1924 VJFL Season: Essendon Seconds
These are the details of the premiership results for the Essendon Seconds for the 1924 season of the Victorian Junior Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After facing the Fitzroy Seconds, the Geelong Seconds and the Richmond Seconds in a round-robin finals series, the Essendon Seconds finished first. The Geelong Seconds exercised their right to challenge for the premiership by virtue of being the minor premiers. The Essendon Seconds were defeated by the Geelong Seconds in the challenge final (by forfeiture), resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1924 VJFL Season
Team:
Essendon Seconds
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 13-0-5, P%: 141.1)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookson, Bill | #19 | 2 | 4 | RF1, RF3 |
| Harrison, Harry | #9 | 3 | 0 | RF1-3 |
| Kittle, Les | #23 | 2 | 0 | RF2-3 |
| Manger, Bill | #8 | 3 | 2 | RF1-3 |
| McSweeney, Ned | #11 | 3 | 0 | RF1-3 |
| Pope, L. | #16 | 1 | 0 | RF2 |
| Quinn, Jim | #24 | 2 | 0 | RF1, RF3 |
| Simpson, Norm | #4 | 3 | 0 | RF1-3 |
| Yawkins, Jack | 1 | 3 | R15 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/04/1924 | Round 1 | Collingwood District | AWAY | LOSS | COLD by 22 | unknown | unknown |
| 03/05/1924 | Round 2 | Carlton (S) | HOME | WIN | ESSS by 51 | unknown | unknown |
| 10/05/1924 | Round 3 | Leopold | AWAY | WIN | ESSS by 24 | unknown | unknown |
| 17/05/1924 | Round 4 | Geelong (S) | HOME | LOSS | GEES by 22 | unknown | unknown |
| 24/05/1924 | Round 5 | Richmond (S) | AWAY | LOSS | RICS by 8 | unknown | unknown |
| 31/05/1924 | Round 6 | Fitzroy (S) | HOME | WIN | ESSS by 28 | unknown | unknown |
| 07/06/1924 | Round 7 | Coburg | HOME | WIN | ESSS by 10 | unknown | unknown |
| 14/06/1924 | Round 8 | St Kilda (S) | AWAY | WIN | ESSS by 73 | unknown | unknown |
| 21/06/1924 | Round 9 | Melbourne (S) | HOME | WIN | ESSS by 76 | unknown | unknown |
| 28/06/1924 | Round 10 | Collingwood District | HOME | WIN | ESSS by 40 | unknown | unknown |
| 05/07/1924 | Round 11 | Carlton (S) | AWAY | WIN | ESSS by 33 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/07/1924 | Round 12 | Leopold | HOME | WIN | ESSS by 11 | unknown | unknown |
| 19/07/1924 | Round 13 | Geelong (S) | AWAY | LOSS | GEES by 4 | unknown | unknown |
| 26/07/1924 | Round 14 | Richmond (S) | HOME | WIN | ESSS by 5 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/08/1924 | Round 15 | Fitzroy (S) | AWAY | WIN | ESSS by 9 | unknown | unknown |
| 23/08/1924 | Round 16 | Coburg | AWAY | LOSS | COBG by 9 | unknown | unknown |
| 16/08/1924 | Round 17 | St Kilda (S) | HOME | WIN | ESSS by 68 | unknown | unknown |
| 06/09/1924 | Round 18 | Melbourne (S) | AWAY | WIN | ESSS by 26 | unknown | unknown |
| 13/09/1924 | Round-Robin Final 1 | Fitzroy (S) | HOME | WIN | ESSS by 9 | unknown | unknown |
| 20/09/1924 | Round-Robin Final 2 | Geelong (S) | AWAY | WIN | ESSS by 4 | unknown | unknown |
| 25/09/1924 | Round-Robin Final 3 | Richmond (S) | AWAY | WIN | ESSS by 20 | unknown | unknown |
| Grand Final | Geelong (S) | HOME | CANCELLED | ||||