Grand final of the 1958 Victorian Football League season
| 1958 VFL Grand Final |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| MEL |
5.1 (31) |
7.4 (46) |
7.6 (48) |
9.10 (64) |
| COL |
2.2 (14) |
7.6 (48) |
12.9 (81) |
12.10 (82) |
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| Date | 20 September 1958 |
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| Stadium | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
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| Attendance | 97,956 |
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| Favourite | Melbourne |
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The 1958 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Melbourne Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 20 September 1958. It was the 61st annual grand final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1958 VFL season. The match, attended by 97,956 spectators, was won by Collingwood by 18 points, marking that club's 13th premiership victory, and the game has been dubbed The Miracle of '58.[1][2]
It was Melbourne's fifth successive grand final appearance. The Demons had won the previous three premierships and were looking to equal Collingwood's 1927–1930 record (which still stands) of four consecutive premierships. Collingwood would not win another Grand Final for 32 years, despite numerous appearances, until 1990.
