The Football Record: Special editions for the 1959 State-of-Origin Match, June 20 (Victoria v West Australia), the Night Match Sept 7 (St.Kilda v Hawthorn), the 1st Semi-Final (Collingwood v Essendon), the 2ns Semi-Final (Melbourne v Carlton), the [Prelim.] Final (Essendon v Carlton) and the Grand Final (Essendon v Melbourne). (Total: 6). Mixed condition. Melbourne 17.13 (115) defeated Essendon 11.12 (78) in the Grand Final in front of a huge crowd of 103, 506 fans.