1906 VFL Season: Essendon

Season Team Details

Season: 1906 VFL Season
Team: Essendon
Home Ground: East Melbourne

Team Results

Ladder Position: 4th (W-D-L: 10-0-7, P%: 115.1%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by Fitzroy (Semi Final)
Players: 39
Brownlow Leader(s): unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Norm Yeo (31)
W. S. Crichton Medal Recipient(s): Jack McKenzie

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Jack McKenzie

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Baxter, Ben 10 R05-R08, R10-R14, S03 0
Belcher, Allan 18 R01-R14, S01-S03, SF 7
Blackmore, Lewis 3 R02-R04 3
Borthwick, Jack 2 R01-R02 0
Busbridge, Bill 15 R01-R06, R10-R14, S01-S03, SF 6
Cameron, Ernie 17 R01-R09, R11-R14, S01-S03, SF 12
Davies, Bill 16 R01-R11, R14, S01-S03, SF 1
Dixon, John 1 R04 0
Fogarty, Chris 2 S03, SF 0
Fogarty, Joe 2 S03, SF 3
Fraser, Simon 13 R03, R05-R07, R09-R12, R14, S01-S03, SF 6
Garton, Cec 1 S03 0
George, Alf 16 R03-R14, S01-S03, SF 0
Gibson, George 4 R05, R10, R12-R13 1
Gibson, Phil 6 R13-R14, S01-S03, SF 0
Green, John 3 R01-R02, R04 0
Griffith, Billy 15 R01-R02, R04-R13, S02-S03, SF 0
Hiskins, Fred 11 R07-R10, R12-R14, S01-S03, SF 10
Kennedy, Con 4 R07-R09, R11 0
Laxton, Bert 8 R01-R05, R13-R14, S01 0
Legge, Arthur 16 R01-R14, S01, SF 3
Madden, Mick 16 R03-R14, S01-S03, SF 0
McDonald, Jim 1 R10 0
McKenzie, Jack 18 R01-R14, S01-S03, SF 24
Morley, Charlie 3 R01, R03, R11 0
Numa, Bert 1 R02 0
Phipps, Jim 2 R04, R06 0
Robinson, Bill 6 R01-R06 2
Ross-Soden, Gordon 1 R03 0
Ryan, Gerald 2 S01-S02 0
Sartori, Ray 5 R08, R12, R14, S02, SF 1
Sewart, Bill 15 R01-R02, R06-R14, S01-S03, SF 0
Shea, Mark 18 R01-R14, S01-S03, SF 0
Smith, Dave 11 R01-R03, R05-R10, S01-S02 9
Teather, Charlie 15 R01-R09, R11-R14, S02-S03 2
Thurgood, Albert 8 R07-R09, R11-R12, R14, S01, SF 10
Vollugi, Herc 3 R09-R10, R13 0
Wilson, James 1 R01 0
Yeo, Norm 15 R01-R13, S01-S02 31

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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)
05/05/1906 Round 1 South Melbourne HOME LOSS SOU by 7 unknown Jack McKenzie
12/05/1906 Round 2 Geelong AWAY WIN ESS by 38 unknown Jack McKenzie
19/05/1906 Round 3 Melbourne HOME WIN ESS by 34 unknown Jack McKenzie
26/05/1906 Round 4 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 31 unknown Jack McKenzie
02/06/1906 Round 5 Fitzroy HOME WIN ESS by 5 unknown Jack McKenzie
09/06/1906 Round 6 Collingwood HOME WIN ESS by 17 unknown Jack McKenzie
16/06/1906 Round 7 Carlton AWAY WIN ESS by 35 unknown Jack McKenzie
30/06/1906 Round 8 South Melbourne AWAY WIN ESS by 33 unknown Jack McKenzie
07/07/1906 Round 9 Geelong HOME WIN ESS by 71 unknown Jack McKenzie
14/07/1906 Round 10 Melbourne AWAY WIN ESS by 66 unknown Jack McKenzie
21/07/1906 Round 11 St Kilda HOME WIN ESS by 2 unknown Jack McKenzie
28/07/1906 Round 12 Fitzroy AWAY WIN ESS by 8 unknown Jack McKenzie
04/08/1906 Round 13 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 32 unknown Jack McKenzie
18/08/1906 Round 14 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 36 unknown Jack McKenzie
25/08/1906 Sectional Round 1 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 18 unknown Jack McKenzie
01/09/1906 Sectional Round 2 South Melbourne HOME LOSS SOU by 35 unknown Jack McKenzie
08/09/1906 Sectional Round 3 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 24 unknown Jack McKenzie
15/09/1906 Semi Final Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 36 unknown Jack McKenzie