- | 4 | 24 | 99.1% | 793 | 800 |
Richmond | 6th | 6 | -0- | 4 | 24 | 96.8% | 864 | 893 |
Collingwood | 7th | 5 | -0- | 5 | 20 | 97.0% | 783 | 807 |
North Melbourne | 8th | 5 | -0- | 5 | 20 | 94.3% | 794 | 842 |
Geelong | 9th | 3 | -1- | 6 | 14 | 90.0% | 826 | 918 |
Fitzroy | 10th | 3 | -0- | 7 | 12 | 89.9% | 767 | 853 |
St Kilda | 11th | 3 | -0- | 7 | 12 | 86.6% | 711 | 821 |
South Melbourne | 12th | 2 | -0- | 8 | 8 | 80.1% | 706 | 881 |
Round 11
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 29/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Carlton v St Kilda | Princes Park | 92 | - | 55 | 21,464 |
SAT | 29/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Essendon v North Melbourne | Windy Hill | 80 | - | 89 | 18,500 |
SAT | 29/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Geelong v Richmond | Kardinia Park | 69 | - | 92 | 18,171 |
SAT | 29/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Hawthorn v Collingwood | Glenferrie Oval | 74 | - | 93 | 27,000 |
SAT | 29/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | Melbourne v Footscray | MCG | 87 | - | 51 | 49,941 |
SAT | 29/06/1957 | 2:15 PM | South Melbourne v Fitzroy | Lakeside Oval | 109 | - | 96 | 16,200 |
Round 11 Ladder
Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne | 1st | 8 | -0- | 3 | 32 | 139.3% | 981 | 704 |
Hawthorn | 2nd | 7 | -0- | 4 | 28 | 114.8% | 821 | 715 |
Carlton | 3rd | 7 | -0- | 4 | 28 | 103.5% | 885 | 855 |
Richmond | 4th | 7 | -0- | 4 | 28 | 99.4% | 956 | 962 |
Footscray | 5th | 6 | -1- | 4 | 26 | 108.5% | 805 | 742 |
Essendon | 6th | 6 | -0- | 5 | 24 | 112.5% | 870 | 773 |
Collingwood | 7th | 6 | -0- | 5 | 24 | 99.4% | 876 | 881 |
North Melbourne | 8th | 6 | -0- | 5 | 24 | 95.8% | 883 | 922 |
Geelong | 9th | 3 | -1- | 7 | 14 | 88.6% | 895 | 1,010 |
Fitzroy | 10th | 3 | -0- | 8 | 12 | 89.7% | 863 | 962 |
St Kilda | 11th | 3 | -0- | 8 | 12 | 83.9% | 766 | 913 |
South Melbourne | 12th | 3 | -0- | 8 | 12 | 83.4% | 815 | 977 |
Round 12
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 06/07/1957 | 2:15 PM | Essendon v Collingwood | Windy Hill | 88 | - | 73 | 26,500 |
SAT | 06/07/1957 | 2:15 PM | Footscray v Geelong | Western Oval | 65 | - | 64 | 23,578 |
SAT | 06/07/1957 | 2:15 PM | Hawthorn v Carlton | Glenferrie Oval | 52 | - | 61 | 26,000 |
SAT | 06/07/1957 | 2:15 PM | Melbourne v Fitzroy | MCG | 158 | - | 74 | 21,370 |
SAT | 06/07/1957 | 2:15 PM | North Melbourne v Richmond | Arden Street Oval | 117 | - | 73 | 21,000 |
SAT | 06/07/1957 | 2:15 PM | South Melbourne v St Kilda | Lakeside Oval | 81 | - | 71 | 18,000 |
Round 12 Ladder
Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne | 1st | 9 | -0- | 3 | 36 | 146.4% | 1,139 | 778 |
Carlton | 2nd | 8 | -0- | 4 | 32 | 104.3% | 946 | 907 |
Footscray | 3rd | 7 | -1- | 4 | 30 | 107.9% | 870 | 806 |
Essendon | 4th | 7 | -0- | 5 | 28 | 113.2% | 958 | 846 |
Hawthorn | 5th | 7 | -0- | 5 | 28 | 112.5% | 873 | 776 |
North Melbourne | 6th | 7 | -0- | 5 | 28 | 100.5% | 1,000 | 995 |
Richmond | 7th | 7 | -0- | 5 | 28 | 95.4% | 1,029 | 1,079 |
Collingwood | 8th | 6 | -0- | 6 | 24 | 97.9% | 949 | 969 |
South Melbourne | 9th | 4 | -0- | 8 | 16 | 85.5% | 896 | 1,048 |
Geelong | 10th | 3 | -1- | 8 | 14 | 89.2% | 959 | 1,075 |
St Kilda | 11th | 3 | -0- | 9 | 12 | 84.2% | 837 | 994 |
Fitzroy | 12th | 3 | -0- | 9 | 12 | 83.7% | 937 | 1,120 |
