1959 Melbourne Demons Roster
Team Record: 13-4 - 54 points
Finishing 1st in the VFL
Postseason: 2-0 Won Grand Finals
Coach: Norm Smith (13-4-1)
The Melbourne Demons of the Victorian Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 13 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties for 54 points finishing first in the VFL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0. Norm Smith coached the team. The 1959 Melbourne Demons won the Grand Finals.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Frank Adams | June 12, 1935 | 5'6" | 168 | ||
Ron Barassi | February 27, 1936 | 5'10" | 192 | Castlemaine, VIC | |
John Beckwith | September 16, 1932 | 5'11" | 168 | ||
Peter Brenchley | October 23, 1936 | 5'10" | 168 | ||
Geoff Case | September 15, 1935 | 6'0" | 179 | ||
Neil Crompton | August 16, 1937 | 5'10" | 174 | Dandenong, VIC | |
Brian Dixon | May 20, 1936 | 5'9" | 154 | ||
Dick Fenton-Smith | October 19, 1931 | 6'5" | 187 | ||
Terry Gleeson | October 16, 1933 | 6'4" | 203 | ||
Bob Johnson | June 3, 1935 | 6'6" | 212 | ||
Bob Johnson | December 2, 1937 | 6'2" | 196 | ||
Trevor Johnson | January 25, 1935 | 6'1" | 183 | ||
Dennis Jones | November 13, 1936 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
Bryan Kenneally | March 26, 1942 | 5'11" | 174 | ||
Clyde Laidlaw | November 27, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
John Lord | April 2, 1937 | 6'2" | 205 | ||
Harold Mann | October 10, 1940 | 5'9" | 168 | ||
Ian McLean | August 27, 1929 | 5'9" | 157 | ||
Laurie Mithen | April 15, 1934 | 6'0" | 183 | ||
Graeme Pinfold | April 24, 1936 | 5'7" | 170 | ||
Ian Ridley | February 15, 1934 | 5'5" | 150 | ||
Alan Rowarth | August 24, 1936 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
Ian Thorogood | August 25, 1936 | 6'0" | 183 | ||
Geoff Tunbridge | April 7, 1932 | 5'10" | 159 | ||
Athol Webb | September 13, 1935 | 5'11" | 176 | ||
Don Williams | November 3, 1935 | 5'11" | 176 | ||
Colin Wilson | July 23, 1933 | 6'3" | 185 |