1902 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1902 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Melbourne in a semi final and defeating Fitzroy in the final, Collingwood exercised their right to challenge for the premiership by virtue of having the best (win-loss) record up until and including the final (in addition to the regular season). Essendon were defeated by Collingwood in the challenge final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1902 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
East Melbourne
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 13-0-4, P%: 141.6)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captains:
Tod Collins, George Stuckey
Vice-Captain:
Ted Kinnear
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | 14 | 0 | R06, R08-14, S01-03, SF, PF, GF | |
| Barry, Son | 15 | 0 | R01-02, R05-13, S01-03, SF | |
| Baxter, Ben | 13 | 3 | R01-03, R10-14, S01-03, SF, PF | |
| Cochrane, George | 6 | 1 | R04-05, R10, R13-14, S01 | |
| Collins, Maurie | 10 | 3 | R01, R07-11, R13-14, S01, S03 | |
| Collins, Tod | 9 | 0 | R01-09 | |
| Deas, Jack | 3 | 0 | R04, R07-08 | |
| Forbes, Charlie | 1 | 0 | R14 | |
| Ford, Harry | 2 | 0 | S02-03 | |
| Gavin, Hugh | 20 | 0 | R01-14, S01-03, SF, PF, GF | |
| Geggie, Jack | 11 | 6 | R01-03, R05, R07-08, S01, S03, SF, PF, GF | |
| Gray, Alf | 1 | 0 | R14 | |
| Griffith, Billy | 16 | 0 | R01-13, SF, PF, GF | |
| Hall, Syd | 8 | 1 | R01-07, R09 | |
| Hastings, George | 19 | 4 | R01-14, S01-03, PF, GF | |
| Hiskins, Fred | 16 | 25 | R01-04, R06, R08-09, R11, R13-14, S01-03, SF, PF, GF | |
| Holligan, John | 1 | 1 | SF | |
| Hutchins, Vic | 11 | 8 | R10-14, S01-03, SF, PF, GF | |
| Kennedy, Jim | 1 | 0 | R05 | |
| Kennedy, Ted | 19 | 0 | R01-14, S01-02, SF, PF, GF | |
| Kinnear, Ted | 16 | 6 | R03-04, R06-14, S02-03, SF, PF, GF | |
| Larkin, Jimmy | 17 | 12 | R04-14, S01-03, SF, PF, GF | |
| Mann, Fred | 17 | 1 | R01-06, R08-10, R12-14, S01-03, PF, GF | |
| Martin, George | 19 | 8 | R01-07, R09-14, S01-03, SF, PF, GF | |
| McKenzie, Jack | 20 | 12 | R01-14, S01-03, SF, PF, GF | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | 14 | 3 | R02-04, R06-09, R12, R14, S01-03, SF, GF | |
| Peppard, Mick | 9 | 7 | R02-03, R07-09, R12, S01-03 | |
| Robinson, Bill | 13 | 4 | R01-06, R10-12, S02, SF, PF, GF | |
| Stuckey, George | 2 | 2 | R10-11 | |
| Thurgood, Albert | 16 | 32 | R01-07, R11-14, S01-02, SF, PF, GF | |
| Vollugi, Herc | 12 | 0 | R01, R05-06, R08-12, S03, SF, PF, GF | |
| Webb, Bill | 1 | 1 | R07 | |
| Wright, Harry | 8 | 0 | R01-05, R13, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Fred Mann | Maurie Collins | Jim Anderson |
| Half-Back: | Bill Robinson | Hugh Gavin | Tod Collins |
| Centre: | Ted Kennedy | Herc Vollugi | George Hastings |
| Half-Forward: | Vic Hutchins | Albert Thurgood | Fred Hiskins |
| Forward: | Jimmy Larkin | George Martin | Ted Kinnear |
| Follower: | Jack McKenzie | Pat O'Loughlin | Billy Griffith |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 19 out of 20 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/05/1902 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 13 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 10/05/1902 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 53 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 17/05/1902 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 23 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 24/05/1902 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 3 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 31/05/1902 | Round 5 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 20 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 07/06/1902 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 25 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 09/06/1902 | Round 7 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 24 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 14/06/1902 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 6 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 21/06/1902 | Round 9 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 19 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 05/07/1902 | Round 10 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 21 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 12/07/1902 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 7 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 19/07/1902 | Round 12 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 17 | unknown | Hugh Gavin |
| 26/07/1902 | Round 13 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 11 | unknown | Hugh Gavin |
| 02/08/1902 | Round 14 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 62 | unknown | Hugh Gavin |
| 16/08/1902 | Sectional Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 49 | unknown | Hugh Gavin |
| 23/08/1902 | Sectional Round 2 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 21 | unknown | Hugh Gavin |
| 30/08/1902 | Sectional Round 3 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 6 | unknown | Hugh Gavin |
| 06/09/1902 | Semi Final | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 10 | unknown | Hugh Gavin |
| 13/09/1902 | Preliminary Final | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 11 | unknown | Hugh Gavin |
| 20/09/1902 | Grand Final | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 33 | unknown | Hugh Gavin |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.