1926 VFL Season: Essendon

These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1926 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Geelong in the first semi final, Essendon were defeated by Melbourne in the final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 1926 VFL Season
Team: Essendon
Club: Essendon
Home Ground: Windy Hill

Team Results

Ladder Position: 4th (W-D-L: 12-0-6, P%: 124.3)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Melbourne (Preliminary Final)

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Beckton, Norm #3 18 23 R01-03, R06-18, SF, PF
Campbell, Garnet #17 20 2 R01-18, SF, PF
Carman, Syd #11 7 4 R01, R05-08, R11, R15
Dolan, Jack #6 4 0 R01, R05-07
Donaldson, Clyde #2 17 0 R02-08, R10-14, R16-18, SF, PF
Edward, Wally #26 4 0 R10-12, R15
Garden, Jack #28 18 18 R01-02, R04-11, R13-18, SF, PF
Gomez, Chris #1 5 0 R08-10, SF, PF
Gosling, Dick #21 3 7 R14-16
Gregory, Harry #12 20 0 R01-18, SF, PF
Hammond, Joe #20 20 9 R01-18, SF, PF
Harrison, Joe #13 20 1 R01-18, SF, PF
Hudd, Bill #4 19 1 R01-08, R10-18, SF, PF
Hunter, Harry #7 18 0 R01-15, R17, SF, PF
Irwin, Vince #18 11 30 R01-09, R12-13
Kidd, Jack #27 7 7 R01, R03, R05-07, R09-10
Maher, Frank #24 20 11 R01-18, SF, PF
May, Charlie #14 17 0 R01-06, R10-18, SF, PF
McCarthy, Justin #16 3 3 R03-05
McSweeney, Ned #9 10 3 R04, R08, R11-12, R14-18, SF
Nash, Frank #22 1 0 R13
Page, George #23 1 0 R09
Quinn, Jim #31 9 6 R01-02, R09, R15-18, SF, PF
Russell, Stuart #26 3 1 R11-12, R18
Shorten, George #30 4 0 R02-04, R13
Shorten, Teddy #16 5 4 R16-18, SF, PF
Simpson, Norm #19 17 4 R01-04, R07-18, SF
Stockdale, Greg #25 19 36 R01-18, PF
Vosti, Jack #5 15 29 R02-14, SF, PF
Watt, Rod #8 7 0 R09, R14-18, PF
Watt, Rowley #10 18 6 R01-10, R12-14, R16-18, SF, PF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Barker, Syd 20 13 -0- 7 R01-18, SF, PF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
01/05/1926 Round 1 North Melbourne HOME WIN ESSE by 51 Syd Barker Frank Maher
08/05/1926 Round 2 Collingwood AWAY WIN ESSE by 31 Syd Barker Frank Maher
15/05/1926 Round 3 Richmond HOME WIN ESSE by 8 Syd Barker Frank Maher
22/05/1926 Round 4 Footscray AWAY WIN ESSE by 2 Syd Barker Frank Maher
29/05/1926 Round 5 St Kilda HOME WIN ESSE by 47 Syd Barker Frank Maher
05/06/1926 Round 6 Carlton AWAY LOSS CARL by 22 Syd Barker Frank Maher
07/06/1926 Round 7 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEEL by 38 Syd Barker Frank Maher
19/06/1926 Round 8 Melbourne HOME LOSS MELB by 6 Syd Barker Frank Maher
26/06/1926 Round 9 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SMLB by 12 Syd Barker Frank Maher
03/07/1926 Round 10 Fitzroy AWAY WIN ESSE by 29 Syd Barker Frank Maher
10/07/1926 Round 11 Hawthorn HOME WIN ESSE by 27 Syd Barker Frank Maher
17/07/1926 Round 12 North Melbourne AWAY WIN ESSE by 18 Syd Barker Frank Maher
07/08/1926 Round 13 Collingwood HOME LOSS COLL by 23 Syd Barker Frank Maher
14/08/1926 Round 14 Richmond AWAY WIN ESSE by 5 Syd Barker Frank Maher
21/08/1926 Round 15 Footscray HOME WIN ESSE by 60 Syd Barker Frank Maher
28/08/1926 Round 16 St Kilda AWAY WIN ESSE by 72 Syd Barker Frank Maher
04/09/1926 Round 17 Carlton HOME WIN ESSE by 9 Syd Barker Frank Maher
11/09/1926 Round 18 South Melbourne HOME LOSS SMLB by 3 Syd Barker Frank Maher
18/09/1926 Semi Final Geelong AWAY WIN ESSE by 47 Syd Barker Frank Maher
02/10/1926 Preliminary Final Melbourne AWAY LOSS MELB by 3 Syd Barker Frank Maher