1959 VFLS Season

These are the results for the 1959 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).

It featured eighteen rounds. Hawthorn Seconds were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Hawthorn Seconds were the premiers.

Season Details

Name: 1959 VFLS Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 112

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Seconds Princes Park Jack Carney
Collingwood Seconds Victoria Park Neil Mann
Essendon Seconds Windy Hill
Fitzroy Seconds Brunswick Street Oval
Footscray Seconds Western Oval
Geelong Seconds Kardinia Park
Hawthorn Seconds Glenferrie Oval
Melbourne Seconds MCG Roy McKay
North Melbourne Seconds Arden Street Oval
Richmond Seconds Punt Road Oval Dick Harris
South Melbourne Seconds Lakeside Oval
St Kilda Seconds Junction Oval

Season Results

Premiers: Hawthorn Seconds
Runners-Up: Fitzroy Seconds
Minor Premiers: Hawthorn Seconds

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Hawthorn Seconds 1st 16 -0- 2 64 151.4% 1,567 1,035 222 235 140 195
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 13 -1- 4 54 112.7% 1,450 1,287 205 220 177 225
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 12 -1- 5 50 116.6% 1,393 1,195 194 229 167 193
St Kilda Seconds 4th 9 -1- 8 38 110.1% 1,473 1,338 206 237 185 228
Richmond Seconds 5th 8 -1- 9 34 91.8% 1,267 1,380 178 199 188 252
Melbourne Seconds 6th 8 -0- 10 32 99.2% 1,237 1,247 170 217 173 209
Carlton Seconds 7th 8 -0- 10 32 97.5% 1,220 1,251 164 236 176 195
Geelong Seconds 8th 8 -0- 10 32 88.7% 1,306 1,472 183 208 203 254
North Melbourne Seconds 9th 7 -0- 11 28 94.8% 1,256 1,325 178 188 182 233
Footscray Seconds 10th 6 -1- 11 26 86.6% 1,179 1,362 159 225 194 198
South Melbourne Seconds 11th 5 -1- 12 22 82.4% 1,160 1,408 158 212 196 232
Essendon Seconds 12th 5 -0- 13 20 86.0% 1,273 1,481 174 229 210 221

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Hawthorn Seconds 1st Premiers
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd Runners-Up
Collingwood Seconds 3rd Defeated by Fitzroy Seconds (Preliminary Final)
St Kilda Seconds 4th Defeated by Collingwood Seconds (Semi Final)
Richmond Seconds 5th Did not qualify for finals
Melbourne Seconds 6th Did not qualify for finals
Carlton Seconds 7th Did not qualify for finals
Geelong Seconds 8th Did not qualify for finals
North Melbourne Seconds 9th Did not qualify for finals
Footscray Seconds 10th Did not qualify for finals
South Melbourne Seconds 11th Did not qualify for finals
Essendon Seconds 12th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/04/1959 Carlton (S) v Essendon (S) Princes Park 102 - 63
SAT 18/04/1959 Collingwood (S) v South Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 111 - 93
SAT 18/04/1959 Fitzroy (S) v Hawthorn (S) Brunswick Street Oval 84 - 106
SAT 18/04/1959 Geelong (S) v North Melbourne (S) Kardinia Park 83 - 85
SAT 18/04/1959 Richmond (S) v Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 55 - 101
SAT 18/04/1959 St Kilda (S) v Footscray (S) Junction Oval 55 - 68

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 1 -0- 0 4 183.6% 101 55
Carlton Seconds 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 161.9% 102 63
Hawthorn Seconds 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 126.2% 106 84
Footscray Seconds 4th 1 -0- 0 4 123.6% 68 55
Collingwood Seconds 5th 1 -0- 0 4 119.4% 111 93
North Melbourne Seconds 6th 1 -0- 0 4 102.4% 85 83
Geelong Seconds 7th 0 -0- 1 0 97.6% 83 85
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 0 -0- 1 0 83.8% 93 111
St Kilda Seconds 9th 0 -0- 1 0 80.9% 55 68
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 0 -0- 1 0 79.2% 84 106
Essendon Seconds 11th 0 -0- 1 0 61.8% 63 102
Richmond Seconds 12th 0 -0- 1 0 54.5% 55 101

