1958 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1958 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1958 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 10-0-8, P%: 111.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birt, Johnny | #11 | 18 | 31 | R01-18 |
| Booth, Stan | #2 | 8 | 14 | R01-08 |
| Box, Bill | #20 | 9 | 4 | R02-03, R08-12, R16, R18 |
| Burgess, Reg | #18 | 16 | 2 | R01-04, R06-17 |
| Clarke, Jack | #1 | 18 | 3 | R01-18 |
| Clarkson, Jack | #29 | 3 | 0 | R10-12 |
| Donohoe, Brian | #26 | 17 | 5 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Driscoll, Frank | #16 | 3 | 1 | R01, R03, R16 |
| Elliott, Trevor | #19 | 6 | 1 | R01-04, R06-07 |
| Epis, Alec | #28 | 10 | 1 | R03-05, R12-18 |
| Evans, Ron | #8 | 10 | 27 | R05, R09-15, R17-18 |
| Fraser, Ken | #23 | 17 | 3 | R01-02, R04-18 |
| Gallagher, Fred | #13 | 11 | 16 | R01-02, R04-09, R14-15, R17 |
| Gamble, Jeff | #22 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Gluyas, Bob | #38 | 1 | 1 | R03 |
| Green, Kevin | #37 | 2 | 0 | R01, R06 |
| Hebbard, Col | #4 | 12 | 3 | R01-05, R10-11, R13-15, R17-18 |
| Knowles, Jack | #21 | 6 | 0 | R03-05, R07-09 |
| Leek, Geoff | #30 | 18 | 13 | R01-18 |
| Mackie, Barry | #32 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Mann, Lance | #7 | 8 | 1 | R11-18 |
| Mitchell, Hugh | #31 | 13 | 19 | R01-02, R08-18 |
| Moloney, George | #17 | 9 | 13 | R09-16, R18 |
| Murdoch, Alby | #15 | 17 | 0 | R02-18 |
| Parks, Kevin | #24 | 8 | 0 | R01-08 |
| Pascoe, Mal | #34 | 18 | 18 | R01-18 |
| Peucker, Ken | 7 | 3 | R05-08, R16-18 | |
| Sewell, Greg | #9 | 18 | 8 | R01-18 |
| Shearman, Bob | #35 | 15 | 2 | R01-03, R07-18 |
| Suter, Bob | #5 | 1 | 0 | R09 |
| Timms, Ken | #25 | 18 | 21 | R01-18 |
| Towner, John | #33 | 16 | 0 | R01-02, R04-07, R09-18 |
| Webster, Eric | #12 | 3 | 0 | R10-11, R13 |
| Yeo, Alby | #36 | 5 | 0 | R04-08 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds, Dick | 18 | 10 | -0- | 8 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/04/1958 | Round 1 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 37 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 19/04/1958 | Round 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 38 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 26/04/1958 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 26 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 03/05/1958 | Round 4 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 18 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 10/05/1958 | Round 5 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 15 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 17/05/1958 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 9 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 24/05/1958 | Round 7 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 14 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 31/05/1958 | Round 8 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 15 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 07/06/1958 | Round 9 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 1 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 14/06/1958 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 51 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 21/06/1958 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 42 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 28/06/1958 | Round 12 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 15 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 19/07/1958 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 75 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 26/07/1958 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 32 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 02/08/1958 | Round 15 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 11 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 09/08/1958 | Round 16 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 3 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 16/08/1958 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 18 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 23/08/1958 | Round 18 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 8 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.