1958 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1958 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1958 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
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 |