1913 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1913 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:
1913 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
East Melbourne
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 6-0-12, P%: 93.4)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan, Johnny | #23 | 10 | 2 | R04-10, R13-14, R18 |
| Armstrong, Lou | #2 | 15 | 6 | R01-10, R13-17 |
| Baring, Fred | #5 | 17 | 15 | R01-16, R18 |
| Belcher, Allan | #1 | 14 | 4 | R01-10, R15-18 |
| Bowe, Len | #4 | 15 | 0 | R01-08, R11, R13-18 |
| Caine, Frank | #27 | 5 | 10 | R01-05 |
| Chalmers, Wally | #7 | 16 | 1 | R01-16 |
| Donaldson, Clyde | #3 | 8 | 4 | R01, R04-05, R09-12, R18 |
| Edwards, Fred | #26 | 1 | 1 | R02 |
| Gordon, Jimmy | #24 | 2 | 3 | R16-17 |
| Gove, Cyril | #28 | 3 | 0 | R16-18 |
| Griffith, Billy | #29 | 4 | 0 | R01-03, R11 |
| Hall, Norm | #9 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Hanley, Dan | #10 | 18 | 3 | R01-18 |
| Heron, Hugh | #15 | 2 | 0 | R05, R07 |
| Kirby, Jack | #11 | 17 | 29 | R01-17 |
| Kirkwood, Fred | #9 | 15 | 5 | R01, R05-18 |
| Laing, Roy | #15 | 3 | 1 | R16-18 |
| Lowell, Rupe | #6 | 10 | 0 | R01, R03-08, R10, R17-18 |
| Lumsden, Ernie | #22 | 16 | 18 | R03-18 |
| Martin, Jim | #8 | 6 | 3 | R01-03, R05-06, R09 |
| McLeod, George | #14 | 5 | 0 | R03, R05-08 |
| McNeil, Vic | #28 | 5 | 1 | R11-15 |
| Moore, Jim | #21 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| O'Brien, Jack | #25 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Ogden, Percy | #16 | 17 | 7 | R01-08, R10-18 |
| Parkinson, George | #21 | 7 | 0 | R09-12, R16-18 |
| Pike, John | #26 | 4 | 0 | R11, R13-15 |
| Sewart, Bill | #17 | 16 | 0 | R01-08, R11-18 |
| Shea, Paddy | #18 | 11 | 10 | R07-15, R17-18 |
| Smith, Dave | #26 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Stott, Wilfred | #13 | 2 | 1 | R12, R15 |
| Tait, Hughie | #8 | 8 | 5 | R02, R06-08, R12-14, R16 |
| Walker, Bill | #20 | 13 | 10 | R01-04, R06, R08-10, R12-16 |
| Walker, Bob | #20 | 7 | 0 | R10-14, R17-18 |
| White, Les | #19 | 14 | 0 | R01-04, R07-12, R15-18 |
| Wilkinson, Art | #24 | 2 | 0 | R06, R09 |
| Wilson, Bertie | 1 | 0 | R09 | |
| Woolley, Jack | #25 | 8 | 5 | R09-15, R17 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worrall, Jack | 18 | 6 | -0- | 12 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/04/1913 | Round 1 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 16 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 03/05/1913 | Round 2 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 11 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 10/05/1913 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 5 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 17/05/1913 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 47 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 24/05/1913 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 15 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 31/05/1913 | Round 6 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 24 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 07/06/1913 | Round 7 | University | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 65 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 09/06/1913 | Round 8 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 10 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 14/06/1913 | Round 9 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 41 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 21/06/1913 | Round 10 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 27 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 28/06/1913 | Round 11 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 10 | Jack Worrall | Bill Sewart |
| 05/07/1913 | Round 12 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 18 | Jack Worrall | Bill Sewart |
| 19/07/1913 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 20 | Jack Worrall | Lou Armstrong |
| 26/07/1913 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 18 | Jack Worrall | Bill Sewart |
| 02/08/1913 | Round 15 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 23 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 09/08/1913 | Round 16 | University | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 2 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 23/08/1913 | Round 17 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 12 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 30/08/1913 | Round 18 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 10 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |