1914 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1914 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 sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1914 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
East Melbourne
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 9-2-7, P%: 120.7)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Bert | #26 | 4 | 0 | R02-05 |
| Armstrong, Lou | #2 | 4 | 1 | R05, R07-09 |
| Baring, Fred | #5 | 16 | 15 | R01-11, R14-18 |
| Belcher, Allan | #1 | 16 | 2 | R01-10, R12-13, R15-18 |
| Bowe, Len | #4 | 17 | 0 | R02-18 |
| Caine, Frank | #29 | 5 | 6 | R01, R05-08 |
| Chalmers, Wally | #7 | 15 | 6 | R01-07, R09-11, R14-18 |
| Day, Bert | #27 | 3 | 0 | R14, R17-18 |
| Dinsmore, Bill | #13 | 12 | 17 | R01-02, R09-18 |
| Donaldson, Clyde | #2 | 6 | 4 | R11-16 |
| Elkington, Henry | #12 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Freeman, Jim | #12 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Gordon, Jimmy | #24 | 6 | 8 | R01-02, R04, R12-14 |
| Gove, Cyril | #30 | 16 | 0 | R02-04, R06-18 |
| Hall, Norm | #9 | 2 | 2 | R02-03 |
| Hanley, Dan | #10 | 17 | 1 | R01-17 |
| Hurren, Frank | #6 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| King, Neil | #23 | 2 | 0 | R02, R05 |
| Kirby, Jack | #11 | 16 | 23 | R03-18 |
| Kirkwood, Fred | #9 | 10 | 0 | R01, R03-04, R06-08, R15-18 |
| Laing, Roy | #15 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Lumsden, Ernie | #22 | 15 | 28 | R01, R03, R06-18 |
| Mann, Arthur | #26 | 2 | 0 | R12-13 |
| McNeil, Vic | #28 | 7 | 0 | R01, R03, R06, R08-09, R12-13 |
| Neate, Harry | #20 | 2 | 0 | R02, R10 |
| Nehill, Basil | #6 | 2 | 0 | R06, R08 |
| Ogden, Percy | #16 | 17 | 7 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Parkinson, George | #21 | 2 | 0 | R01, R08 |
| Rahilly, Bob | #8 | 2 | 4 | R02, R04 |
| Sewart, Bill | #17 | 14 | 0 | R01, R03-05, R07, R10-18 |
| Shea, Paddy | #18 | 17 | 8 | R02-18 |
| Wade, Tommy | #8 | 6 | 1 | R11-16 |
| Walker, Bill | #25 | 4 | 2 | R05, R09-11 |
| Walker, Bob | #14 | 13 | 7 | R01-04, R06-11, R13, R17-18 |
| Webster, Horrie | #3 | 16 | 10 | R03-18 |
| White, Les | #19 | 15 | 0 | R01, R04-07, R09-18 |
| Woolley, Jack | #31 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worrall, Jack | 18 | 9 | -2- | 7 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/04/1914 | Round 1 | Geelong | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 02/05/1914 | Round 2 | University | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 36 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 09/05/1914 | Round 3 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 17 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 16/05/1914 | Round 4 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 4 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 23/05/1914 | Round 5 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 17 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 30/05/1914 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 2 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 06/06/1914 | Round 7 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 15 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 08/06/1914 | Round 8 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 37 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 13/06/1914 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 16 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 20/06/1914 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 26 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 27/06/1914 | Round 11 | University | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 79 | Jack Worrall | Bill Sewart |
| 04/07/1914 | Round 12 | St Kilda | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 11/07/1914 | Round 13 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 32 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 18/07/1914 | Round 14 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 58 | Jack Worrall | Bill Sewart |
| 25/07/1914 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 72 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 01/08/1914 | Round 16 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 9 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 22/08/1914 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 21 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 29/08/1914 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 18 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |