1920 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1920 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1920 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
East Melbourne
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 5-0-11, P%: 87.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baring, Fred | #5 | 11 | 10 | R01-07, R09, R13-15 |
| Bowe, Len | #4 | 6 | 0 | R01-06 |
| Collins, Jim | #22 | 12 | 1 | R01-03, R05-07, R09-10, R13-16 |
| Cornall, Ralph | #1 | 7 | 0 | R01-04, R11-12, R15 |
| Day, Bert | #21 | 15 | 0 | R01-04, R06-07, R09-16, R18 |
| Donald, Bobby | #5 | 2 | 1 | R02, R06 |
| Donaldson, Clyde | #2 | 14 | 3 | R01, R03, R05-07, R09-16, R18 |
| Donnelly, Andy | #25 | 10 | 0 | R04-05, R07, R09-15 |
| Drinkwater, Bert | #25 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Dussell, Harry | #19 | 15 | 2 | R01-07, R09-15, R18 |
| Farrell, Charlie | #11 | 8 | 5 | R01-03, R07, R11-12, R16, R18 |
| Faulkner, George | #26 | 12 | 10 | R04-07, R09-12, R14-16, R18 |
| Fitzmaurice, Tom | #3 | 12 | 14 | R01, R05-06, R09-16, R18 |
| Fraser, Wally | #13 | 14 | 10 | R02-07, R09-10, R12-16, R18 |
| Garden, Jack | #28 | 16 | 9 | R01-07, R09-16, R18 |
| Gardiner, Ralph | #10 | 3 | 0 | R11, R13, R18 |
| Giles, Archie | #14 | 2 | 0 | R03-04 |
| Laidlaw, Col | #12 | 11 | 3 | R01-02, R04, R07, R09-14, R16 |
| Laing, Roy | #15 | 15 | 0 | R01-03, R05-07, R09-16, R18 |
| Martyn, Perc | #9 | 16 | 1 | R01-07, R09-16, R18 |
| McDonald, Frank | #20 | 11 | 33 | R04-07, R09-13, R15-16 |
| McFadyen, Hector | #21 | 4 | 2 | R03, R11, R15-16 |
| McLean, Norm | #32 | 6 | 0 | R05-06, R11-12, R16, R18 |
| O'Brien, Jack | #7 | 14 | 15 | R01, R03-07, R09-10, R12-16, R18 |
| Ogden, Percy | #16 | 14 | 15 | R01-04, R06, R09-16, R18 |
| Robertson, Pat | #18 | 6 | 0 | R01-02, R04-05, R07, R10 |
| Stockdale, Greg | #34 | 2 | 0 | R16, R18 |
| Sullivan, Jimmy | #8 | 14 | 2 | R01-03, R05-07, R09-14, R16, R18 |
| Walker, Bob | #24 | 11 | 2 | R01-04, R07, R09-10, R13-15, R18 |
| Walsh, Dave | #17 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Watson, Percy | #36 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Wollacott, Bertie | #26 | 2 | 1 | R05, R14 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worrall, Jack | 12 | 5 | -0- | 7 | R01-07, R09-13 |
| Ogden, Percy | 4 | 0 | -0- | 4 | R14-16, R18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/05/1920 | Round 1 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 18 | Jack Worrall | Percy Ogden |
| 08/05/1920 | Round 2 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 15 | Jack Worrall | Percy Ogden |
| 15/05/1920 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 8 | Jack Worrall | Percy Ogden |
| 22/05/1920 | Round 4 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 46 | Jack Worrall | Percy Ogden |
| 26/05/1920 | Round 5 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 9 | Jack Worrall | Roy Laing |
| 07/06/1920 | Round 6 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 19 | Jack Worrall | Percy Ogden |
| 12/06/1920 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 50 | Jack Worrall | Roy Laing |
| Round 8 | BYE | ||||||
| 26/06/1920 | Round 9 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 20 | Jack Worrall | Percy Ogden |
| 03/07/1920 | Round 10 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 7 | Jack Worrall | Percy Ogden |
| 10/07/1920 | Round 11 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 17 | Jack Worrall | Percy Ogden |
| 17/07/1920 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 13 | Jack Worrall | Percy Ogden |
| 31/07/1920 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 19 | Jack Worrall | Percy Ogden |
| 07/08/1920 | Round 14 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 27 | Percy Ogden | Percy Ogden |
| 14/08/1920 | Round 15 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 21 | Percy Ogden | Percy Ogden |
| 21/08/1920 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 16 | Percy Ogden | Percy Ogden |
| Round 17 | BYE | ||||||
| 04/09/1920 | Round 18 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 63 | Percy Ogden | Percy Ogden |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.