Coach: Norm Smith
Captain: John Beckwith
Finishing Position: 1st (Lost Grand Final)
Best and Fairest: Laurie Mithen
Leading Goalkicker: Ron Barassi / Athol Webb (44)
Best First Year Player: Alan Rowarth
| Matches | Ladder | Playing list | Tribunal | Seconds | Thirds |
After three premierships in a row, Melbourne was playing to equal the Collingwood record of four consecutive flags. After many expected them to fall away in 1957, most tipsters expected the Demons to win again. The only senior player lost was Jim Sandral, who'd gone to Corowa to coach, leaving them with more returning players than any other side in the league.
The season took a break for three weeks from late June until mid-July for a poorly attended interstate carnival to be played in Victoria. A "Highlights of '58" exhibition at the Olympic Swimming Stadium during the season saw the Demons win the final of a league goalkicking contest against Richmond. Bob Johnson and Athol Webb booted three each in the final. Johnson also appeared in Melbourne's tug-of-war team alongside Peter Marquis.
Despite only losing their second game in Round 11, the defeat was Melbourne's worst in five years, prompting the appointment of (Ron Baggott)) as an assistant to Norm Smith. Baggott was employed to do specialist work with players while Smith directed training generally.
After finishing three games clear on the ladder, and convincingly beating Collingwood in the Semi Final, Melbourne entered the Grand Final as red-hot favourites but were beaten in a massive upset.
At the end of the season six players registered for professional foot races. Frank Adams, Peter Brenchley, Athol Webb, Brian Dixon, Geoff Case and Brian Dunsford all ran in various athletics competitions. The club had its end of season trip to Surfers Paradise, and while they were there they played an exhibition match under lights against Carlton. The Night Series returned to a competition for sides that missed finals only.
Melbourne's VFL delegates were Bert Chadwick and Richard Taylor, though Ivor Warne-Smith replaced Chadwick between 14 March and 4 June as the delegate took a leave of absence.
Premiership season
| Round | Opposition | Result | Score | ||
| 1 | Carlton | WIN | 79-65 | ||
| 2 | Geelong | WIN | 110-42 | ||
| 3 | North Melbourne | WIN | 90-51 | ||
| 4 | Hawthorn | WIN | 76-68 | ||
| 5 | Essendon | WIN | 102-87 | ||
| 6 | St. Kilda | LOSS | 78-79 | ||
| 7 | Footscray | WIN | 85-62 | ||
| 8 | Richmond | WIN | 90-83 | ||
| 9 | South Melbourne | WIN | 108-76 | ||
| 10 | Collingwood | WIN | 84-73 | ||
| 11 | Fitzroy | LOSS | 47-88 | ||
| 12 | Carlton | WIN | 84-68 | ||
| 13 | Geelong | WIN | 118-84 | ||
| 14 | North Melbourne | WIN | 72-63 | ||
| 15 | Hawthorn | WIN | 95-87 | ||
| 16 | Essendon | LOSS | 75-78 | ||
| 17 | St. Kilda | WIN | 137-87 | ||
| 18 | Footscray | WIN | 78-59 | ||
| SF | Collingwood | WIN | 78-33 | ||
| GF | Collingwood | LOSS | 64-82 | ||
Ladder
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| Melbourne | 15 | 0 | 3 | 123.7 | 60 |
| Collingwood | 12 | 0 | 6 | 123.7 | 48 |
| Fitzroy | 12 | 0 | 6 | 120.9 | 48 |
| North Melbourne | 11 | 0 | 7 | 92.7 | 44 |
| Essendon | 10 | 0 | 8 | 111.3 | 40 |
| Hawthorn | 9 | 0 | 9 | 109.3 | 36 |
| Carlton | 8 | 0 | 10 | 91.9 | 32 |
| St. Kilda | 7 | 0 | 11 | 92.2 | 28 |
| South Melbourne | 7 | 0 | 11 | 88.7 | 28 |
| Richmond | 7 | 0 | 11 | 88.5 | 28 |
| Footscray | 6 | 0 | 12 | 97.3 | 24 |
| Geelong | 4 | 0 | 14 | 73.8 | 16 |
Exhibition match
| Opposition | Result | Score | |||
| Carlton | WIN | 119-83 | |||
Playing list
| Number | Name | Games | Goals | ||
