1958

Round: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 Fixture by Round

1958 Summary

In his final season, Ken Hands stepped down from the captaincy that he had held for the previous 5 and a half years.

Unforunately, Carlton carried its losing form of the end of the 1957 season into 1958. The club would win only one of its first seven games, and that was against the previous years wooden spoon winner, Geelong. By the end of round 7, the Blues would sit dead last on the premiership table, and any chance of a finals appearance was gone.

The club managed to turn its fortunes around from round 8, though, winning four games in a row and 7 of its last 11 games. This lifted us to seventh place on the ladder with an 8 win, 10 loss record for the year. This improved form would lay the foundation for 1959, Carlton's best year of the 1950's, when the club would win its first eight games, finish second on the ladder, and reach a Preliminary Final.

Ladder

Pos	Team	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points	For	Against	%
1	Melbourne	15	0	3	60	227.246.1608	182.208.1300	123.7
2	Collingwood	12	0	6	48	214.244.1528	172.203.1235	123.7
3	Fitzroy	12	0	6	48	214.267.1551	177.221.1283	120.9
4	Nth Melbourne	11	0	7	44	170.208.1228	181.238.1324	92.7
5	Essendon	10	0	8	40	210.259.1519	193.207.1365	111.3
6	Hawthorn	9	0	9	36	198.231.1419	182.206.1298	109.3
7	Carlton	8	0	10	32	153.240.1158	173.222.1260	91.9
8	St Kilda	7	0	11	28	184.236.1340	201.248.1454	92.2
9	Sth Melbourne	7	0	11	28	202.238.1450	226.278.1634	88.7
10	Richmond	7	0	11	28	202.213.1425	226.255.1611	88.5
11	Footscray	6	0	12	24	198.213.1401	198.252.1440	97.3
12	Geelong	4	0	14	16	163.214.1192	224.271.1615	73.8

People of 1958

Coach: Jim Francis
Captain: Bruce Comben
Vice Captain: Laurie Kerr
Leading goal scorer: John Heathcote - 19 goals

Milestones

Retirements: Ken Hands (211 games)
Debuts: Bill Armstrong, John Stephenson, Berkley Cox, Peter Barry, Don Hall, Serge Silvagni, Kevin Ryan, John Heathcote, Len Cottrell, John Benetti, Chris Pavlou, Graham McColl, Bill Arch

1958 Night Series Round: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 Playing List | Debuts | Brownlow Votes | Season Image Gallery 1957 | 1959