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/05/1959 Essendon (S) v St Kilda (S) Windy Hill 112 - 102
SAT 02/05/1959 Footscray (S) v Carlton (S) Western Oval 62 - 94
SAT 02/05/1959 Hawthorn (S) v Geelong (S) Glenferrie Oval 104 - 47
SAT 02/05/1959 Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) MCG 102 - 79
SAT 02/05/1959 North Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) Arden Street Oval 64 - 80
SAT 02/05/1959 South Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Lakeside Oval 60 - 78

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Seconds 1st 2 -0- 0 8 160.3% 210 131
Carlton Seconds 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 156.8% 196 125
Melbourne Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 151.5% 203 134
Fitzroy Seconds 4th 1 -0- 1 4 97.6% 162 166
Collingwood Seconds 5th 1 -0- 1 4 97.4% 190 195
North Melbourne Seconds 6th 1 -0- 1 4 91.4% 149 163
Footscray Seconds 7th 1 -0- 1 4 87.2% 130 149
Essendon Seconds 8th 1 -0- 1 4 85.8% 175 204
Richmond Seconds 9th 1 -0- 1 4 81.8% 135 165
St Kilda Seconds 10th 0 -0- 2 0 87.2% 157 180
South Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -0- 2 0 81.0% 153 189
Geelong Seconds 12th 0 -0- 2 0 68.8% 130 189

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/05/1959 Collingwood (S) v Carlton (S) Victoria Park 55 - 20
SAT 09/05/1959 Fitzroy (S) v Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 67 - 64
SAT 09/05/1959 Footscray (S) v Hawthorn (S) Western Oval 71 - 96
SAT 09/05/1959 North Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Arden Street Oval 76 - 81
SAT 09/05/1959 Richmond (S) v Geelong (S) Punt Road Oval 76 - 70
SAT 09/05/1959 South Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Lakeside Oval 69 - 59

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Seconds 1st 3 -0- 0 12 151.5% 306 202
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 132.8% 267 201
Carlton Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 120.0% 216 180
Collingwood Seconds 4th 2 -0- 1 8 114.0% 245 215
Fitzroy Seconds 5th 2 -0- 1 8 99.6% 229 230
Richmond Seconds 6th 2 -0- 1 8 89.8% 211 235
St Kilda Seconds 7th 1 -0- 2 4 93.0% 238 256
North Melbourne Seconds 8th 1 -0- 2 4 92.2% 225 244
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 1 -0- 2 4 89.5% 222 248
Essendon Seconds 10th 1 -0- 2 4 85.7% 234 273
Footscray Seconds 11th 1 -0- 2 4 82.0% 201 245
Geelong Seconds 12th 0 -0- 3 0 75.5% 200 265

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/05/1959 Carlton (S) v Richmond (S) Princes Park 69 - 111
SAT 16/05/1959 Essendon (S) v North Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 92 - 97
SAT 16/05/1959 Geelong (S) v Fitzroy (S) Kardinia Park 92 - 115
SAT 16/05/1959 Hawthorn (S) v South Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 134 - 68
SAT 16/05/1959 Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) MCG 50 - 114
SAT 16/05/1959 St Kilda (S) v Collingwood (S) Junction Oval 122 - 70

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Seconds 1st 4 -0- 0 16 163.0% 440 270
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 106.8% 344 322
Richmond Seconds 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 105.9% 322 304
St Kilda Seconds 4th 2 -0- 2 8 110.4% 360 326
Footscray Seconds 5th 2 -0- 2 8 106.8% 315 295
Melbourne Seconds 6th 2 -0- 2 8 100.6% 317 315
Carlton Seconds 7th 2 -0- 2 8 97.9% 285 291
North Melbourne Seconds 8th 2 -0- 2 8 95.8% 322 336
Collingwood Seconds 9th 2 -0- 2 8 93.5% 315 337
Essendon Seconds 10th 1 -0- 3 4 88.1% 326 370
South Melbourne Seconds 11th 1 -0- 3 4 75.9% 290 382
Geelong Seconds 12th 0 -0- 4 0 76.8% 292 380

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/05/1959 Carlton (S) v Melbourne (S) Princes Park 58 - 40
SAT 23/05/1959 Essendon (S) v Geelong (S) Windy Hill 58 - 80
SAT 23/05/1959 Footscray (S) v South Melbourne (S) Western Oval 71 - 71
SAT 23/05/1959 North Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Arden Street Oval 50 - 55
SAT 23/05/1959 Richmond (S) v Collingwood (S) Punt Road Oval 82 - 74
SAT 23/05/1959 St Kilda (S) v Hawthorn (S) Junction Oval 74 - 92

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Seconds 1st 5 -0- 0 20 154.7% 532 344
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 107.3% 399 372
Richmond Seconds 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 106.9% 404 378
Carlton Seconds 4th 3 -0- 2 12 103.6% 343 331
Footscray Seconds 5th 2 -1- 2 10 105.5% 386 366
St Kilda Seconds 6th 2 -0- 3 8 103.8% 434 418
Melbourne Seconds 7th 2 -0- 3 8 95.7% 357 373
North Melbourne Seconds 8th 2 -0- 3 8 95.1% 372 391
Collingwood Seconds 9th 2 -0- 3 8 92.8% 389 419
South Melbourne Seconds 10th 1 -1- 3 6 79.7% 361 453
Essendon Seconds 11th 1 -0- 4 4 85.3% 384 450
Geelong Seconds 12th 1 -0- 4 4 84.9% 372 438

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/05/1959 Collingwood (S) v Footscray (S) Victoria Park 77 - 71
SAT 30/05/1959 Fitzroy (S) v Essendon (S) Brunswick Street Oval 114 - 94
SAT 30/05/1959 Geelong (S) v Melbourne (S) Kardinia Park 81 - 50
SAT 30/05/1959 Hawthorn (S) v Carlton (S) Glenferrie Oval 92 - 62
SAT 30/05/1959 Richmond (S) v St Kilda (S) Punt Road Oval 69 - 69
SAT 30/05/1959 South Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 78 - 114

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Seconds 1st 6 -0- 0 24 153.7% 624 406
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 110.1% 513 466
Richmond Seconds 3rd 4 -1- 1 18 105.8% 473 447
North Melbourne Seconds 4th 3 -0- 3 12 103.6% 486 469
Carlton Seconds 5th 3 -0- 3 12 95.7% 405 423
Collingwood Seconds 6th 3 -0- 3 12 95.1% 466 490
St Kilda Seconds 7th 2 -1- 3 10 103.3% 503 487
Footscray Seconds 8th 2 -1- 3 10 103.2% 457 443
Geelong Seconds 9th 2 -0- 4 8 92.8% 453 488
Melbourne Seconds 10th 2 -0- 4 8 89.6% 407 454
South Melbourne Seconds 11th 1 -1- 4 6 77.4% 439 567
Essendon Seconds 12th 1 -0- 5 4 84.8% 478 564

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/06/1959 Carlton (S) v North Melbourne (S) Princes Park 96 - 88
SAT 06/06/1959 Collingwood (S) v Geelong (S) Victoria Park 110 - 47
SAT 06/06/1959 Essendon (S) v Footscray (S) Windy Hill 57 - 68
SAT 06/06/1959 Hawthorn (S) v Richmond (S) Glenferrie Oval 133 - 36
SAT 06/06/1959 Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) MCG 54 - 97
SAT 06/06/1959 St Kilda (S) v Fitzroy (S) Junction Oval 143 - 76

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Seconds 1st 7 -0- 0 28 171.3% 757 442
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 96.7% 589 609
Richmond Seconds 3rd 4 -1- 2 18 87.8% 509 580
Collingwood Seconds 4th 4 -0- 3 16 107.3% 576 537
Carlton Seconds 5th 4 -0- 3 16 98.0% 501 511
St Kilda Seconds 6th 3 -1- 3 14 114.7% 646 563
Footscray Seconds 7th 3 -1- 3 14 105.0% 525 500
North Melbourne Seconds 8th 3 -0- 4 12 101.6% 574 565
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 2 -1- 4 10 86.3% 536 621
Melbourne Seconds 10th 2 -0- 5 8 83.7% 461 551
Geelong Seconds 11th 2 -0- 5 8 83.6% 500 598
Essendon Seconds 12th 1 -0- 6 4 84.7% 535 632

