1943 VFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Season:
1943 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 10-0-5, P%: 115.2%)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Players:
31
Brownlow Leader(s):
unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Gordon Lane, Dick Reynolds (29)
W. S. Crichton Medal Recipient(s):
Dick Reynolds
Team Leaders
Captain(s): Dick Reynolds
Player Results
Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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Abbott, Gordon | #25 | 12 | R01-R02, R07-R08, R10-R11, R13-R16, SF, GF | 5 | |
Betson, Norm | #31 | 17 | R01-R08, R10-R16, SF, GF | 5 | |
Brittingham, Bill | #23 | 6 | R02-R05, R12, R15 | 3 | |
Bushby, Percy | #35 | 14 | R01, R04-R08, R10-R11, R13-R16, SF, GF | 5 | |
Buttsworth, Wally | #15 | 14 | R01-R04, R06-R08, R10-R14, SF, GF | 0 | |
Cassin, Jack | #19 | 14 | R01-R04, R08, R10-R16, SF, GF | 11 | |
Cockburn, Jack | #27 | 5 | R13-R14, R16, SF, GF | 1 | |
Coward, Ernie | #1 | 16 | R01-R07, R10-R16, SF, GF | 4 | |
Dearle, Laurie | #10 | 14 | R01-R04, R08, R10-R16, SF, GF | 5 | |
Drummond, Bob | #32 | 6 | R05-R07, R10-R12 | 11 | |
Edwards, Maurie | #30 | 4 | R06, R08, R10, R16 | 0 | |
Exelby, Murray | #4 | 13 | R02-R08, R10-R12, R14-R16 | 8 | |
Farrell, Jimmy | #18 | 4 | R04-R07 | 9 | |
Gardiner, Les | #11 | 16 | R01-R08, R11-R16, SF, GF | 0 | |
Green, Fred | #26 | 3 | R03-R05 | 0 | |
Gregg, Bill | #24 | 1 | R08 | 0 | |
Harper, Bert | #12 | 2 | R01, R16 | 2 | |
Hird, Allan | #6 | 17 | R01-R08, R10-R16, SF, GF | 0 | |
Hutchison, Bill | #7 | 17 | R01-R08, R10-R16, SF, GF | 9 | |
Lane, Gordon | #22 | 15 | R01-R02, R05-R08, R10-R16, SF, GF | 30 | |
Langley, Gil | #18 | 4 | R14-R15, SF, GF | 1 | |
Leehane, Ted | #14 | 2 | R01-R02 | 6 | |
Plummer, Elton | #8 | 17 | R01-R08, R10-R16, SF, GF | 0 | |
Powell, Ray | #17 | 8 | R01-R03, R05-R06, R08, R10, R13 | 8 | |
Rawle, Keith | #2 | 16 | R01-R08, R10-R13, R15-R16, SF, GF | 17 | |
Reynolds, Dick | #3 | 17 | R01-R08, R10-R16, SF, GF | 31 | |
Reynolds, Tom | #29 | 7 | R03-R05, R12, R16, SF, GF | 18 | |
Ruddell, Cec | #21 | 15 | R01-R08, R10-R14, SF, GF | 0 | |
Silk, Sid | #28 | 3 | R03, R07, R15 | 0 | |
Smith, Noel | #24 | 7 | R06-R07, R11-R15 | 0 | |
Torney, Hugh | #20 | 17 | R01-R08, R10-R16, SF, GF | 14 |
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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) | |||
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Reynolds, Dick | 17 | 11 | -0- | 6 | R01-R08, R10-R16, SF, GF |
Match Results
Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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08/05/1943 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESS by 25 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
15/05/1943 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 31 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
22/05/1943 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESS by 13 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
29/05/1943 | Round 4 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 13 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
05/06/1943 | Round 5 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOO by 8 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
12/06/1943 | Round 6 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 6 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
19/06/1943 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESS by 41 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
26/06/1943 | Round 8 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 41 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
Round 9 | BYE | ||||||
10/07/1943 | Round 10 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MEL by 15 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
17/07/1943 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 22 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
31/07/1943 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 11 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
07/08/1943 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESS by 34 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
14/08/1943 | Round 14 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 3 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
21/08/1943 | Round 15 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOO by 13 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
28/08/1943 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RIC by 27 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
11/09/1943 | Semi Final | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 23 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
25/09/1943 | Grand Final | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RIC by 5 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
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