1959 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1959 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 fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Collingwood in the first semi final and defeating Carlton in the preliminary final, Essendon were defeated by Melbourne in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1959 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 11-0-7, P%: 112.4)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barber, Geoff | #6 | 3 | 0 | R05-07 |
| Birt, Johnny | #11 | 20 | 27 | R02-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Booth, Stan | #2 | 3 | 0 | R03-04, R16 |
| Burgess, Reg | #18 | 19 | 1 | R01-04, R06, R08-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Burt, Ian | #20 | 4 | 0 | R06-09 |
| Capuano, Barry | #47 | 10 | 3 | R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Clarke, Jack | #1 | 19 | 19 | R01-08, R10-11, R13-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Dellar, Kevin | #12 | 5 | 0 | R05-09 |
| Donohoe, Brian | #26 | 7 | 0 | R01-05, R09, R11 |
| Doran, Paul | #36 | 8 | 7 | R12-18, SF |
| Epis, Alec | #28 | 20 | 0 | R01-12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Evans, Ron | #8 | 20 | 78 | R01-11, R13-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Fraser, Ken | #23 | 21 | 9 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Gamble, Jeff | #22 | 4 | 0 | R02-04, R11 |
| Hebbard, Col | #4 | 20 | 3 | R01-04, R06-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Leek, Geoff | #30 | 21 | 15 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Leydin, Graham | #16 | 16 | 13 | R01-13, SF, PF, GF |
| Mackie, Barry | #32 | 16 | 6 | R01-04, R06, R08, R10-16, R18, SF, GF |
| Mann, Lance | #7 | 17 | 0 | R01, R05-18, SF, PF |
| Mitchell, Hugh | #31 | 21 | 38 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Moloney, George | #17 | 5 | 2 | R01-02, R07, R10, R12 |
| Murdoch, Alby | #15 | 17 | 0 | R05-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Nicolson, Don | #14 | 5 | 2 | R01-05 |
| Parks, Kevin | #24 | 2 | 0 | R05, R07 |
| Peucker, Ken | #29 | 8 | 12 | R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Sampson, Brian | #34 | 18 | 2 | R01, R05-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Sewell, Greg | #9 | 18 | 10 | R01-06, R08-17, PF, GF |
| Shaw, David | #5 | 19 | 8 | R01-09, R11-13, R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Shearman, Bob | #35 | 19 | 1 | R01-18, GF |
| Shelton, Ian | #10 | 10 | 0 | R05, R07, R09-10, R14, R17-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Timms, Ken | #25 | 8 | 1 | R01-04, R10, R12-13, PF |
| Towner, John | #33 | 17 | 0 | R01-04, R08-15, R17-18, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds, Dick | 20 | 12 | -0- | 8 | R01-11, R13-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Thaw, Alan | 1 | 1 | -0- | 0 | R12 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/04/1959 | Round 1 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 14 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 02/05/1959 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 36 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 09/05/1959 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 13 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 16/05/1959 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 15 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 23/05/1959 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 30 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 30/05/1959 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 19 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 06/06/1959 | Round 7 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 16 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 15/06/1959 | Round 8 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 73 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 27/06/1959 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 37 | Dick Reynolds | Geoff Leek |
| 04/07/1959 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 5 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 11/07/1959 | Round 11 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 65 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 18/07/1959 | Round 12 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 40 | Alan Thaw | Geoff Leek |
| 25/07/1959 | Round 13 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 14 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 01/08/1959 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 17 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 08/08/1959 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 36 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 15/08/1959 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 25 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 22/08/1959 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 20 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 29/08/1959 | Round 18 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 43 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 05/09/1959 | Semi Final | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 38 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 19/09/1959 | Preliminary Final | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 7 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |
| 26/09/1959 | Grand Final | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 37 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke |