1907 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1907 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used East Melbourne as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1907 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
East Melbourne
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 5-0-12, P%: 74.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, John | 3 | 0 | R01, R05, R10 | |
| Barker, George | 8 | 14 | R10-14, S01-03 | |
| Belcher, Allan | 16 | 1 | R01-04, R06-14, S01-03 | |
| Bennett, Cliff | 3 | 0 | R10-11, S03 | |
| Blackmore, Lewis | 1 | 1 | R02 | |
| Bolton, Charles | 1 | 0 | R09 | |
| Bowe, Len | 14 | 0 | R02-06, R08-09, R11-14, S01-03 | |
| Busbridge, Bill | 13 | 10 | R01-06, R11-14, S01-03 | |
| Busbridge, Norm | 5 | 0 | R01-02, R04-06 | |
| Cameron, Ernie | 6 | 3 | R01-05, R07 | |
| Clough, Dick | 1 | 0 | R07 | |
| Davies, Bill | 17 | 1 | R01-14, S01-03 | |
| Dick, Horrie | 1 | 0 | R04 | |
| George, Alf | 9 | 0 | R01-02, R06-12 | |
| Gibson, Phil | 8 | 0 | R01-03, R05-07, R09, R12 | |
| Griffith, Billy | 17 | 0 | R01-14, S01-03 | |
| Haigbloom, Charlie | 9 | 10 | R09-14, S01-03 | |
| Jackson, Alf | 12 | 0 | R01, R03-08, R13-14, S01-03 | |
| Jenkins, Barney | 3 | 2 | R09, S02-03 | |
| Johnson, Bill | 17 | 4 | R01-14, S01-03 | |
| Kearney, Gordon | 5 | 0 | R07-10, R12 | |
| Landmann, Otto | 8 | 11 | R01, R03-08, R11 | |
| Laxton, Bert | 2 | 1 | R03, R07 | |
| Legge, Arthur | 16 | 12 | R01-06, R08-14, S01-03 | |
| Londerigan, Mike | 10 | 2 | R08-14, S01-03 | |
| Lonergan, Bill | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Martin, Jim | 16 | 15 | R01-14, S01-02 | |
| McCann, Peter | 1 | 0 | R08 | |
| McVitty, Bill | 6 | 0 | R12-14, S01-03 | |
| Parkinson, Fred | 15 | 2 | R02-11, R13-14, S01-03 | |
| Sartori, Ray | 2 | 0 | R05, R10 | |
| Sewart, Bill | 16 | 3 | R01-10, R12-14, S01-03 | |
| Shea, Mark | 17 | 0 | R01-14, S01-03 | |
| Sloss, Bruce | 2 | 0 | R02, R08 | |
| Smith, Dave | 6 | 9 | R01, R13-14, S01-03 | |
| Stephenson, John | 10 | 0 | R04, R06-08, R10-14, S01 | |
| Sullivan, Jack | 1 | 0 | R09 | |
| Sykes, Alby | 4 | 1 | R01, R03, R06-07 | |
| Teather, Charlie | 4 | 1 | R02-05 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/04/1907 | Round 1 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 43 | unknown | Billy Griffith |
| 04/05/1907 | Round 2 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 7 | unknown | Billy Griffith |
| 11/05/1907 | Round 3 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 30 | unknown | Billy Griffith |
| 18/05/1907 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 3 | unknown | Billy Griffith |
| 25/05/1907 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 9 | unknown | Billy Griffith |
| 03/06/1907 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 31 | unknown | Billy Griffith |
| 15/06/1907 | Round 7 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 54 | unknown | Billy Griffith |
| 22/06/1907 | Round 8 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 25 | unknown | Billy Griffith |
| 29/06/1907 | Round 9 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 15 | unknown | Billy Griffith |
| 06/07/1907 | Round 10 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 28 | unknown | Billy Griffith |
| 13/07/1907 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 12 | unknown | Billy Griffith |
| 20/07/1907 | Round 12 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 47 | unknown | Billy Griffith |
| 03/08/1907 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 27 | unknown | Billy Griffith |
| 10/08/1907 | Round 14 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 53 | unknown | Billy Griffith |
| 17/08/1907 | Sectional Round 1 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 15 | unknown | Billy Griffith |
| 24/08/1907 | Sectional Round 2 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 31 | unknown | Billy Griffith |
| 31/08/1907 | Sectional Round 3 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 56 | unknown | Billy Griffith |