Round 13
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 13/07/1957 | 2:15 PM | Carlton v South Melbourne | Princes Park | 81 | - | 65 | 20,572 |
SAT | 13/07/1957 | 2:15 PM | Collingwood v Melbourne | Victoria Park | 49 | - | 49 | 24,216 |
SAT | 13/07/1957 | 2:15 PM | Fitzroy v Essendon | Brunswick Street Oval | 52 | - | 72 | 12,500 |
SAT | 13/07/1957 | 2:15 PM | Geelong v North Melbourne | Kardinia Park | 87 | - | 61 | 14,806 |
SAT | 13/07/1957 | 2:15 PM | Richmond v Hawthorn | Punt Road Oval | 78 | - | 75 | 22,000 |
SAT | 13/07/1957 | 2:15 PM | St Kilda v Footscray | Junction Oval | 100 | - | 92 | 24,400 |
Round 13 Ladder
Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne | 1st | 9 | -1- | 3 | 38 | 143.7% | 1,188 | 827 |
Carlton | 2nd | 9 | -0- | 4 | 36 | 105.7% | 1,027 | 972 |
Essendon | 3rd | 8 | -0- | 5 | 32 | 114.7% | 1,030 | 898 |
Richmond | 4th | 8 | -0- | 5 | 32 | 95.9% | 1,107 | 1,154 |
Footscray | 5th | 7 | -1- | 5 | 30 | 106.2% | 962 | 906 |
Hawthorn | 6th | 7 | -0- | 6 | 28 | 111.0% | 948 | 854 |
North Melbourne | 7th | 7 | -0- | 6 | 28 | 98.1% | 1,061 | 1,082 |
Collingwood | 8th | 6 | -1- | 6 | 26 | 98.0% | 998 | 1,018 |
Geelong | 9th | 4 | -1- | 8 | 18 | 92.1% | 1,046 | 1,136 |
St Kilda | 10th | 4 | -0- | 9 | 16 | 86.3% | 937 | 1,086 |
South Melbourne | 11th | 4 | -0- | 9 | 16 | 85.1% | 961 | 1,129 |
Fitzroy | 12th | 3 | -0- | 10 | 12 | 83.0% | 989 | 1,192 |
Round 14
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 27/07/1957 | 2:15 PM | Carlton v Footscray | Princes Park | 79 | - | 52 | 31,810 |
SAT | 27/07/1957 | 2:15 PM | Collingwood v Geelong | Victoria Park | 92 | - | 44 | 21,316 |
SAT | 27/07/1957 | 2:15 PM | Essendon v Melbourne | Windy Hill | 72 | - | 73 | 22,500 |
SAT | 27/07/1957 | 2:15 PM | Hawthorn v North Melbourne | Glenferrie Oval | 55 | - | 34 | 12,000 |
SAT | 27/07/1957 | 2:15 PM | Richmond v South Melbourne | Punt Road Oval | 73 | - | 78 | 21,000 |
SAT | 27/07/1957 | 2:15 PM | St Kilda v Fitzroy | Junction Oval | 108 | - | 56 | 14,500 |
Round 14 Ladder
Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne | 1st | 10 | -1- | 3 | 42 | 140.3% | 1,261 | 899 |
Carlton | 2nd | 10 | -0- | 4 | 40 | 108.0% | 1,106 | 1,024 |
Essendon | 3rd | 8 | -0- | 6 | 32 | 113.5% | 1,102 | 971 |
Hawthorn | 4th | 8 | -0- | 6 | 32 | 113.0% | 1,003 | 888 |
Richmond | 5th | 8 | -0- | 6 | 32 | 95.8% | 1,180 | 1,232 |
Footscray | 6th | 7 | -1- | 6 | 30 | 102.9% | 1,014 | 985 |
Collingwood | 7th | 7 | -1- | 6 | 30 | 102.6% | 1,090 | 1,062 |
North Melbourne | 8th | 7 | -0- | 7 | 28 | 96.3% | 1,095 | 1,137 |
St Kilda | 9th | 5 | -0- | 9 | 20 | 91.5% | 1,045 | 1,142 |
South Melbourne | 10th | 5 | -0- | 9 | 20 | 86.4% | 1,039 | 1,202 |
Geelong | 11th | 4 | -1- | 9 | 18 | 88.8% | 1,090 | 1,228 |
Fitzroy | 12th | 3 | -0- | 11 | 12 | 80.4% | 1,045 | 1,300 |
Round 15
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 03/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | Fitzroy v Richmond | Brunswick Street Oval | 103 | - | 91 | 12,000 |
SAT | 03/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | Footscray v Essendon | Western Oval | 50 | - | 83 | 24,942 |
SAT | 03/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | Geelong v Carlton | Kardinia Park | 85 | - | 43 | 16,808 |
SAT | 03/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | Melbourne v Hawthorn | MCG | 66 | - | 73 | 32,163 |
