1959 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of North Melbourne for the 1959 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1959 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 10-0-8, P%: 89.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Noel | #38 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Aylett, Allen | #17 | 16 | 28 | R01-11, R13-17 |
| Brady, John | #20 | 13 | 1 | R01-11, R16, R18 |
| Cahill, Brian | #1 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Carr, Alan | #30 | 10 | 6 | R01-04, R12-17 |
| Cheatley, Barry | #37 | 2 | 0 | R05-06 |
| Cooke, Mick | #15 | 11 | 2 | R04, R06, R10-18 |
| Dean, Ken | #9 | 17 | 0 | R01-03, R05-18 |
| Doolan, Neil | #12 | 11 | 0 | R01-05, R13-18 |
| Dow, Peter | #11 | 11 | 7 | R01-11 |
| Dugdale, John | #6 | 13 | 25 | R01-13 |
| Eastmure, Gerald | #14 | 18 | 24 | R01-18 |
| Edwards, Jack | #35 | 15 | 0 | R01-11, R13-16 |
| English, Garry | #4 | 8 | 0 | R01-02, R07-10, R12-13 |
| Fyffe, Ken | #18 | 6 | 0 | R11-12, R14-15, R17-18 |
| Galle, Frank | #41 | 13 | 1 | R06-18 |
| Gaudion, Michael | #29 | 15 | 8 | R01, R05-18 |
| Jenkins, John | #39 | 7 | 3 | R12-18 |
| Little, Jim | #3 | 7 | 2 | R03-05, R07, R15-17 |
| Macquire, Fred | #40 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Mantello, Albert | #7 | 11 | 9 | R01-04, R06-12 |
| McCabe, Bill | #47 | 7 | 0 | R09-10, R12-14, R16-17 |
| McKindlay, Rod | #23 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| McMahon, Kevin | #21 | 15 | 0 | R01-11, R13-15, R18 |
| Mercer, Warren | #28 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Mills, Ron | #13 | 5 | 0 | R12, R14-17 |
| O'Brien, Jock | #36 | 16 | 0 | R02, R04-18 |
| Palmer, Don | #8 | 10 | 9 | R01-03, R08-09, R14-18 |
| Poole, Robin | #31 | 12 | 0 | R03-13, R18 |
| Ritchie, Max | #1 | 8 | 0 | R01-06, R08, R11 |
| Schofield, Peter | #33 | 16 | 47 | R02, R04-18 |
| Stephenson, Frank | #16 | 17 | 5 | R01-17 |
| Teasdale, Noel | #2 | 10 | 8 | R01-09, R18 |
| Turner, Brian | #34 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Waddington, John | #32 | 12 | 2 | R01-05, R12-18 |
| Wiltshire, Bob | #22 | 4 | 1 | R07, R10-11, R18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter, Wally | 18 | 10 | -0- | 8 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/04/1959 | Round 1 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 23 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 02/05/1959 | Round 2 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 28 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 09/05/1959 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 5 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 16/05/1959 | Round 4 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 15 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 23/05/1959 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 3 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 30/05/1959 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 30 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 06/06/1959 | Round 7 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 28 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 13/06/1959 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 30 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 27/06/1959 | Round 9 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 28 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 04/07/1959 | Round 10 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 21 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 11/07/1959 | Round 11 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 82 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 18/07/1959 | Round 12 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 13 | Wally Carter | unknown |
| 25/07/1959 | Round 13 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 28 | Wally Carter | unknown |
| 01/08/1959 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 10 | Wally Carter | unknown |
| 08/08/1959 | Round 15 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 36 | Wally Carter | unknown |
| 15/08/1959 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 30 | Wally Carter | John Brady |
| 22/08/1959 | Round 17 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 92 | Wally Carter | unknown |
| 29/08/1959 | Round 18 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 27 | 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.