1905 VFL Season: Essendon

Season Team Details

Season: 1905 VFL Season
Team: Essendon
Home Ground: East Melbourne

Team Results

Ladder Position: 4th (W-D-L: 9-0-8, P%: 114.4%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by Fitzroy (Semi Final)
Players: 35
Brownlow Leader(s): unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): George Barker (28)

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Bill Robinson
Vice-Captain(s): Jack McKenzie

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Anderson, Jim 11 R04-R14 3
Barker, George 16 R01-R14, S01, SF 29
Barry, Son 10 R08-R14, S01-S02, SF 4
Baxter, Ben 16 R01-R02, R04-R07, R09-R14, S01-S03, SF 0
Blackmore, Lewis 3 S02-S03, SF 6
Busbridge, Bill 1 R01 0
Callan, Hughie 17 R01-R14, S01-S02, SF 9
Cameron, Ernie 9 R05, R08-R09, R11-R14, S01, S03 3
Carkeek, William 2 R02-R03 2
Davis, Harry 11 R01-R04, R06-R07, R12-R13, S01-S02, SF 3
Everard, John 1 R10 0
Fraser, Simon 8 R02-R04, R07-R08, R12-R14 2
Gilligan, Arthur 7 R01-R07 5
Griffith, Billy 11 R08-R14, S01-S03, SF 0
Harris, Dick 3 R01, R10, S01 5
Kerr, Bill 1 R01 0
Laxton, Bert 18 R01-R14, S01-S03, SF 0
Legge, Arthur 3 R03, R05-R06 2
Madden, Mick 17 R01-R05, R07-R14, S01-S03, SF 11
Matheson, Alby 1 R03 0
McDonald, Arch 1 S03 0
McDonald, Edwin 1 S03 1
McDonald, Jim 17 R01-R11, R13-R14, S01-S03, SF 2
McKenzie, Jack 18 R01-R14, S01-S03, SF 20
McVitty, Bill 3 R04, R11-R12 0
Megson, Jack 1 R01 0
O'Brien, Jimmy 8 R01-R07, R09 0
Phipps, Jim 10 R02-R06, R14, S01-S03, SF 0
Robinson, Bill 16 R01-R02, R05-R14, S01-S03, SF 0
Robinson, Fred 18 R01-R14, S01-S03, SF 0
Sewart, Bill 17 R02-R14, S01-S03, SF 0
Shea, Mark 15 R04-R14, S01-S03, SF 0
Smith, Dave 17 R01-R04, R06-R14, S01-S03, SF 21
Tymms, Athol 3 R08, S02-S03 1
Vollugi, Herc 13 R01-R03, R05-R11, S02-S03, SF 4

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
06/05/1905 Round 1 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 8 unknown Bill Robinson
13/05/1905 Round 2 Geelong HOME WIN ESS by 34 unknown Bill Robinson
20/05/1905 Round 3 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 23 unknown Jack McKenzie
27/05/1905 Round 4 South Melbourne HOME WIN ESS by 56 unknown Jack McKenzie
05/06/1905 Round 5 St Kilda AWAY WIN ESS by 15 unknown Bill Robinson
10/06/1905 Round 6 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 7 unknown Bill Robinson
17/06/1905 Round 7 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 29 unknown Bill Robinson
01/07/1905 Round 8 Carlton HOME WIN ESS by 2 unknown Bill Robinson
08/07/1905 Round 9 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 14 unknown Bill Robinson
15/07/1905 Round 10 Melbourne HOME WIN ESS by 24 unknown Bill Robinson
22/07/1905 Round 11 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 1 unknown Bill Robinson
29/07/1905 Round 12 St Kilda HOME WIN ESS by 43 unknown Bill Robinson
05/08/1905 Round 13 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 13 unknown Bill Robinson
19/08/1905 Round 14 Collingwood AWAY WIN ESS by 13 unknown Bill Robinson
26/08/1905 Sectional Round 1 Geelong HOME WIN ESS by 44 unknown Bill Robinson
02/09/1905 Sectional Round 2 St Kilda AWAY WIN ESS by 30 unknown Bill Robinson
09/09/1905 Sectional Round 3 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 43 unknown Bill Robinson
16/09/1905 Semi Final Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 43 unknown Bill Robinson