1912 VFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
1912 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
East Melbourne
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 12-0-6, P%: 114.9)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Bert | #3 | 7 | 0 | R01-07 |
| Armstrong, Lou | #2 | 18 | 14 | R01-04, R07, R09-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Baring, Fred | #5 | 19 | 11 | R01-02, R04-13, R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Belcher, Allan | #1 | 19 | 3 | R01-12, R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Bickford, Edric | #22 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Blencowe, Jack | 1 | 0 | R18 | |
| Bowe, Len | #4 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Busbridge, Bill | #21 | 11 | 1 | R02-12 |
| Caine, Frank | #27 | 12 | 17 | R03, R05-10, R17-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Cameron, Ernie | #6 | 20 | 19 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Chalmers, Wally | #7 | 16 | 1 | R03-08, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Godfrey, Bruce | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Griffith, Billy | #29 | 6 | 0 | R13-17, GF |
| Hanley, Dan | #10 | 21 | 4 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Harvey, Billy | #26 | 9 | 2 | R05-06, R09-10, R12-15, R17 |
| Hazel, Ern | #28 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Kirby, Jack | #11 | 21 | 43 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Kirkwood, Fred | #9 | 17 | 3 | R01-03, R05, R08, R10-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Kyme, Bill | #30 | 3 | 2 | R14-16 |
| Martin, Jim | #12 | 16 | 13 | R01-11, R13-15, R18, GF |
| McDonald, Ted | #13 | 2 | 0 | R01, R17 |
| McLeod, George | #14 | 18 | 2 | R01-04, R06-14, R16, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Monteith, Dick | #24 | 2 | 0 | R04-05 |
| O'Brien, Jack | #25 | 11 | 1 | R11-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Ogden, Percy | #16 | 17 | 11 | R01-14, SF, PF, GF |
| O'Shea, Fred | #15 | 16 | 2 | R01-02, R05-13, R15-17, SF, PF |
| Sewart, Bill | #17 | 20 | 2 | R01-16, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Shea, Paddy | #18 | 15 | 14 | R01-02, R04, R10-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Walker, Bill | #20 | 18 | 19 | R01, R03-04, R06-09, R11-18, SF, PF, GF |
| White, Les | #19 | 15 | 0 | R01-03, R05-11, R16, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Worle, Len | #8 | 4 | 0 | R03-04, R09, R14 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worrall, Jack | 21 | 15 | -0- | 6 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Dan Hanley | George McLeod | Ted McDonald |
| Half-Back: | Len Bowe | Les White | Bert Armstrong |
| Centre: | Fred O'Shea | Bill Sewart | Fred Kirkwood |
| Half-Forward: | Percy Ogden | Lou Armstrong | Paddy Shea |
| Forward: | Jim Martin | Jack Kirby | Bill Walker |
| Follower: | Fred Baring | Allan Belcher | Ernie Cameron |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 1 out of 21 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/04/1912 | Round 1 | University | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 74 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 04/05/1912 | Round 2 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 17 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 11/05/1912 | Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 9 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 18/05/1912 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 6 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 25/05/1912 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 3 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 01/06/1912 | Round 6 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 22 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 03/06/1912 | Round 7 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 54 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 08/06/1912 | Round 8 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 11 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 15/06/1912 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 31 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 22/06/1912 | Round 10 | University | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 68 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 29/06/1912 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 8 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 13/07/1912 | Round 12 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 43 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 20/07/1912 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 13 | Jack Worrall | Lou Armstrong |
| 27/07/1912 | Round 14 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 52 | Jack Worrall | Lou Armstrong |
| 03/08/1912 | Round 15 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 29 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 17/08/1912 | Round 16 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 12 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 24/08/1912 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 58 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 31/08/1912 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 6 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 14/09/1912 | Semi Final | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 12 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 21/09/1912 | Preliminary Final | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 4 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 28/09/1912 | Grand Final | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 14 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |