1958 Melbourne Carnival

The 1958 Melbourne Carnival was the 14th Australian rules football 'National Championship' and the last interstate carnival to be hosted by the state of Victoria. It was also known as the Centenary Carnival as it celebrated 100 years since the creation of the sport.

It was the Tasmanian team's most successful carnival in their history with wins against both South Australia and Western Australia. The VFL were the only undefeated team and their forward John Dugdale was the carnival's leading goalkicker with 18.

Teams

A record nine teams took part in the Melbourne Carnival and they were split into two groups of four. Section A consisted of the strongest states, Victoria (VFL and VFA), South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia. Section B had New South Wales, Queensland, the ACT and a team called the Australian Amateurs.

Results

ection A

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Game Five
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Game Two

Game Eight

ection B

Game Five

Game Six

All-Australian team

In 1958 the All-Australian team was picked based on the Melbourne Carnival.

Tassie Medal

Both Allen Aylett and Ted Whitten polled seven votes but Aylett was awarded the medal after a countback. Whitten was declared joint winner retrospectively in 1995.

Reference

* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/1958_melbourne_carnival.htm 1958 Melbourne Carnival page on Full Points Footy]