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Encyclopedia > 1958 VFL season

Results and statistics for the VFL/AFL season of 1958. VFL/AFL is the term used to refer to the competition established in 1897, which was originally known as the Victorian Football League. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list. AFL Logo This page is a chronological listing of Australian Football League premiers. ...

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Grand Final

Collingwood defeated Melbourne 12.10 (84) to 9.10 (64). (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football). A Grand Final is the culmination of a series of final matches played between a number of sporting teams to decide the premier team. ... The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ... The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The Big Men Fly - high marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the most important skill in Aussie Rules Footy Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy...


Ladder

All teams played 18 games during the home and away season, for a total of 108. An additional 4 games were played during the finals series.

Team Won Lost Draw % Points
1 Melbourne 15 3 0 123 60
2 Collingwood 12 6 0 123 48
3 Fitzroy 12 6 0 120 48
4 North Melbourne 11 7 0 92 44
5 Essendon 10 8 0 111 40
6 Hawthorn 9 9 0 109 36
7 Carlton 8 10 0 91 32
8 St Kilda 7 11 0 92 28
9 South Melbourne 7 11 0 88 28
10 Richmond 7 11 0 88 28
11 Footscray 6 12 0 97 24
12 Geelong 4 14 0 73 16

The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ... The Fitzroy Football Club, latterly known as the Lions, was formed in 1883 and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897. ... The North Melbourne Football Club, trading as the Kangaroos, and informally known as the Shinboners, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... The Hawthorn Hawks are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... The Carlton Football Club is one of the oldest and most successful Australian rules football clubs. ... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales. ... The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... The Western Bulldogs, formerly known as the Footscray Football Club or The Bulldogs is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in western suburban Melbourne, Australia, drawing its supporter base from this traditionally poor, industrial, and less leafy part of Melbourne. ... The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ...

Awards

The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal, is an annual medal awarded to the fairest and best player in the Australian Football League during the regular season (ie. ... Neil E Roberts (born 15 June 1933) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL. Roberts played with St Kilda on the forward line intially but later excelled as a backman, winning the Brownlow medal in 1958. ... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... A wooden spoon is a long-handled spoon, usually used in food preparation, that is made of wood. ... The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ...

Match attendance

Total match attendance for the home-and-away season was 2,394,569 people. Total attendance for the finals series was 321,175 people. Attendance at the Grand Final was 97,956 people.

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