1907 VFL Season: Essendon

Season Team Details

Season: 1907 VFL Season
Team: Essendon
Home Ground: East Melbourne

Team Results

Ladder Position: 8th (W-D-L: 5-0-12, P%: 74.0%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 39
Brownlow Leader(s): unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Jim Martin (15)

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Billy Griffith

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Anderson, John 3 R01, R05, R10 0
Barker, George 8 R10-R14, S01-S03 14
Belcher, Allan 16 R01-R04, R06-R14, S01-S03 1
Bennett, Cliff 3 R10-R11, S03 0
Blackmore, Lewis 1 R02 1
Bolton, Charles 1 R09 0
Bowe, Len 14 R02-R06, R08-R09, R11-R14, S01-S03 0
Busbridge, Bill 13 R01-R06, R11-R14, S01-S03 10
Busbridge, Norm 5 R01-R02, R04-R06 0
Cameron, Ernie 6 R01-R05, R07 3
Clough, Dick 1 R07 0
Davies, Bill 17 R01-R14, S01-S03 1
Dick, Horrie 1 R04 0
George, Alf 9 R01-R02, R06-R12 0
Gibson, Phil 8 R01-R03, R05-R07, R09, R12 0
Griffith, Billy 17 R01-R14, S01-S03 0
Haigbloom, Charlie 9 R09-R14, S01-S03 10
Jackson, Alf 12 R01, R03-R08, R13-R14, S01-S03 0
Jenkins, Barney 3 R09, S02-S03 2
Johnson, Bill 17 R01-R14, S01-S03 4
Kearney, Gordon 5 R07-R10, R12 0
Landmann, Otto 8 R01, R03-R08, R11 11
Laxton, Bert 2 R03, R07 1
Legge, Arthur 16 R01-R06, R08-R14, S01-S03 12
Londerigan, Mike 10 R08-R14, S01-S03 2
Lonergan, Bill 1 R11 0
Martin, Jim 16 R01-R14, S01-S02 15
McCann, Peter 1 R08 0
McVitty, Bill 6 R12-R14, S01-S03 0
Parkinson, Fred 15 R02-R11, R13-R14, S01-S03 2
Sartori, Ray 2 R05, R10 0
Sewart, Bill 16 R01-R10, R12-R14, S01-S03 3
Shea, Mark 17 R01-R14, S01-S03 0
Sloss, Bruce 2 R02, R08 0
Smith, Dave 6 R01, R13-R14, S01-S03 9
Stephenson, John 10 R04, R06-R08, R10-R14, S01 0
Sullivan, Jack 1 R09 0
Sykes, Alby 4 R01, R03, R06-R07 1
Teather, Charlie 4 R02-R05 1

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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)
27/04/1907 Round 1 Geelong HOME WIN ESS by 43 unknown Billy Griffith
04/05/1907 Round 2 Melbourne AWAY WIN ESS by 7 unknown Billy Griffith
11/05/1907 Round 3 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 30 unknown Billy Griffith
18/05/1907 Round 4 South Melbourne HOME LOSS SOU by 3 unknown Billy Griffith
25/05/1907 Round 5 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 9 unknown Billy Griffith
03/06/1907 Round 6 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 31 unknown Billy Griffith
15/06/1907 Round 7 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 54 unknown Billy Griffith
22/06/1907 Round 8 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 25 unknown Billy Griffith
29/06/1907 Round 9 Melbourne HOME WIN ESS by 15 unknown Billy Griffith
06/07/1907 Round 10 St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 28 unknown Billy Griffith
13/07/1907 Round 11 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 12 unknown Billy Griffith
20/07/1907 Round 12 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 47 unknown Billy Griffith
03/08/1907 Round 13 Fitzroy HOME WIN ESS by 27 unknown Billy Griffith
10/08/1907 Round 14 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 53 unknown Billy Griffith
17/08/1907 Sectional Round 1 Melbourne HOME WIN ESS by 15 unknown Billy Griffith
24/08/1907 Sectional Round 2 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 31 unknown Billy Griffith
31/08/1907 Sectional Round 3 South Melbourne HOME LOSS SOU by 56 unknown Billy Griffith