1902 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1902 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used East Melbourne as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Melbourne in the first 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.
Team Details
Competition:
1902 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |