vfl 1959 round 17

carlton (11-5) vs hawthorn (8-8)

blues edge hawks by 2. carlton (12-5) are 2nd. hawthorn (8-9) are 8th.

essendon (9-7) vs fitzroy (9-1-6)

dons move into 4 against lions by 20. essendon (10-7) are 4th. fitzroy (9-1-7) are 6th.

Essendon	74
Fitzroy	54

melbourne (11-1-4) vs geelong (5-11)

dees beat cats by 9 goals. melbourne (12-1-4) are 1st. geelong (5-12) are 10th.

Melbourne	120
Geelong	66

north (10-6) vs south (7-9) uor

swans stun roos by 92 points. south (8-9) are 8th. north (10-7) are 5th after looking top two or three most of the year.

North Melbourne	42
South Melbourne	134

st kilda (8-8) vs richmond (4-12)

saints beat tigers by 26. st kilda (9-8) are 7th. richmond (4-13) are 11th.

St. Kilda	123
Richmond	97

footscray (3-13) vs collingwood (10-6)

pies beat dogs by 30. collingwood (11-6) are 3rd. footscray (3-14) are last.

Footscray	35
Collingwood	65

ladder

round 18 matches

fitzroy v st kilda

geelong v collingwood

north v carlton

richmond v hawthorn

south v melbounre

footscray v essendon gor