| 1 | Dick Fenton-Smith | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Alan Rowarth | 10 | 3 | ||
| 3 | Peter Marquis | 13 | 0 | ||
| 4 | John Lord | 11 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Ian McLean | 20 | 8 | ||
| 6 | Frank Adams | 13 | 13 | ||
| 7 | Geoff Case | 19 | 12 | ||
| 9 | Brian Dixon | 20 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Bob Turner | 7 | 2 | ||
| 11 | Laurie Mithen | 20 | 1 | ||
| 12 | Neil Crompton | 8 | 8 | ||
| 14 | Trevor Johnson | 18 | 3 | ||
| 15 | Athol Webb | 20 | 44 | ||
| 16 | Bob Johnson | 20 | 41 | ||
| 17 | Graeme Wilkinson | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Kevin Mithen | 3 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Keith Carroll | 9 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Graeme Pinfold | 3 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Peter Cook | 1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Ben Crameri | 1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | John Kerr | 1 | 2 | ||
| 23 | Geoff Tunbridge | 18 | 19 | ||
| 24 | Ian Ridley | 20 | 39 | ||
| 25 | Don Williams | 20 | 0 | ||
| 26 | Ian Thorogood | 13 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Denis Jones | 16 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Terry Gleeson | 5 | 0 | ||
| 30 | John Beckwith | 18 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Ron Barassi | 18 | 44 | ||
| 33 | Colin Wilson | 18 | 0 | ||
| 35 | Clyde Laidlaw | 14 | 4 | ||
| 38 | Peter Brenchley | 3 | 1 | ||
Best and Fairest
| Player | |||||
| 1st | Laurie Mithen | ||||
| 2nd | Don Williams | ||||
| 3rd | Ian McLean | ||||
Awards
Outstanding Service - Brian Dixon
Tribunal
| Round | Player | Charge | Sanction | ||
| GF | Ron Barassi | Striking | Guilty | ||
Seconds
Best and Fairest - Neil Crompton
Second Best and Fairest - Kevin Mithen
Best First Year Player - Lance Rolfe
Best Clubman - David McKenzie
Outstanding Service - Terry Gleeson, Trevor Clay, Alan Rowarth, Graeme Wilkinson
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| Hawthorn | 15 | 0 | 3 | 138.2 | 60 |
| Essendon | 13 | 0 | 5 | 114.6 | 52 |
| Collingwood | 11 | 0 | 7 | 126.7 | 44 |
| Fitzroy | 11 | 0 | 7 | 108.2 | 44 |
| St Kilda | 11 | 0 | 7 | 103.9 | 44 |
| Footscray | 8 | 0 | 10 | 98.8 | 32 |
| Geelong | 8 | 0 | 10 | 95.7 | 32 |
| Melbourne | 7 | 0 | 11 | 98.8 | 28 |
| Carlton | 7 | 0 | 11 | 85.6 | 28 |
| North Melbourne | 7 | 0 | 11 | 84.2 | 28 |
| South Melbourne | 6 | 0 | 12 | 93.0 | 24 |
| Richmond | 4 | 0 | 14 | 72.2 | 16 |
Richmond were stripped of a win which was given to Essendon.
Thirds
Captain - Neil Campbell
Vice-Captain - Kevin Avery
Best and Fairest - Neil Campbell
Second Best and Fairest - Ron McLeod
Most Consistent - Gary Buswell
Outstanding service - Gary Butler, John Kerley, Doug McIver, Murray Grainger, Kevin Avery
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| Richmond | 13 | 0 | 3 | 137.6 | 52 |
| Essendon | 13 | 0 | 3 | 133.8 | 52 |
| St Kilda | 12 | 0 | 4 | 147.3 | 48 |
| Carlton | 11 | 0 | 5 | 116.2 | 44 |
| South Melbourne | 10 | 0 | 6 | 118.4 | 40 |
| Footscray | 10 | 0 | 6 | 98.8 | 40 |
| Collingwood | 8 | 0 | 8 | 111.9 | 32 |
| Geelong | 6 | 0 | 10 | 84.7 | 24 |
| North Melbourne | 5 | 0 | 11 | 92.1 | 20 |
| Melbourne | 5 | 0 | 11 | 83.1 | 20 |
| Fitzroy | 2 | 0 | 14 | 63.2 | 8 |
| Hawthorn | 1 | 0 | 15 | 66.6 | 4 |
Fourths
Best and Fairest - Malcolm Innes
Second Best and Fairest - Alec Ingwersen
Outstanding service - Terry Rankin, Brian Jeffrey, Jim Edwards, Ian Bowater
Media
Age - 07/04/1958, 25/06/1958, 15/07/1958, 22/08/1958, 27/09/1958, 29/09/1958, 17/12/1958
Football Record R11 1958