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.
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. ISBN0-670-86814-0
1959, grand, final, 1959, grand, final, australian, rules, football, game, contested, between, melbourne, football, club, essendon, football, club, held, melbourne, cricket, ground, september, 1959, 62nd, annual, grand, final, victorian, football, league, stag. 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 1959 VFL Grand FinalMelbourne Essendon17 13 115 11 12 78 1 2 3 4MEL 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 Date26 September 1959StadiumMelbourne Cricket GroundAttendance103 506 1958 VFL Grand Final 1960 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 Contents 1 Teams 2 Statistics 2 1 Goalkickers 3 References 4 See alsoTeams edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Melbourne nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp EssendonMelbourneB John Beckwith c Tassie Johnson John LordHB Geoff Case Dennis Jones Ian ThorogoodC Ian McLean Laurie Mithen Brian DixonHF Geoff Tunbridge Clyde Laidlaw Hassa MannF Ron Barassi Alan Rowarth Ian RidleyFoll Bob Johnson Dick Fenton Smith Frank Bluey AdamsRes Don Williams Peter BrenchleyCoach Norm SmithEssendonB Bob Shearman John Towner Brian SampsonHB Alec Epis Ian Shelton Col HebbardC Alby Murdoch Reg Burgess Barry CapuanoHF Ken Peucker Ken Fraser Greg SewellF David Shaw Ron Evans John BirtFoll Geoff Leek Hugh Mitchell Jack Clarke c Res Barry Mackie Graham LeydinCoach Dick ReynoldsUmpire Bill BarbourStatistics edit Goalkickers edit 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 1References edit 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 0See also edit 1959 VFL season Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1959 VFL grand final amp oldid 1132346706, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
