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Grand final: 17.13 (115) d Essendon 11.12 (78) · M.C.G.
| # | Club | W–L–D | P | W | L | D | % | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MelbourneMelbourne | 13–4–1 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 142.7 | 54 | |
| 2 | CarltonCarlton | 13–5–0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 109.3 | 52 | |
| 3 | CollingwoodCollingwood | 12–6–0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 121.6 | 48 | |
| 4 | EssendonEssendon | 11–7–0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 112.4 | 44 | |
| 5 | FitzroyFitzroy | 10–7–1 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 113.5 | 42 | |
| 6 | North MelbourneNorth | 10–8–0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 89.3 | 40 | |
| 7 | HawthornHawthorn | 9–9–0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 112.7 | 36 | |
| 8 | St KildaSt Kilda | 9–9–0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 94.3 | 36 | |
| 9 | South MelbourneSouth Melbourne | 8–10–0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 103.4 | 32 | |
| 10 | Geelong CatsGeelong | 5–13–0 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 78.5 | 20 | |
| 11 | RichmondRichmond | 4–14–0 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 73.9 | 16 | |
| 12 | FootscrayFootscray | 3–15–0 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 73.3 | 12 |
Melbourne won the 1959 premiership, beating Essendon in the grand final, 17.13 (115) to 11.12 (78) at M.C.G..
Melbourne were minor premiers with 13 wins and 1 draw from 18 games.
Footscray finished last with 3 wins.
Results before 2001 come from Squiggle (squiggle.com.au); match files with player stats start in 2001.