1909 VFL Season: Essendon

These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1909 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 fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. Essendon were defeated by Carlton in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 1909 VFL Season
Team: Essendon
Club: Essendon
Home Ground: East Melbourne

Team Results

Ladder Position: 4th (W-D-L: 11-0-7, P%: 121.7)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Carlton (Semi Final)

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Armstrong, Lou 17 21 R01-03, R05, R07-18, SF
Barker, George 4 5 R10-13
Beckley, Charlie 8 9 R12-18, SF
Belcher, Allan 14 0 R01-04, R07-08, R11-17, SF
Bowe, Artie 2 0 R01, R05
Bowe, Len 18 1 R01-08, R10-18, SF
Busbridge, Bill 15 3 R01, R05-11, R13-18, SF
Cameron, Ernie 19 1 R01-18, SF
Cooper, Rupert 1 0 R10
Davies, Bill 17 0 R01-03, R05-16, R18, SF
Daykin, Bert 17 3 R01-06, R09-18, SF
Farnsworth, Harry 9 4 R02, R05, R08-11, R14, R17-18
French, Bill 1 0 R07
George, Alf 5 0 R01-03, R06, R09
Griffith, Billy 16 0 R01-04, R06-09, R12-18, SF
Harrison, Billy 12 0 R02-03, R05-11, R17-18, SF
Heaphy, Bill 3 1 R07-09
Irwin, Alan 1 0 R04
Jackson, Alf 1 0 R03
Kennedy, Alby 2 2 R04, R06
Landmann, Otto 2 1 R01, R04
Legge, Arthur 2 0 R02, R04
Londerigan, Mike 16 12 R01-13, R15-16, SF
Martin, Jim 17 6 R02-13, R15-18, SF
Minto, Les 6 2 R01, R04-05, R07-08, R17
Parkinson, Fred 15 5 R03-10, R12, R14-18, SF
Prout, Harry 13 27 R01-04, R11-18, SF
Rice, Hurtle 1 0 R01
Roach, Wally 4 0 R06-09
Ryan, Gerald 16 3 R02-06, R09-18, SF
Sewart, Bill 18 0 R01-16, R18, SF
Shea, Mark 4 0 R05-06, R12, R14
Shea, Paddy 18 40 R01-11, R13-18, SF
Smith, Dave 19 4 R01-18, SF
Whelpton, Fred 9 5 R10-18

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Smith, Dave 19 11 -0- 8 R01-18, SF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
01/05/1909 Round 1 St Kilda HOME WIN ESSE by 10 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
08/05/1909 Round 2 Melbourne AWAY WIN ESSE by 20 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
15/05/1909 Round 3 Geelong HOME WIN ESSE by 7 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
22/05/1909 Round 4 University HOME LOSS UNIV by 9 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
29/05/1909 Round 5 Fitzroy AWAY WIN ESSE by 24 Dave Smith unknown
05/06/1909 Round 6 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COLL by 42 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
07/06/1909 Round 7 South Melbourne HOME LOSS SMLB by 1 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
12/06/1909 Round 8 Richmond HOME LOSS RICH by 8 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
19/06/1909 Round 9 Carlton AWAY LOSS CARL by 17 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
03/07/1909 Round 10 St Kilda AWAY WIN ESSE by 30 Dave Smith unknown
10/07/1909 Round 11 Melbourne HOME WIN ESSE by 10 Dave Smith unknown
17/07/1909 Round 12 Geelong AWAY WIN ESSE by 35 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
24/07/1909 Round 13 University AWAY WIN ESSE by 32 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
31/07/1909 Round 14 Fitzroy HOME WIN ESSE by 20 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
07/08/1909 Round 15 Collingwood HOME WIN ESSE by 56 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
21/08/1909 Round 16 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SMLB by 4 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
28/08/1909 Round 17 Richmond AWAY WIN ESSE by 44 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
04/09/1909 Round 18 Carlton HOME LOSS CARL by 15 Dave Smith Billy Griffith
11/09/1909 Semi Final Carlton AWAY LOSS CARL by 36 Dave Smith Billy Griffith