1920 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1920 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:
1920 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
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 |