1915 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1915 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used East Melbourne as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1915 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
East Melbourne
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 3-0-13, P%: 70.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baring, Fred | #5 | 12 | 5 | R01, R03-08, R10, R12, R16-18 |
| Belcher, Allan | #1 | 15 | 7 | R01, R03-10, R12-13, R15-18 |
| Bowe, Len | #4 | 14 | 0 | R01, R04-10, R12-17 |
| Chalmers, Wally | #7 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Comber, Charles | #28 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Condon, Jim | #24 | 6 | 4 | R12, R14-18 |
| Day, Bert | #27 | 16 | 0 | R01, R03-10, R12-18 |
| Day, Harold | #21 | 1 | 1 | R16 |
| Dinsmore, Bill | #29 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Donald, Bobby | #20, #21 | 3 | 0 | R08-10 |
| Feehan, Harold | #9 | 11 | 0 | R07-10, R12-18 |
| Garden, Jack | #15 | 5 | 3 | R13-14, R16-18 |
| Gove, Cyril | #30 | 7 | 3 | R01, R03-07, R09 |
| Hurren, Frank | #24 | 1 | 1 | R01 |
| King, Neil | 1 | 0 | R03 | |
| Kirby, Jack | #11 | 11 | 8 | R01, R04-05, R08-10, R12-15, R18 |
| Laing, Roy | #15 | 4 | 0 | R01, R03-05 |
| Lumsden, Ernie | #22 | 3 | 3 | R01, R03, R07 |
| Martyn, Perc | #7 | 7 | 5 | R07-10, R14, R16-17 |
| McIntosh, Fred | #2 | 14 | 1 | R01, R04-10, R12-15, R17-18 |
| Moore, Flurence | #23 | 7 | 2 | R10, R12-14, R16-18 |
| Nankervis, Vic | #26 | 5 | 0 | R14-18 |
| Neate, Harry | 1 | 0 | R03 | |
| O'Connor, Alby | #10 | 9 | 0 | R04-07, R09, R12-15 |
| Ogden, Percy | #16 | 16 | 7 | R01, R03-10, R12-18 |
| Pollard, Tom | #6 | 8 | 5 | R03-06, R09-10, R15, R17 |
| Richardson, Ned | #12 | 8 | 2 | R10, R12-18 |
| Rogers, Les | #29 | 3 | 0 | R06-08 |
| Scott, Bill | #29 | 4 | 0 | R13-16 |
| Sewart, Bill | #17 | 11 | 1 | R07-10, R12-18 |
| Shea, Paddy | #18 | 15 | 12 | R01, R03-10, R12-15, R17-18 |
| Shearer, Bob | #12 | 3 | 1 | R04-06 |
| Sinclair, Col | #13 | 5 | 4 | R03-05, R15, R18 |
| Wade, Tommy | #8 | 11 | 0 | R01, R03-06, R08, R12-13, R15-16, R18 |
| Walker, Bill | #25 | 15 | 14 | R03-10, R12-18 |
| Walker, Bob | #14 | 10 | 7 | R03-10, R12-13 |
| Webster, Horrie | #3 | 7 | 3 | R01, R03, R06-10 |
| White, Les | #19 | 14 | 0 | R01, R03-09, R12-14, R16-18 |
| Wylie, Bill | #9 | 2 | 0 | R01, R03 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worrall, Jack | 16 | 3 | -0- | 13 | R01, R03-10, R12-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/04/1915 | Round 1 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 26 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| Round 2 | BYE | ||||||
| 08/05/1915 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 68 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 15/05/1915 | Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 25 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 22/05/1915 | Round 5 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 12 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 29/05/1915 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 9 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 07/06/1915 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 2 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 12/06/1915 | Round 8 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 19 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 19/06/1915 | Round 9 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 2 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 26/06/1915 | Round 10 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 36 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| Round 11 | BYE | ||||||
| 10/07/1915 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 13 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 17/07/1915 | Round 13 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 42 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 24/07/1915 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 39 | Jack Worrall | Bill Sewart |
| 31/07/1915 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 57 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 07/08/1915 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 8 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 14/08/1915 | Round 17 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 19 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 21/08/1915 | Round 18 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 52 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |