Melbourne finished top of the 1959 VFL ladder with 54 points and 142.7%, two points clear of Carlton. Melbourne won the premiership from 1st, beating Essendon by 37 points in the Grand Final.
Final VFL ladder · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm (Melbourne time)
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA | Last 5 | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MelbourneMEL🏆 | 18 | 54 | 142.7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1731 | 1213 | DLWWW | Premiers |
| 2 | CarltonCAR | 18 | 52 | 109.3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1534 | 1404 | LWLWW | Lost PF |
| 3 | CollingwoodCOL | 18 | 48 | 121.6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1477 | 1215 | WWWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 4 | EssendonESSTOP 4 | 18 | 44 | 112.4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1598 | 1422 | WWWWW | Runner-up |
| 5 | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 42 | 113.5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1533 | 1351 | DWWLW | – |
| 6 | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 40 | 89.3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1331 | 1490 | WLLLL | – |
| 7 | HawthornHAW | 18 | 36 | 112.7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1592 | 1412 | WWWLW | – |
| 8 | St KildaSTK | 18 | 36 | 94.3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1428 | 1515 | LLLWL | – |
| 9 | SydneySYD | 18 | 32 | 103.4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1515 | 1465 | LLLWL | – |
| 10 | GeelongGEE | 18 | 20 | 78.5 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1320 | 1681 | WLLLL | – |
| 11 | RichmondRIC | 18 | 16 | 73.9 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1309 | 1771 | LLLLL | – |
| 12 | Western BulldogsWBD | 18 | 12 | 73.3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1178 | 1607 | LWWLL | – |