1919 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1919 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 sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1919 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
East Melbourne
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 7-0-9, P%: 94.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Jim | #14 | 4 | 1 | R02-04, R08 |
| Anderson, Stan | 1 | 0 | R03 | |
| Baring, Fred | #6 | 10 | 9 | R01-02, R05, R08, R11-13, R16-18 |
| Belcher, Allan | #1 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R04 |
| Bowe, Len | #4 | 15 | 2 | R01-03, R05, R07-14, R16-18 |
| Collins, Jim | #22 | 11 | 1 | R07-14, R16-18 |
| Day, Bert | #21 | 12 | 0 | R01-05, R07-08, R10-12, R17-18 |
| Donald, Bobby | #5 | 9 | 1 | R01-04, R09, R12, R14, R16-17 |
| Donaldson, Clyde | #2 | 16 | 10 | R01-05, R07-14, R16-18 |
| Drinkwater, Bert | #25 | 16 | 13 | R01-05, R07-14, R16-18 |
| Dunn, Norm | #21 | 4 | 0 | R01, R04, R07, R09 |
| Dussell, Harry | #19 | 15 | 14 | R01-05, R07-13, R16-18 |
| Farrell, Charlie | #11 | 11 | 6 | R01-05, R07-10, R14, R16 |
| Fitzmaurice, Tom | #3 | 14 | 8 | R01-05, R08, R10-14, R16-18 |
| Giles, Archie | #14 | 2 | 0 | R14, R16 |
| Harrison, Jack | #30 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Laidlaw, Col | #12 | 13 | 9 | R04-05, R07-14, R16-18 |
| Laing, Roy | #15 | 14 | 0 | R01, R04-05, R07-14, R16-18 |
| Mann, Arthur | #29 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Martyn, Perc | #9 | 12 | 1 | R01, R03, R05, R07-09, R12-14, R16-18 |
| McDonald, Frank | #20 | 7 | 6 | R10-14, R16-17 |
| McDonald, Paddy | #28 | 3 | 1 | R02, R05, R10 |
| McInerney, Leo | #23 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| McLear, Jim | 1 | 0 | R13 | |
| More, Ivan | #13 | 2 | 0 | R07, R10 |
| Ogden, Percy | #16 | 15 | 12 | R01-05, R07, R09-14, R16-18 |
| Robertson, Pat | #18 | 12 | 1 | R04, R07-14, R16-18 |
| Sullivan, Jimmy | #8 | 12 | 3 | R01-02, R05, R09-14, R16-18 |
| Sutherland, Syd | #10 | 13 | 3 | R02-05, R07-14, R18 |
| Wade, Tommy | #7 | 6 | 3 | R02-05, R11, R18 |
| Walker, Bob | #24 | 10 | 1 | R07-11, R13-14, R16-18 |
| Walsh, Dave | #17 | 14 | 15 | R01-05, R07-09, R11-14, R17-18 |
| Wollacott, Bertie | #26 | 6 | 5 | R01, R04-05, R07-09 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worrall, Jack | 16 | 7 | -0- | 9 | R01-05, R07-14, R16-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/05/1919 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 20 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 10/05/1919 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 12 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 17/05/1919 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 76 | Jack Worrall | Percy Ogden |
| 24/05/1919 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 15 | Jack Worrall | Allan Belcher |
| 31/05/1919 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 20 | Jack Worrall | Roy Laing |
| Round 6 | BYE | ||||||
| 14/06/1919 | Round 7 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 12 | Jack Worrall | Roy Laing |
| 21/06/1919 | Round 8 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 26 | Jack Worrall | Roy Laing |
| 28/06/1919 | Round 9 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 69 | Jack Worrall | Roy Laing |
| 12/07/1919 | Round 10 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 5 | Jack Worrall | Roy Laing |
| 19/07/1919 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 15 | Jack Worrall | Roy Laing |
| 26/07/1919 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 11 | Jack Worrall | Roy Laing |
| 09/08/1919 | Round 13 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 12 | Jack Worrall | Roy Laing |
| 16/08/1919 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 32 | Jack Worrall | Roy Laing |
| Round 15 | BYE | ||||||
| 30/08/1919 | Round 16 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 23 | Jack Worrall | Roy Laing |
| 06/09/1919 | Round 17 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 23 | Jack Worrall | Roy Laing |
| 13/09/1919 | Round 18 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 34 | Jack Worrall | Roy Laing |