1959 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1959 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Collingwood in a semi final and defeating Carlton in the preliminary final, Essendon were defeated by Melbourne in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1959 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.