1958 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of North Melbourne for the 1958 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Fitzroy in a semi final, North Melbourne were defeated by Collingwood in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1958 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 11-0-7, P%: 92.7)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Collingwood (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aylett, Allen | #17 | 20 | 31 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Brady, John | #20 | 16 | 1 | R04-06, R08-18, SF, PF |
| Cahill, Brian | #25 | 19 | 9 | R02-18, SF, PF |
| Dean, Ken | #9 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Dean, Norm | #26 | 11 | 0 | R01, R07-09, R11-12, R15-18, SF |
| Doolan, Neil | #12 | 20 | 2 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Dugdale, John | #6 | 20 | 57 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Dwyer, Laurie | #27 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Eastmure, Gerald | #14 | 14 | 20 | R02-04, R10-18, SF, PF |
| Edwards, Jack | #35 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| English, Garry | #4 | 17 | 1 | R01, R04, R06-18, SF, PF |
| Fyffe, Ken | #18 | 20 | 3 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Galle, Frank | #34 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Gaudion, Michael | #29 | 8 | 3 | R07-10, R13-16 |
| Macquire, Fred | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Mantello, Albert | #7 | 18 | 8 | R01-14, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Martyn, Bryan | #30 | 12 | 2 | R01-05, R09, R12, R16-18, SF, PF |
| McCabe, Bill | #31 | 2 | 0 | R14-15 |
| McKindlay, Rod | #10 | 2 | 0 | R10-11 |
| McMahon, Kevin | #21 | 16 | 3 | R05-18, SF, PF |
| Meade, Kevin | #24 | 3 | 0 | R09, R11-12 |
| Murphy, Ray | #28 | 2 | 0 | R01, R10 |
| O'Halloran, Brian | #31 | 6 | 0 | R01-06 |
| O'Sullivan, Peter | #19 | 6 | 2 | R01-02, R04-07 |
| Pelly, Tom | #8 | 2 | 0 | R01, R06 |
| Quade, Tom | #10 | 2 | 0 | R02, R05 |
| Ritchie, Max | #1 | 14 | 0 | R06-11, R13-18, SF, PF |
| Robertson, Keith | #23 | 2 | 0 | R02-03 |
| Russell, James | #15 | 2 | 0 | R02-03 |
| Schofield, Peter | #33 | 9 | 18 | R03-04, R14-18, SF, PF |
| Somerville, Barrie | #36 | 3 | 1 | R05, R07-08 |
| Stephenson, Frank | #16 | 11 | 1 | R01-08, R12-13, PF |
| Teasdale, Noel | #2 | 20 | 12 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Waddington, John | #32 | 20 | 14 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Williams, Merv | #3 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Wiltshire, Bob | #22 | 20 | 2 | R01-18, SF, PF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter, Wally | 20 | 12 | -0- | 8 | R01-18, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/04/1958 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 120 | Wally Carter | unknown |
| 19/04/1958 | Round 2 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 6 | Wally Carter | unknown |
| 26/04/1958 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 39 | Wally Carter | unknown |
| 03/05/1958 | Round 4 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 14 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 10/05/1958 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 62 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 17/05/1958 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 9 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 24/05/1958 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 3 | Wally Carter | unknown |
| 31/05/1958 | Round 8 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 67 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 07/06/1958 | Round 9 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 11 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 16/06/1958 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 30 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 21/06/1958 | Round 11 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 25 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 28/06/1958 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 31 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 19/07/1958 | Round 13 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 12 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 26/07/1958 | Round 14 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 9 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 02/08/1958 | Round 15 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 17 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 09/08/1958 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 32 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 16/08/1958 | Round 17 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 18 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 23/08/1958 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 13 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 30/08/1958 | Semi Final | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 4 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 13/09/1958 | Preliminary Final | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 20 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
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.