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/06/1959 Fitzroy (S) v Collingwood (S) Brunswick Street Oval 48 - 48
SAT 13/06/1959 Footscray (S) v Richmond (S) Western Oval 40 - 23
SAT 13/06/1959 North Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Arden Street Oval 37 - 73
MON 15/06/1959 Geelong (S) v Carlton (S) Kardinia Park 110 - 75
MON 15/06/1959 Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) MCG 61 - 89
MON 15/06/1959 South Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Lakeside Oval 38 - 72

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Seconds 1st 8 -0- 0 32 173.3% 830 479
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 5 -1- 2 22 97.0% 637 657
St Kilda Seconds 3rd 4 -1- 3 18 119.5% 718 601
Footscray Seconds 4th 4 -1- 3 18 108.0% 565 523
Collingwood Seconds 5th 4 -1- 3 18 106.7% 624 585
Richmond Seconds 6th 4 -1- 3 18 85.8% 532 620
Carlton Seconds 7th 4 -0- 4 16 92.8% 576 621
North Melbourne Seconds 8th 3 -0- 5 12 95.8% 611 638
Geelong Seconds 9th 3 -0- 5 12 90.6% 610 673
South Melbourne Seconds 10th 2 -1- 5 10 82.8% 574 693
Essendon Seconds 11th 2 -0- 6 8 90.0% 624 693
Melbourne Seconds 12th 2 -0- 6 8 81.6% 522 640

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/06/1959 Carlton (S) v South Melbourne (S) Princes Park 60 - 61
SAT 27/06/1959 Essendon (S) v Collingwood (S) Windy Hill 59 - 77
SAT 27/06/1959 Hawthorn (S) v Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 58 - 65
SAT 27/06/1959 North Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Arden Street Oval 50 - 82
SAT 27/06/1959 Richmond (S) v Fitzroy (S) Punt Road Oval 78 - 91
SAT 27/06/1959 St Kilda (S) v Geelong (S) Junction Oval 121 - 41

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Seconds 1st 8 -0- 1 32 163.2% 888 544
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 6 -1- 2 26 99.0% 728 735
St Kilda Seconds 3rd 5 -1- 3 22 130.7% 839 642
Footscray Seconds 4th 5 -1- 3 22 112.9% 647 573
Collingwood Seconds 5th 5 -1- 3 22 108.9% 701 644
Richmond Seconds 6th 4 -1- 4 18 85.8% 610 711
Carlton Seconds 7th 4 -0- 5 16 93.3% 636 682
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 3 -1- 5 14 84.3% 635 753
North Melbourne Seconds 9th 3 -0- 6 12 91.8% 661 720
Melbourne Seconds 10th 3 -0- 6 12 84.1% 587 698
Geelong Seconds 11th 3 -0- 6 12 82.0% 651 794
Essendon Seconds 12th 2 -0- 7 8 88.7% 683 770

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/07/1959 Collingwood (S) v North Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 88 - 72
SAT 04/07/1959 Fitzroy (S) v Carlton (S) Brunswick Street Oval 94 - 34
SAT 04/07/1959 Geelong (S) v Footscray (S) Kardinia Park 102 - 90
SAT 04/07/1959 Hawthorn (S) v Essendon (S) Glenferrie Oval 108 - 52
SAT 04/07/1959 Richmond (S) v South Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 59 - 88
SAT 04/07/1959 St Kilda (S) v Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 67 - 38

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Seconds 1st 9 -0- 1 36 167.1% 996 596
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 7 -1- 2 30 106.9% 822 769
St Kilda Seconds 3rd 6 -1- 3 26 133.2% 906 680
Collingwood Seconds 4th 6 -1- 3 26 110.2% 789 716
Footscray Seconds 5th 5 -1- 4 22 109.2% 737 675
South Melbourne Seconds 6th 4 -1- 5 18 89.0% 723 812
Richmond Seconds 7th 4 -1- 5 18 83.7% 669 799
Carlton Seconds 8th 4 -0- 6 16 86.3% 670 776
Geelong Seconds 9th 4 -0- 6 16 85.2% 753 884
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 3 -0- 7 12 90.7% 733 808
Melbourne Seconds 11th 3 -0- 7 12 81.7% 625 765
Essendon Seconds 12th 2 -0- 8 8 83.7% 735 878

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/07/1959 Carlton (S) v St Kilda (S) Princes Park 68 - 78
SAT 11/07/1959 Collingwood (S) v Hawthorn (S) 49 - 52
SAT 11/07/1959 Essendon (S) v Richmond (S) Windy Hill 77 - 78
SAT 11/07/1959 Footscray (S) v Fitzroy (S) Western Oval 55 - 52
SAT 11/07/1959 Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) MCG 63 - 78
SAT 11/07/1959 South Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) Lakeside Oval 53 - 61

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Seconds 1st 10 -0- 1 40 162.5% 1,048 645
St Kilda Seconds 2nd 7 -1- 3 30 131.6% 984 748
Fitzroy Seconds 3rd 7 -1- 3 30 106.1% 874 824
Collingwood Seconds 4th 6 -1- 4 26 109.1% 838 768
Footscray Seconds 5th 6 -1- 4 26 108.9% 792 727
Richmond Seconds 6th 5 -1- 5 22 85.3% 747 876
Geelong Seconds 7th 5 -0- 6 20 86.9% 814 937
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 4 -1- 6 18 88.9% 776 873
North Melbourne Seconds 9th 4 -0- 7 16 93.1% 811 871
Carlton Seconds 10th 4 -0- 7 16 86.4% 738 854
Melbourne Seconds 11th 3 -0- 8 12 81.6% 688 843
Essendon Seconds 12th 2 -0- 9 8 84.9% 812 956

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/07/1959 Essendon (S) v Carlton (S) Windy Hill 48 - 87
SAT 18/07/1959 Footscray (S) v St Kilda (S) Western Oval 81 - 86
SAT 18/07/1959 Hawthorn (S) v Fitzroy (S) Glenferrie Oval 88 - 69
SAT 18/07/1959 Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) MCG 120 - 93
SAT 18/07/1959 North Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) Arden Street Oval 82 - 88
SAT 18/07/1959 South Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) Lakeside Oval 50 - 94

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Seconds 1st 11 -0- 1 44 159.1% 1,136 714
St Kilda Seconds 2nd 8 -1- 3 34 129.1% 1,070 829
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 7 -1- 4 30 113.9% 932 818
Fitzroy Seconds 4th 7 -1- 4 30 103.4% 943 912
Footscray Seconds 5th 6 -1- 5 26 107.4% 873 813
Geelong Seconds 6th 6 -0- 6 24 88.5% 902 1,019
Richmond Seconds 7th 5 -1- 6 22 84.3% 840 996
Carlton Seconds 8th 5 -0- 7 20 91.5% 825 902
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 4 -1- 7 18 85.4% 826 967
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 4 -0- 8 16 93.1% 893 959
Melbourne Seconds 11th 4 -0- 8 16 86.3% 808 936
Essendon Seconds 12th 2 -0- 10 8 82.5% 860 1,043

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/07/1959 Carlton (S) v Footscray (S) Princes Park 103 - 42
SAT 25/07/1959 Collingwood (S) v Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 50 - 40
SAT 25/07/1959 Fitzroy (S) v South Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 56 - 52
SAT 25/07/1959 Geelong (S) v Hawthorn (S) Kardinia Park 77 - 91
SAT 25/07/1959 Richmond (S) v North Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 91 - 30
SAT 25/07/1959 St Kilda (S) v Essendon (S) Junction Oval 58 - 53

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Seconds 1st 12 -0- 1 48 155.1% 1,227 791
St Kilda Seconds 2nd 9 -1- 3 38 127.9% 1,128 882
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 8 -1- 4 34 114.5% 982 858
Fitzroy Seconds 4th 8 -1- 4 34 103.6% 999 964
Footscray Seconds 5th 6 -1- 6 26 99.9% 915 916
Richmond Seconds 6th 6 -1- 6 26 90.7% 931 1,026
Carlton Seconds 7th 6 -0- 7 24 98.3% 928 944
Geelong Seconds 8th 6 -0- 7 24 88.2% 979 1,110
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 4 -1- 8 18 85.8% 878 1,023
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 4 -0- 9 16 87.9% 923 1,050
Melbourne Seconds 11th 4 -0- 9 16 86.0% 848 986
Essendon Seconds 12th 2 -0- 11 8 82.9% 913 1,101

