1911 VFL Season: Essendon

Season Team Details

Season: 1911 VFL Season
Team: Essendon
Home Ground: East Melbourne

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 15-1-2, P%: 178.3%)
Finals Performance: Premiers
Players: 31
Brownlow Leader(s): unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Lou Armstrong (34)
W. S. Crichton Medal Recipient(s): Ernie Cameron

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Dave Smith

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Anderson, Ramsay 11 R01-R05, R09, R11-R13, R16, R18 0
Armstrong, Bert 15 R01-R10, R13-R17 25
Armstrong, Lou #1 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 35
Baring, Fred #5 18 R01-R15, R18, SF, GF 15
Belcher, Allan #4 17 R01-R06, R09-R18, SF 6
Benstead, Rupe 4 R03, R07-R08, R14 0
Bowe, Len #3 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 1
Busbridge, Bill #2 6 R15-R18, SF, GF 1
Cameron, Ernie #6 19 R01-R15, R17-R18, SF, GF 11
Chalmers, Wally #7 19 R02-R18, SF, GF 2
Freeman, Artie 1 R14 0
Griffith, Billy #8 15 R01-R02, R04-R05, R07-R08, R11-R15, R17-R18, SF, GF 0
Hanley, Dan #9 11 R10-R18, SF, GF 1
Harrison, Billy 1 R01 0
Hart, Johnny 4 R10-R12, R16 0
Hay, Charlie 2 R07, R11 0
Hazel, Ern #21 11 R04-R09, R12-R15, GF 4
Jones, Jimmy 1 R14 0
Kirby, Jack #10 10 R11-R18, SF, GF 10
Martin, Jim 7 R01-R06, R08 6
Masters, Edgar 1 R12 0
McLeod, George #18 18 R01-R07, R09-R13, R15-R18, SF, GF 1
Monteith, Dick #19 11 R01-R06, R08-R10, R13, GF 0
O'Connor, Leo 5 R06-R10 3
Ogden, Percy #11 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 14
O'Shea, Fred #12 16 R03-R12, R15-R18, SF, GF 0
Sewart, Bill #15 14 R01-R03, R07, R11-R18, SF, GF 0
Shea, Paddy #14 17 R01-R11, R15-R18, SF, GF 25
Smith, Dave #13 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 12
Walker, Bill #16 16 R01-R02, R04-R10, R13-R14, R16-R18, SF, GF 8
White, Les #17 10 R01-R03, R06, R08-R10, R16-R17, SF 0

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)
Worrall, Jack 20 17 -1- 2 R01-R18, SF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
29/04/1911 Round 1 Carlton HOME DRAW drawn Jack Worrall Dave Smith
06/05/1911 Round 2 Richmond AWAY WIN ESS by 47 Jack Worrall Dave Smith
13/05/1911 Round 3 Melbourne AWAY WIN ESS by 38 Jack Worrall Dave Smith
20/05/1911 Round 4 Collingwood HOME WIN ESS by 85 Jack Worrall Dave Smith
27/05/1911 Round 5 University HOME WIN ESS by 44 Jack Worrall Dave Smith
03/06/1911 Round 6 Geelong AWAY WIN ESS by 17 Jack Worrall Dave Smith
05/06/1911 Round 7 St Kilda HOME WIN ESS by 40 Jack Worrall Dave Smith
10/06/1911 Round 8 Fitzroy HOME WIN ESS by 35 Jack Worrall Dave Smith
17/06/1911 Round 9 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 3 Jack Worrall Dave Smith
24/06/1911 Round 10 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 12 Jack Worrall Dave Smith
01/07/1911 Round 11 Richmond HOME WIN ESS by 10 Jack Worrall Dave Smith
08/07/1911 Round 12 Melbourne HOME WIN ESS by 8 Jack Worrall Dave Smith
15/07/1911 Round 13 Collingwood AWAY WIN ESS by 6 Jack Worrall Dave Smith
22/07/1911 Round 14 University AWAY WIN ESS by 38 Jack Worrall Dave Smith
29/07/1911 Round 15 Geelong HOME WIN ESS by 26 Jack Worrall Dave Smith
19/08/1911 Round 16 St Kilda AWAY WIN ESS by 125 Jack Worrall Dave Smith
26/08/1911 Round 17 Fitzroy AWAY WIN ESS by 21 Jack Worrall Dave Smith
02/09/1911 Round 18 South Melbourne HOME WIN ESS by 5 Jack Worrall Dave Smith
16/09/1911 Semi Final Carlton HOME WIN ESS by 21 Jack Worrall Dave Smith
23/09/1911 Grand Final Collingwood HOME WIN ESS by 6 Jack Worrall Dave Smith