1959 VFL Grand Final
Melbourne
Essendon
17.13 (115)
11.12 (78)
1
2
3
4
MEL
1.4 (10)
8.5 (53)
11.10 (76)
17.13 (115)
ESS
3.5 (23)
7.8 (50)
10.10 (70)
11.12 (78)
Date 26 September 1959 Stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance 103,506
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VFL Grand Final
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The 1959 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Melbourne Football Club and Essendon Football Club , held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 20 September 1959. It was the 62nd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League , staged to determine the premiers for the 1959 VFL season . The match, attended by 103,506 spectators, was won by Melbourne by 37 points, marking that club's tenth premiership victory.
This was Melbourne's sixth successive Grand Final appearance. It was the second time in three years in which the two teams met in a Grand Final, with Melbourne also having won the 1957 VFL Grand Final .
Teams [ ]
Melbourne
B :
John Beckwith (c)
Tassie Johnson
John Lord
HB :
Geoff Case
Dennis Jones
Ian Thorogood
C :
Ian McLean
Laurie Mithen
Brian Dixon
HF :
Geoff Tunbridge
Clyde Laidlaw
Hassa Mann
F :
Ron Barassi
Alan Rowarth
Ian Ridley
Foll :
Bob Johnson
Dick Fenton-Smith
Frank 'Bluey' Adams
Res :
Don Williams
Peter Brenchley
Coach :
Norm Smith
Statistics [ ]
Goalkickers [ ]
Melbourne :
R Barassi 4
A Rowarth 4
F Adams 3
B Johnson 3
H Mann 1
I Ridley 1
G Tunbridge 1
Essendon :
G Sewell 4
J Clarke 2
R Evans 2
D Shaw 2
K Fraser 1
References [ ]
AFL Tables: 1959 Grand Final
The Official statistical history of the AFL 2004
Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897-1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported , Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0
See also [ ]
Melbourne 17.13 (115) defeated Essendon 11.12 (78), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1. Fenton-Smith
2. Rowarth
4. Lord
5. McLean
6. Adams
7. Case
8. T. Johnson
9. Dixon
11. Mithen
16. B. Johnson
23. Tunbridge
24. Ridley
25. Williams
26. Thorogood
27. Jones
29. Mann
30. Beckwith (c)
31. Barassi
35. Laidlaw
38. Brenchley
Coach: Smith
AFL coach: Simon Goodwin
AFL captain: Max Gawn
AFLW coach: Mick Stinear
AFLW captain: Daisy Pearce
VFL/AFL home grounds
Melbourne Cricket Ground (1897–1941; 1946–)
Punt Road Oval (1942–45)
AFLW home grounds VFL/AFL premierships (13) Seasons (147) Related articles Melbourne did not field a team from 1916–18 due to the First World War
VFL/AFL home grounds
East Melbourne Cricket Ground (1897–1921)
Windy Hill (1922–1991)
Melbourne Cricket Ground (1992–)
Docklands Stadium (2000–)
VFL/AFL premierships (16) Seasons (142) Related articles Essendon did not participate in the 1916 and 1917 VFL seasons due to the First World War (indicated in grey)
Clubs
Adelaide
Brisbane Lions
Carlton
Collingwood
Essendon
Fremantle
Geelong
Gold Coast
Greater Western Sydney
Hawthorn
Melbourne
North Melbourne
Port Adelaide
Richmond
St Kilda
Sydney
West Coast
Western Bulldogs
Seasons Grand finals Venues
Adelaide Oval
Bellerive Oval
Carrara Stadium
Docklands Stadium
Eureka Stadium
The Gabba
Jiangwan Stadium
Kardinia Park
Manuka Oval
Marrara Oval
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Perth Stadium
Riverway Stadium
Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney Showground Stadium
Traeger Park
York Park
Awards Major recurring events Second-tier and junior competitions
AFL Under 18 Championships
NAB League
North East Australian Football League
South Australian National Football League
Victorian Football League
West Australian Football League
Former clubs Related articles Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924