1921 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1921 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1921 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
East Melbourne
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 3-2-11, P%: 80.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baring, Fred | #5 | 13 | 4 | R01-04, R06-07, R09, R11-13, R15-17 |
| Barker, Syd | #1 | 7 | 3 | R10-12, R15-18 |
| Beckton, Norm | #3 | 14 | 12 | R01-04, R06-08, R11-13, R15-18 |
| Bell, Tommy | #23 | 9 | 0 | R03-04, R06-11, R13 |
| Collins, Jim | #22 | 7 | 2 | R01-04, R08-09, R18 |
| Day, Bert | #21 | 8 | 0 | R02-04, R07-11 |
| Donaldson, Clyde | #2 | 16 | 7 | R01-04, R06-13, R15-18 |
| Donnelly, Andy | #25 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Dussell, Harry | #19 | 2 | 0 | R01, R03 |
| Farrell, Charlie | #11 | 12 | 3 | R03-04, R06-08, R10-12, R15-18 |
| Faulkner, George | #26 | 3 | 3 | R01, R16-17 |
| Fawcett, Bill | #13 | 2 | 0 | R02, R09 |
| Fehring, Charlie | #7 | 4 | 8 | R02-04, R06 |
| Fraser, Wally | #13 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
| Garden, Jack | #28 | 16 | 3 | R01-04, R06-13, R15-18 |
| Gardiner, Ralph | #10 | 5 | 3 | R01-04, R06 |
| Gardiner, Teddy | #10 | 7 | 0 | R11-13, R15-18 |
| Hardy, Charlie | #33 | 8 | 5 | R10-13, R15-18 |
| Harris, George | #31 | 1 | 0 | R09 |
| Hunter, Harry | #1 | 5 | 3 | R01-02, R07-08, R10 |
| Irwin, Vince | #25 | 6 | 2 | R11-12, R15-18 |
| Jenkins, Tommy | #21 | 12 | 15 | R02-04, R06-08, R12-13, R15-18 |
| Laidlaw, Col | #12 | 7 | 0 | R03-04, R10, R15-18 |
| Laing, Roy | #15 | 15 | 0 | R01-04, R06-13, R15-17 |
| Maher, Frank | #24 | 12 | 14 | R06-13, R15-18 |
| Martyn, Perc | #9 | 6 | 0 | R01-02, R06-09 |
| Maynard, Dick | #6 | 7 | 0 | R01-02, R10-11, R13, R17-18 |
| McDonald, Frank | #20 | 10 | 17 | R01, R04, R06-13 |
| Ogden, Percy | #16 | 13 | 5 | R01-04, R06, R09-10, R12-13, R15-18 |
| Ross, Ray | #30 | 8 | 7 | R08-13, R15, R17 |
| Stockdale, Greg | #34 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Sullivan, Jimmy | #8 | 9 | 1 | R01-02, R06-10, R12-13 |
| Wardley, Tom | #4 | 14 | 0 | R03-04, R06-13, R15-18 |
| Wollacott, Bertie | #26 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Woodfield, Clarrie | #29 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Woodfield, Les | #17 | 11 | 8 | R03-04, R06-09, R11, R13, R15-16, R18 |
| Zinnick, Charlie | #14 | 13 | 0 | R01-04, R06-10, R12-13, R15, R18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogden, Percy | 16 | 3 | -2- | 11 | R01-04, R06-13, R15-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/05/1921 | Round 1 | Melbourne | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Percy Ogden | Percy Ogden |
| 14/05/1921 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 9 | Percy Ogden | Percy Ogden |
| 21/05/1921 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 43 | Percy Ogden | Percy Ogden |
| 28/05/1921 | Round 4 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 17 | Percy Ogden | Percy Ogden |
| Round 5 | BYE | ||||||
| 11/06/1921 | Round 6 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 57 | Percy Ogden | Percy Ogden |
| 18/06/1921 | Round 7 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 15 | Percy Ogden | Roy Laing |
| 25/06/1921 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 39 | Percy Ogden | Roy Laing |
| 02/07/1921 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 41 | Percy Ogden | Percy Ogden |
| 09/07/1921 | Round 10 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 26 | Percy Ogden | Percy Ogden |
| 16/07/1921 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 45 | Percy Ogden | Roy Laing |
| 23/07/1921 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 18 | Percy Ogden | Percy Ogden |
| 30/07/1921 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 48 | Percy Ogden | Percy Ogden |
| Round 14 | BYE | ||||||
| 27/08/1921 | Round 15 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 8 | Percy Ogden | Percy Ogden |
| 03/09/1921 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 35 | Percy Ogden | Percy Ogden |
| 10/09/1921 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Percy Ogden | Percy Ogden |
| 17/09/1921 | Round 18 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 2 | 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.