SAT | 03/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | North Melbourne v St Kilda | Arden Street Oval | 89 | - | 93 | 10,000 |
SAT | 03/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | South Melbourne v Collingwood | Lakeside Oval | 67 | - | 91 | 25,300 |
Round 15 Ladder
Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne | 1st | 10 | -1- | 4 | 42 | 136.5% | 1,327 | 972 |
Carlton | 2nd | 10 | -0- | 5 | 40 | 103.6% | 1,149 | 1,109 |
Essendon | 3rd | 9 | -0- | 6 | 36 | 116.1% | 1,185 | 1,021 |
Hawthorn | 4th | 9 | -0- | 6 | 36 | 112.8% | 1,076 | 954 |
Collingwood | 5th | 8 | -1- | 6 | 34 | 104.6% | 1,181 | 1,129 |
Richmond | 6th | 8 | -0- | 7 | 32 | 95.2% | 1,271 | 1,335 |
Footscray | 7th | 7 | -1- | 7 | 30 | 99.6% | 1,064 | 1,068 |
North Melbourne | 8th | 7 | -0- | 8 | 28 | 96.3% | 1,184 | 1,230 |
St Kilda | 9th | 6 | -0- | 9 | 24 | 92.4% | 1,138 | 1,231 |
Geelong | 10th | 5 | -1- | 9 | 22 | 92.4% | 1,175 | 1,271 |
South Melbourne | 11th | 5 | -0- | 10 | 20 | 85.5% | 1,106 | 1,293 |
Fitzroy | 12th | 4 | -0- | 11 | 16 | 82.5% | 1,148 | 1,391 |
Round 16
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 10/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | Essendon v South Melbourne | Windy Hill | 75 | - | 55 | 16,000 |
SAT | 10/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | Fitzroy v Collingwood | Brunswick Street Oval | 62 | - | 61 | 22,000 |
SAT | 10/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | Footscray v North Melbourne | Western Oval | 42 | - | 61 | 13,325 |
SAT | 10/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | Hawthorn v Geelong | Glenferrie Oval | 103 | - | 55 | 12,500 |
SAT | 10/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | Richmond v Carlton | Punt Road Oval | 75 | - | 51 | 22,000 |
SAT | 10/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | St Kilda v Melbourne | Junction Oval | 11 | - | 49 | 17,000 |
Round 16 Ladder
Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne | 1st | 11 | -1- | 4 | 46 | 140.0% | 1,376 | 983 |
Essendon | 2nd | 10 | -0- | 6 | 40 | 117.1% | 1,260 | 1,076 |
Hawthorn | 3rd | 10 | -0- | 6 | 40 | 116.8% | 1,179 | 1,009 |
Carlton | 4th | 10 | -0- | 6 | 40 | 101.4% | 1,200 | 1,184 |
Richmond | 5th | 9 | -0- | 7 | 36 | 97.1% | 1,346 | 1,386 |
Collingwood | 6th | 8 | -1- | 7 | 34 | 104.3% | 1,242 | 1,191 |
North Melbourne | 7th | 8 | -0- | 8 | 32 | 97.9% | 1,245 | 1,272 |
Footscray | 8th | 7 | -1- | 8 | 30 | 98.0% | 1,106 | 1,129 |
St Kilda | 9th | 6 | -0- | 10 | 24 | 89.8% | 1,149 | 1,280 |
Geelong | 10th | 5 | -1- | 10 | 22 | 89.5% | 1,230 | 1,374 |
South Melbourne | 11th | 5 | -0- | 11 | 20 | 84.9% | 1,161 | 1,368 |
Fitzroy | 12th | 5 | -0- | 11 | 20 | 83.3% | 1,210 | 1,452 |
Round 17
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 17/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | Carlton v Fitzroy | Princes Park | 79 | - | 41 | 25,945 |
SAT | 17/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | Collingwood v North Melbourne | Victoria Park | 92 | - | 79 | 20,310 |
SAT | 17/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | Geelong v St Kilda | Kardinia Park | 58 | - | 73 | 12,750 |
SAT | 17/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | Hawthorn v Essendon | Glenferrie Oval | 85 | - | 64 | 31,000 |
SAT | 17/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | Richmond v Footscray | Punt Road Oval | 89 | - | 98 | 19,000 |
SAT | 17/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | South Melbourne v Melbourne | Lakeside Oval | 75 | - | 71 | 18,500 |
Round 17 Ladder
Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne | 1st | 11 | -1- | 5 | 46 | 136.8% | 1,447 | 1,058 |
Hawthorn | 2nd | 11 | -0- | 6 | 44 | 117.8% | 1,264 | 1,073 |
Carlton | 3rd | 11 | -0- | 6 | 44 | 104.4% | 1,279 | 1,225 |
Essendon | 4th | 10 | -0- | 7 | 40 | 114.0% | 1,324 | 1,161 |
Collingwood | 5th | 9 | -1- | 7 | 38 | 105.0% | 1,334 | 1,270 |
Richmond | 6th | 9 | -0- | 8 | 36 | 96.7% | 1,435 | 1,484 |
Footscray | 7th | 8 | -1- | 8 | 34 | 98.9% | 1,204 | 1,218 |
North Melbourne | 8th | 8 | -0- | 9 | 32 | 97.1% | 1,324 | 1,364 |
St Kilda | 9th | 7 | -0- | 10 | 28 | 91.3% | 1,222 | 1,338 |
South Melbourne | 10th | 6 | -0- | 11 | 24 | 85.9% | 1,236 | 1,439 |
Geelong | 11th | 5 | -1- | 11 | 22 | 89.0% | 1,288 | 1,447 |
Fitzroy | 12th | 5 | -0- | 12 | 20 | 81.7% | 1,251 | 1,531 |
Round 18
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 24/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | Essendon v Carlton | Windy Hill | 123 | - | 62 | 35,000 |
SAT | 24/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | Fitzroy v Geelong | Brunswick Street Oval | 104 | - | 80 | 10,000 |
SAT | 24/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | Footscray v Hawthorn | Western Oval | 59 | - | 57 | 25,436 |
SAT | 24/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | Melbourne v Richmond | MCG | 120 | - | 71 | 35,751 |
SAT | 24/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | North Melbourne v South Melbourne | Arden Street Oval | 80 | - | 113 | 10,000 |
SAT | 24/08/1957 | 2:15 PM | St Kilda v Collingwood | Junction Oval | 96 | - | 56 | 29,300 |
Round 18 Ladder
Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne | 1st | 12 | -1- | 5 | 50 | 138.8% | 1,567 | 1,129 |
Essendon | 2nd | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 118.3% | 1,447 | 1,223 |
Hawthorn | 3rd | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 116.7% | 1,321 | 1,132 |
Carlton | 4th | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 99.5% | 1,341 | 1,348 |
Collingwood | 5th | 9 | -1- | 8 | 38 | 101.8% | 1,390 | 1,366 |
Footscray | 6th | 9 | -1- | 8 | 38 | 99.1% | 1,263 | 1,275 |
Richmond | 7th | 9 | -0- | 9 | 36 | 93.9% | 1,506 | 1,604 |
North Melbourne | 8th | 8 | -0- | 10 | 32 | 95.1% | 1,404 | 1,477 |
St Kilda | 9th | 8 | -0- | 10 | 32 | 94.5% | 1,318 | 1,394 |
South Melbourne | 10th | 7 | -0- | 11 | 28 | 88.8% | 1,349 | 1,519 |
Fitzroy | 11th | 6 | -0- | 12 | 24 | 84.1% | 1,355 | 1,611 |
Geelong | 12th | 5 | -1- | 12 | 22 | 88.2% | 1,368 | 1,551 |
Final Round 1
Semi Final
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 31/08/1957 | 2:30 PM | Hawthorn v Carlton | MCG | 71 | - | 48 | 69,455 |
SAT | 07/09/1957 | 2:30 PM | Melbourne v Essendon | MCG | 67 | - | 83 | 70,232 |
Final Round 2
Preliminary Final
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 14/09/1957 | 2:30 PM | Melbourne v Hawthorn | MCG | 144 | - | 76 | 74,090 |
Final Round 3
Grand Final
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 21/09/1957 | 2:50 PM | Essendon v Melbourne | MCG | 55 | - | 116 | 100,324 |