vfl 1959 round 6

collingwood (0-5) vs footscray (1-4)

pies start their title defence very late beating dogs by 41. collingwood (1-5) are 10th. footscray (1-50 are last.

Collingwood	112
Footscray	71

fitzroy (2-3) vs essendon (2-3)

dons beat lions by 19. essendon (3-3) are 6th. fitzroy (2-4) are 8th.

Fitzroy	75
Essendon	94

geelong (2-3) vs melbourne (3-2)

dees smash cats by 53. melbourne (4-2) are 3rd. geelong (2-4) are 9th.

Geelong	76
Melbourne	129

hawthorn (3-2) vs carlton (5-0)

blues edge hawks by 8. carlton (6-0) are 1st. hawthorn (3-3) are 5th.

Hawthorn	75
Carlton	83

richmond (1-4) vs st kilda (3-2)

saints beat tigers by 23. st kilda (4-2) are 4th. richmond (1-5) are 11th.

Richmond	83
St. Kilda	106

south (3-2) vs north (5-0)

roos beat swans by 30. north (6-0) are 2nd. south (3-3) are 7th.

South Melbourne	66
North Melbourne	96

ladder

round 7 matches

carlton v north gor

collingwood v geelong

essendon v footscray

hawthorn v richmond

melbornue v south

st kilda v fitzroy