vfl 1959 round 18

fitzroy (9-1-7) vs st kilda (9-8)

lions smash saints by 7 goals bust just miss finals. fitzroy (10-1-7) finish 5th. st kilda (9-9) finish 8th.

Fitzroy132
St. Kilda90

geelong (5-12) vs collingwood (11-6)

pies become the first team to go from 0-5 to make finals (only two sydney (in 2017) and hawthorn this year have done it since) smashing cats by 83. collingwood (12-6) host essendon in minor semi. geelong (5-13) finish 10th.

Geelong38
Collingwood121

north (10-7) vs carlton (12-5)

blues beat roos by 27. carlton (13-5) finish 2nd will play melbourne in minor semi. north (10-8) finish 6th big late season collapse.

North Melbourne59
Carlton86

richmond (4-13) vs hawthorn (8-9)

hawks beat tigers by 43. hawthorn (9-9) finish 7th. richmond (4-14) finish 11th.

Richmond73
Hawthorn116

south (8-9) vs melboure (12-1-4)

dees beat swans by 15. melbourne (13-1-4) finish 1st and host carlton in major semi. south (8-10) finish 9th.

South Melbourne61
Melbourne76

footscray (3-14) vs essendon (10-7)

dons beat dogs by 43. essendon (11-7) finish 4th play collingwood in minor semi. footscray (3-15) finish last.

Footscray74
Essendon117

ladder

LPClubPWLDForAgn%Pts
1Melbourne18134117311213142.7054
2Carlton18135015341404109.2652
3Collingwood18126014771215121.5648
4Essendon18117015981422112.3844
5Fitzroy18107115331351113.4742
6North Melbourne1810801331149089.3340
7Hawthorn1899015921412112.7536
8St. Kilda189901428151594.2636
9South Melbourne18810015151465103.4132
10Geelong1851301320168178.5320
11Richmond1841401309177173.9116
12Footscray1831501178160773.3012

semi finals

minor

collingwood v essendon

major

melbourne v carlton

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