1921 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1921 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 ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1921 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
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
Team Leaders
Captain:
Percy Ogden
Vice-Captain:
Roy Laing
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 |