1904 VFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
1904 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
East Melbourne
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 10-0-7, P%: 113.1)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Carlton (Semi Final)
Team Leaders
Captains:
Jim Anderson, Hugh Gavin
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | 18 | 5 | R01-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Barker, George | 10 | 19 | R01-03, R06, R13-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Barry, Son | 16 | 2 | R01-05, R07-11, R13-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Baxter, Ben | 11 | 0 | R02-08, S01-03, SF | |
| Belcher, Norman | 2 | 0 | R01, R06 | |
| Busbridge, Bill | 16 | 6 | R01, R04-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Callan, Hughie | 12 | 5 | R01-02, R06-07, R10-13, S01-03, SF | |
| Carkeek, William | 9 | 2 | R01-04, R06-08, R11-12 | |
| Cochrane, George | 3 | 0 | R01, R04, S01 | |
| Collins, Maurie | 5 | 0 | R01-05 | |
| Gavin, Hugh | 15 | 1 | R02-03, R05-14, S02-03, SF | |
| Geggie, Jack | 15 | 3 | R01-02, R05, R07-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Gilligan, Arthur | 8 | 4 | R01-03, R05-08, R10 | |
| Griffith, Billy | 9 | 1 | R02, R08-14, S01 | |
| Hastings, George | 1 | 0 | R05 | |
| Hedley, Tom | 10 | 2 | R01-10 | |
| Laxton, Bert | 16 | 2 | R02-14, S02-03, SF | |
| Legge, Arthur | 16 | 7 | R03-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Madden, Mick | 17 | 25 | R01, R03-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Martin, George | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| McDonald, Jim | 7 | 0 | R04, R09, R14, S01-03, SF | |
| McKenzie, Jack | 13 | 20 | R02-04, R09-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Phipps, Jim | 10 | 0 | R09-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Pleass, Mick | 4 | 0 | R05-08 | |
| Robinson, Alex | 9 | 5 | R01, R03-06, R11-14 | |
| Robinson, Bill | 18 | 1 | R01-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Robinson, Fred | 17 | 0 | R02-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Smith, Dave | 14 | 8 | R01-03, R08-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Swift, Alf | 7 | 2 | R03-05, R07, R09-10, R12 | |
| Vollugi, Herc | 15 | 1 | R01-02, R04, R06-09, R11-14, S01-03, SF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/05/1904 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 41 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 14/05/1904 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 24 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 21/05/1904 | Round 3 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 36 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 28/05/1904 | Round 4 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 32 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 04/06/1904 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 42 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 06/06/1904 | Round 6 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 2 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 11/06/1904 | Round 7 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 6 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 25/06/1904 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 40 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 02/07/1904 | Round 9 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 38 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 09/07/1904 | Round 10 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 5 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 16/07/1904 | Round 11 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 5 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 23/07/1904 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 17 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 30/07/1904 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 16 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 13/08/1904 | Round 14 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 4 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 20/08/1904 | Sectional Round 1 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 18 | unknown | Bill Robinson |
| 27/08/1904 | Sectional Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 32 | unknown | Hugh Gavin |
| 03/09/1904 | Sectional Round 3 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 61 | unknown | Hugh Gavin |
| 10/09/1904 | Semi Final | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 3 | unknown | Hugh Gavin |