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/08/1959 Carlton (S) v Collingwood (S) Princes Park 81 - 65
SAT 01/08/1959 Essendon (S) v South Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 75 - 69
SAT 01/08/1959 Geelong (S) v Richmond (S) Kardinia Park 70 - 54
SAT 01/08/1959 Hawthorn (S) v Footscray (S) Glenferrie Oval 84 - 30
SAT 01/08/1959 Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) MCG 68 - 80
SAT 01/08/1959 St Kilda (S) v North Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 61 - 87

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Seconds 1st 13 -0- 1 52 159.7% 1,311 821
St Kilda Seconds 2nd 9 -1- 4 38 122.7% 1,189 969
Fitzroy Seconds 3rd 9 -1- 4 38 104.6% 1,079 1,032
Collingwood Seconds 4th 8 -1- 5 34 111.5% 1,047 939
Carlton Seconds 5th 7 -0- 7 28 100.0% 1,009 1,009
Geelong Seconds 6th 7 -0- 7 28 90.1% 1,049 1,164
Footscray Seconds 7th 6 -1- 7 26 94.5% 945 1,000
Richmond Seconds 8th 6 -1- 7 26 89.9% 985 1,096
North Melbourne Seconds 9th 5 -0- 9 20 90.9% 1,010 1,111
South Melbourne Seconds 10th 4 -1- 9 18 86.2% 947 1,098
Melbourne Seconds 11th 4 -0- 10 16 85.9% 916 1,066
Essendon Seconds 12th 3 -0- 11 12 84.4% 988 1,170

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/08/1959 Collingwood (S) v St Kilda (S) Victoria Park 98 - 73
SAT 08/08/1959 Fitzroy (S) v Geelong (S) Brunswick Street Oval 92 - 81
SAT 08/08/1959 Footscray (S) v Melbourne (S) Western Oval 47 - 84
SAT 08/08/1959 North Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Arden Street Oval 45 - 60
SAT 08/08/1959 Richmond (S) v Carlton (S) Punt Road Oval 43 - 51
SAT 08/08/1959 South Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Lakeside Oval 37 - 60

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Seconds 1st 14 -0- 1 56 159.8% 1,371 858
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 10 -1- 4 42 105.2% 1,171 1,113
St Kilda Seconds 3rd 9 -1- 5 38 118.3% 1,262 1,067
Collingwood Seconds 4th 9 -1- 5 38 113.1% 1,145 1,012
Carlton Seconds 5th 8 -0- 7 32 100.8% 1,060 1,052
Geelong Seconds 6th 7 -0- 8 28 90.0% 1,130 1,256
Footscray Seconds 7th 6 -1- 8 26 91.5% 992 1,084
Richmond Seconds 8th 6 -1- 8 26 89.6% 1,028 1,147
North Melbourne Seconds 9th 5 -0- 10 20 90.1% 1,055 1,171
Melbourne Seconds 10th 5 -0- 10 20 89.8% 1,000 1,113
South Melbourne Seconds 11th 4 -1- 10 18 85.0% 984 1,158
Essendon Seconds 12th 4 -0- 11 16 86.3% 1,048 1,215

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/08/1959 Collingwood (S) v Richmond (S) Victoria Park 71 - 68
SAT 15/08/1959 Fitzroy (S) v North Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 51 - 42
SAT 15/08/1959 Geelong (S) v Essendon (S) Kardinia Park 77 - 76
SAT 15/08/1959 Hawthorn (S) v St Kilda (S) Glenferrie Oval 65 - 50
SAT 15/08/1959 Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 71 - 48
SAT 15/08/1959 South Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Lakeside Oval 85 - 62

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Seconds 1st 15 -0- 1 60 158.1% 1,436 908
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 11 -1- 4 46 105.8% 1,222 1,155
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 10 -1- 5 42 112.6% 1,216 1,080
St Kilda Seconds 4th 9 -1- 6 38 115.9% 1,312 1,132
Carlton Seconds 5th 8 -0- 8 32 98.7% 1,108 1,123
Geelong Seconds 6th 8 -0- 8 32 90.6% 1,207 1,332
Footscray Seconds 7th 6 -1- 9 26 90.2% 1,054 1,169
Richmond Seconds 8th 6 -1- 9 26 90.0% 1,096 1,218
Melbourne Seconds 9th 6 -0- 10 24 92.2% 1,071 1,161
South Melbourne Seconds 10th 5 -1- 10 22 87.6% 1,069 1,220
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 5 -0- 11 20 89.8% 1,097 1,222
Essendon Seconds 12th 4 -0- 12 16 87.0% 1,124 1,292

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/08/1959 Carlton (S) v Hawthorn (S) Princes Park 58 - 66
SAT 22/08/1959 Essendon (S) v Fitzroy (S) Windy Hill 68 - 124
SAT 22/08/1959 Footscray (S) v Collingwood (S) Western Oval 60 - 112
SAT 22/08/1959 Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) MCG 75 - 44
SAT 22/08/1959 North Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 97 - 49
SAT 22/08/1959 St Kilda (S) v Richmond (S) Junction Oval 97 - 102

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Seconds 1st 16 -0- 1 64 155.5% 1,502 966
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 12 -1- 4 50 110.1% 1,346 1,223
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 11 -1- 5 46 116.5% 1,328 1,140
St Kilda Seconds 4th 9 -1- 7 38 114.2% 1,409 1,234
Carlton Seconds 5th 8 -0- 9 32 98.1% 1,166 1,189
Geelong Seconds 6th 8 -0- 9 32 88.9% 1,251 1,407
Richmond Seconds 7th 7 -1- 9 30 91.1% 1,198 1,315
Melbourne Seconds 8th 7 -0- 10 28 95.1% 1,146 1,205
Footscray Seconds 9th 6 -1- 10 26 87.0% 1,114 1,281
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 6 -0- 11 24 93.9% 1,194 1,271
South Melbourne Seconds 11th 5 -1- 11 22 84.9% 1,118 1,317
Essendon Seconds 12th 4 -0- 13 16 84.2% 1,192 1,416

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/08/1959 Fitzroy (S) v St Kilda (S) Brunswick Street Oval 104 - 64
SAT 29/08/1959 Footscray (S) v Essendon (S) Western Oval 65 - 81
SAT 29/08/1959 Geelong (S) v Collingwood (S) Kardinia Park 55 - 65
SAT 29/08/1959 North Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) Arden Street Oval 62 - 54
SAT 29/08/1959 Richmond (S) v Hawthorn (S) Punt Road Oval 69 - 65
SAT 29/08/1959 South Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 42 - 91

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Seconds 1st 16 -0- 2 64 151.4% 1,567 1,035
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 13 -1- 4 54 112.7% 1,450 1,287
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 12 -1- 5 50 116.6% 1,393 1,195
St Kilda Seconds 4th 9 -1- 8 38 110.1% 1,473 1,338
Richmond Seconds 5th 8 -1- 9 34 91.8% 1,267 1,380
Melbourne Seconds 6th 8 -0- 10 32 99.2% 1,237 1,247
Carlton Seconds 7th 8 -0- 10 32 97.5% 1,220 1,251
Geelong Seconds 8th 8 -0- 10 32 88.7% 1,306 1,472
North Melbourne Seconds 9th 7 -0- 11 28 94.8% 1,256 1,325
Footscray Seconds 10th 6 -1- 11 26 86.6% 1,179 1,362
South Melbourne Seconds 11th 5 -1- 12 22 82.4% 1,160 1,408
Essendon Seconds 12th 5 -0- 13 20 86.0% 1,273 1,481

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/09/1959 Collingwood (S) v St Kilda (S) MCG 77 - 72
SAT 12/09/1959 Hawthorn (S) v Fitzroy (S) MCG 87 - 68

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/09/1959 Fitzroy (S) v Collingwood (S) MCG 44 - 29

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/09/1959 Hawthorn (S) v Fitzroy (S) MCG 96 - 65