1908 VFL Season: Essendon

These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1908 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used East Melbourne as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Collingwood in the first semi final, Essendon were defeated by Carlton in the final, resulting in becoming the runners-up. Had they won, Carlton would have been entitled to a right to challenge them in a challenge final.

Team Details

Competition: 1908 VFL Season
Team: Essendon
Club: Essendon
Home Ground: East Melbourne

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 142.5)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Anderson, Fred 1 0 R10
Armstrong, Lou 18 14 R01-12, R14-18, SF
Belcher, Allan 15 5 R01-07, R12-16, R18, SF, GF
Bowe, Len 14 0 R03-12, R17-18, SF, GF
Busbridge, Bill 16 2 R01-07, R12-18, SF, GF
Cameron, Ernie 10 3 R01-04, R15-18, SF, GF
Campbell, Jim 1 0 R09
Clough, Dick 1 0 R07
Crow, Tommy 4 0 R01, R05-07
Davies, Bill 15 2 R06-18, SF, GF
Daykin, Bert 7 1 R13-18, GF
Farnsworth, Harry 15 12 R05-17, SF, GF
French, Bill 2 0 R10-11
George, Alf 3 0 R02-04
Griffith, Billy 19 0 R01-16, R18, SF, GF
Heaphy, Bill 2 2 R18, GF
Irwin, Alan 7 2 R07-11, R13, R18
Johnson, Bill 13 0 R01, R04-05, R08, R12-18, SF, GF
Landmann, Otto 16 22 R01-02, R04-13, R15-16, R18, SF
Legge, Arthur 16 6 R01-06, R08-15, R17, GF
Londerigan, Mike 16 7 R01-04, R06-13, R15-17, SF
Martin, Jim 16 17 R01-07, R12-18, SF, GF
Minto, Les 19 5 R01-09, R11-18, SF, GF
Parkinson, Fred 18 18 R01-14, R16-18, SF
Prout, Harry 1 0 GF
Ryan, Bert 15 3 R01-14, R17
Sevior, Tom 1 0 R03
Sewart, Bill 17 1 R01-03, R05, R08-18, SF, GF
Shea, Mark 17 0 R01-03, R05-11, R14-18, SF, GF
Shea, Paddy 19 20 R01-17, SF, GF
Sloss, Bruce 1 0 R02
Smith, Dave 18 26 R01-05, R08-18, SF, GF
Smith, Lon 6 1 R04, R08-11, R14
Snell, Archie 1 0 R06

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Smith, Dave 20 15 -0- 5 R01-18, SF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
02/05/1908 Round 1 University HOME WIN ESSE by 66 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
09/05/1908 Round 2 St Kilda AWAY WIN ESSE by 38 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
16/05/1908 Round 3 Carlton AWAY LOSS CARL by 11 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
23/05/1908 Round 4 Richmond HOME WIN ESSE by 37 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
30/05/1908 Round 5 Collingwood HOME WIN ESSE by 5 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
06/06/1908 Round 6 Fitzroy AWAY WIN ESSE by 4 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
08/06/1908 Round 7 Melbourne AWAY WIN ESSE by 6 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
13/06/1908 Round 8 South Melbourne HOME WIN ESSE by 14 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
20/06/1908 Round 9 Geelong AWAY WIN ESSE by 26 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
27/06/1908 Round 10 University AWAY WIN ESSE by 10 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
04/07/1908 Round 11 St Kilda HOME LOSS STKL by 17 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
11/07/1908 Round 12 Carlton HOME WIN ESSE by 13 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
18/07/1908 Round 13 Richmond AWAY WIN ESSE by 23 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
25/07/1908 Round 14 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COLL by 4 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
01/08/1908 Round 15 Fitzroy HOME WIN ESSE by 11 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
08/08/1908 Round 16 Melbourne HOME WIN ESSE by 60 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
15/08/1908 Round 17 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SMLB by 6 Dave Smith Mark Shea
05/09/1908 Round 18 Geelong HOME WIN ESSE by 71 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
12/09/1908 Semi Final Collingwood HOME WIN ESSE by 35 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
26/09/1908 Grand Final Carlton AWAY LOSS CARL by 9 Dave Smith Billy Griffith