1957 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1957 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 12-1-5, P%: 138.8)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Frank | #6 | 14 | 17 | R05-08, R11-13, R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Atkinson, Dick | #36 | 4 | 0 | R01-03, R06 |
| Barassi, Ron | #31 | 21 | 30 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Beckwith, John | #30 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Brenchley, Peter | #38 | 15 | 8 | R02-04, R08-16, R18, PF, GF |
| Bull, Tony | #29 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Byrne, Bill | #39 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Carroll, Keith | #19 | 10 | 0 | R01-02, R04-07, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Case, Geoff | #7 | 18 | 11 | R03-11, R13-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Cook, Peter | #21 | 6 | 3 | R01-04, R07, R14 |
| Crameri, Ben | #22 | 2 | 0 | R02, R10 |
| Crompton, Neil | #12 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Dixon, Brian | #9 | 21 | 2 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Dunsford, Brian | #29 | 7 | 1 | R06, R08-12, R14 |
| Fenton-Smith, Dick | #1 | 18 | 18 | R02-13, R15-16, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Gleeson, Terry | #28 | 16 | 5 | R01, R05-18, SF |
| Johnson, Bob | #16 | 18 | 29 | R01-06, R08-09, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Johnson, Trevor | #14 | 17 | 3 | R01-05, R10-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Jones, Dennis | #27 | 2 | 0 | R04, R17 |
| Kerr, Graham | #32 | 3 | 0 | R05-07 |
| Laidlaw, Clyde | #35 | 6 | 3 | R09-13, R16 |
| Lord, John | #4 | 14 | 0 | R01-03, R07-14, R18, PF, GF |
| Marquis, Peter | #3 | 17 | 0 | R01-09, R13-17, SF, PF, GF |
| McLean, Ian | #5 | 20 | 8 | R01-13, R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Mithen, Kevin | #18 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Mithen, Laurie | #11 | 12 | 1 | R01-06, R09, R15-16, SF, PF, GF |
| Mountain, Terry | #37 | 3 | 1 | R14, R17-18 |
| Pinfold, Graeme | #20 | 6 | 1 | R02-05, R07, R10 |
| Ridley, Ian | #24 | 21 | 33 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Sandral, Jim | #8 | 7 | 0 | R01, R04, R08, R14-15, R17, SF |
| Thorogood, Ian | #26 | 17 | 1 | R03-04, R06, R08-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Tunbridge, Geoff | #23 | 20 | 32 | R01-03, R05-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Turner, Bob | #10 | 2 | 0 | R11-12 |
| Webb, Athol | #15 | 21 | 56 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Williams, Don | #25 | 21 | 1 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Wilson, Colin | #33 | 16 | 1 | R05, R07-18, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Norm | 21 | 14 | -1- | 6 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | John Beckwith | Peter Marquis | Dick Fenton-Smith |
| Half-Back: | Don Williams | John Lord | Keith Carroll |
| Centre: | Ian McLean | Laurie Mithen | Brian Dixon |
| Half-Forward: | Geoff Tunbridge | Trevor Johnson | Geoff Case |
| Forward: | Ron Barassi | Athol Webb | Ian Ridley |
| Follower: | Bob Johnson | Colin Wilson | Frank Adams |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 1 out of 21 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04/1957 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 3 | Norm Smith | John Beckwith |
| 27/04/1957 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 8 | Norm Smith | John Beckwith |
| 04/05/1957 | Round 3 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MELB by 45 | Norm Smith | John Beckwith |
| 11/05/1957 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 18 | Norm Smith | John Beckwith |
| 18/05/1957 | Round 5 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 29 | Norm Smith | John Beckwith |
| 25/05/1957 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 63 | Norm Smith | John Beckwith |
| 01/06/1957 | Round 7 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 2 | Norm Smith | John Beckwith |
| 08/06/1957 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 28 | Norm Smith | John Beckwith |
| 17/06/1957 | Round 9 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 60 | Norm Smith | John Beckwith |
| 22/06/1957 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 31 | Norm Smith | John Beckwith |
| 29/06/1957 | Round 11 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 36 | Norm Smith | John Beckwith |
| 06/07/1957 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 84 | Norm Smith | John Beckwith |
| 13/07/1957 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Norm Smith | John Beckwith |
| 27/07/1957 | Round 14 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 1 | Norm Smith | John Beckwith |
| 03/08/1957 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 7 | Norm Smith | John Beckwith |
| 10/08/1957 | Round 16 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 38 | Norm Smith | John Beckwith |
| 17/08/1957 | Round 17 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 4 | Norm Smith | John Beckwith |
| 24/08/1957 | Round 18 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MELB by 49 | Norm Smith | John Beckwith |
| 07/09/1957 | Semi Final | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 16 | Norm Smith | John Beckwith |
| 14/09/1957 | Preliminary Final | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 68 | Norm Smith | John Beckwith |
| 21/09/1957 | Grand Final | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 61 | Norm Smith | John Beckwith |