vfl 1959 round 8

fitzroy (2-5) vs collingwood (2-5)

lions stun pies by 10. fitzroy (3-5) are 8th. collingwood (2-6) are 9th.

north (6-1) vs hawthorn (4-3)

roos beat hawks by 30. north (7-1) are 2nd. hawthorn (4-4) are 5th.

North Melbourne	84
Hawthorn	54

footscray (1-6) vs richmond (1-6)

tigers beat dogs by 26. richmond (2-6) are 10th. footscray (1-7) are last.

Footscray	37
Richmond	63

geelong (2-5) vs carlton (7-0)

blues beat cats by 9. carlton (8-0) are 1st. geelong (2-6) are 11th.

Geelong	79
Carlton	88

melbourne (5-2) vs essendon (4-3)

dees destroy dons by 73. melbourne (6-2) are 3rd. essendon (4-4) are 7th.

Melbourne	129
Essendon	56

south (3-4) vs st kilda (5-2) uor

swans beat saints by 56. south (4-4) are 6th. st kilda (5-3) are 4th.

South Melbourne	109
St. Kilda	53

ladder

round 9 matches

carlton v south

collingwood v essendon gor

hawthorn v melbourne

north v footscray

richmond v fitzroy

st kilda v geelong