Round 1, 1959 · Punt Road Oval · Saturday 18 April 1959, 2:30pm
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 16 | 23 | 69 | 70 |
| Melbourne | 20 | 56 | 71 | 117 |
Crowd 25,000. Coaches: Alan McDonald and Norm Smith. Umpires: Frank Schwab.
| Ian Gardner | 27 | 0 |
| Alan Richardson (debut) | 12 | 0 |
| Larry Rowe | 31 | 0 |
| Paddy Guinane | 1 | 0 |
| Col Saddington | 26 | 0 |
| Frank Dunin | 23 | 0 |
| Doug Reynolds | 8 | 0 |
| Dave Cuzens | 4 | 0 |
| Neville Crowe | 5 | 0 |
| Allan Cations | 33 | 0 |
| Roy Wright | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Clements | 24 | 0 |
| Ray Allsop | 32 | 0 |
| Graham Jacobs (debut) | 16 | 1 |
| Fred Swift | 15 | 1 |
| John DArcy (debut) | 38 | 1 |
| Ted Langridge | 28 | 1 |
| Ron McDonald | 14 | 2 |
| Bob Dummett | 17 | 2 |
| Peter Morris | 13 | 2 |
| Dennis Jones | 27 | 0 |
| Hassa Mann (debut) | 29 | 0 |
| John Lord | 4 | 0 |
| Laurie Mithen | 11 | 0 |
| Tassie Johnson (debut) | 8 | 0 |
| John Beckwith | 30 | 0 |
| Geoff Case | 7 | 0 |
| Don Williams | 25 | 0 |
| Geoff Tunbridge | 23 | 0 |
| Ian Thorogood | 26 | 0 |
| Brian Dixon | 9 | 0 |
| Terry Gleeson | 28 | 0 |
| Ian McLean | 5 | 0 |
| Trevor Johnson | 14 | 0 |
| Alan Rowarth | 2 | 1 |
| Clyde Laidlaw | 35 | 1 |
| Ian Ridley | 24 | 3 |
| Bob Johnson | 16 | 3 |
| Frank Adams | 6 | 3 |
| Ron Barassi | 31 | 5 |
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200 meetings: Richmond 108, Melbourne 90, 2 drawn.
Melbourne by 46 · crowd 32,893
Melbourne by 54 · crowd 67,364
Melbourne by 20 · crowd 71,635
Melbourne by 43 · crowd 72,840
Melbourne by 32 · crowd 52,294
Melbourne by 18 · crowd 83,985