1958 VFL Season: Melbourne

These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1958 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (eleven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating Collingwood in the second semi final, Melbourne were defeated by Collingwood in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.

Team Details

Competition: 1958 VFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Club: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 15-0-3, P%: 123.7)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up

Team Leaders

Captain: John Beckwith
Vice-Captain: Ron Barassi

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Adams, Frank #6, #17 13 13 R04-14, SF, GF
Barassi, Ron #31, #2 18 44 R03-18, SF, GF
Beckwith, John #30, #1 18 0 R01-11, R14-18, SF, GF
Brenchley, Peter #38, #6 3 1 R01-02, GF
Carroll, Keith #19, #11 9 0 R01, R12-17, SF, GF
Case, Geoff #7 19 12 R01-18, SF
Cook, Peter #21 1 0 R09
Crameri, Ben #22 1 0 R03
Crompton, Neil #12, #25 8 8 R01-02, R14-15, R17-18, SF, GF
Dixon, Brian #9, #16 20 2 R01-18, SF, GF
Fenton-Smith, Dick #1, #4 19 0 R01-02, R04-18, SF, GF
Gleeson, Terry #28, #14 5 0 R01-03, R13, GF
Johnson, Bob #16, #8 20 41 R01-18, SF, GF
Johnson, Trevor #14, #3 18 3 R01-11, R14-18, SF, GF
Jones, Dennis #27 16 0 R01-12, R14-16, R18
Kerr, John #22 1 2 R15
Laidlaw, Clyde #35 14 4 R01-04, R06-11, R16-18, SF
Lord, John #4 11 1 R02-05, R10-16
Marquis, Peter #3, #7 13 0 R04, R06-08, R12-18, SF, GF
McLean, Ian #5, #15 20 8 R01-18, SF, GF
Mithen, Kevin #18 3 0 R07, R17-18
Mithen, Laurie #11, #19 20 1 R01-18, SF, GF
Pinfold, Graeme #20 3 0 R01, R12-13
Ridley, Ian #24, #23 20 39 R01-18, SF, GF
Rowarth, Alan #2 10 3 R03, R05-06, R08-13, R16
Thorogood, Ian #26, #20 13 0 R02-10, R17-18, SF, GF
Tunbridge, Geoff #23, #24 18 19 R01-15, R18, SF, GF
Turner, Bob #10 7 2 R11-17
Webb, Athol #15, #5 20 44 R01-18, SF, GF
Wilkinson, Graeme #17 1 0 R05
Williams, Don #25, #12 20 0 R01-18, SF, GF
Wilson, Colin #33, #10 18 0 R01-13, R16-18, SF, GF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Smith, Norm 20 16 -0- 4 R01-18, SF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
12/04/1958 Round 1 Carlton HOME WIN MELB by 14 Norm Smith John Beckwith
19/04/1958 Round 2 Geelong AWAY WIN MELB by 68 Norm Smith John Beckwith
26/04/1958 Round 3 North Melbourne AWAY WIN MELB by 39 Norm Smith John Beckwith
03/05/1958 Round 4 Hawthorn HOME WIN MELB by 8 Norm Smith John Beckwith
10/05/1958 Round 5 Essendon HOME WIN MELB by 15 Norm Smith John Beckwith
17/05/1958 Round 6 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STKL by 1 Norm Smith John Beckwith
24/05/1958 Round 7 Footscray HOME WIN MELB by 23 Norm Smith John Beckwith
31/05/1958 Round 8 Richmond HOME WIN MELB by 7 Norm Smith John Beckwith
07/06/1958 Round 9 South Melbourne AWAY WIN MELB by 32 Norm Smith John Beckwith
16/06/1958 Round 10 Collingwood HOME WIN MELB by 11 Norm Smith John Beckwith
21/06/1958 Round 11 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FITZ by 41 Norm Smith John Beckwith
28/06/1958 Round 12 Carlton AWAY WIN MELB by 16 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
19/07/1958 Round 13 Geelong HOME WIN MELB by 34 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
26/07/1958 Round 14 North Melbourne HOME WIN MELB by 9 Norm Smith John Beckwith
02/08/1958 Round 15 Hawthorn AWAY WIN MELB by 8 Norm Smith John Beckwith
09/08/1958 Round 16 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESSE by 3 Norm Smith John Beckwith
16/08/1958 Round 17 St Kilda HOME WIN MELB by 50 Norm Smith John Beckwith
23/08/1958 Round 18 Footscray AWAY WIN MELB by 19 Norm Smith John Beckwith
06/09/1958 Semi Final Collingwood HOME WIN MELB by 45 Norm Smith John Beckwith
20/09/1958 Grand Final Collingwood HOME LOSS COLL by 18 Norm Smith John Beckwith