| Carlton | 3.6 | 24 | 8.6 | 54 | 11.12 | 78 | 15.14 | 104 | | Footscray | 2.1 | 13 | 3.4 | 22 | 4.5 | 29 | 8.7 | 55 |
| Venue: Western Oval | Date: Saturday May 2, 1959 |
| Result: Win by 49 points | Umpire: Nash | Crowd: 29,438 |
| Goalkickers: S.Silvagni 4, J.Heathcote 3, G.Donaldson 2, B.Williams 2, L.Brereton 1, G.Burke 1, G.Gilchrist 1, D.Nicholls 1. |
| Reports: | Injuries: L.Brereton (bruised shoulder) replaced by D.Beasy in last quarter. K.Clarke (bruised ribs ) replaced by B.Buckley in last quarter. B.Comben (ankle) |
Game Review
With the Blues' big men dominating Laurie Kerr starred in the centre. Footscray tried three players on him including Mr. Football Ted Whitten who went onto him during the second quarter. He broke even with Kerr, but after half time he was forced to go on the ball to try and lift his team. In the meantime Laurie continued to amass possessions in the middle. George Ferry and Bruce Comben played well in defence. Brian Buckley took some good marks on the forward line but wasted his opportunities.
Team
| B: | 15 Bruce Comben (c) | 25 George Ferry | 2 John Nicholls |
| HB: | 19 Denis Zeunert | 14 Bob Crowe | 10 John James |
| C: | 28 Graham Gilchrist | 11 Laurie Kerr | 27 Bill Armstrong |
| HF: | 7 Bruce Williams | 18 Peter Barry | 12 Don Nicholls |
| F: | 5 Gerald Burke | 1 Serge Silvagni | 6 Leo Brereton |
| Ruck: | 13 Graham Donaldson (vc) | 16 Kevin Clarke | 37 John Heathcote |
| Res: | 4 Brian Buckley | 17 Doug Beasy | |
| Coach: | Ken Hands |
Milestones
Last game: Bill Armstrong
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