1930 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1930 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 sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1930 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 10-0-8, P%: 105.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur, Alan | #13 | 16 | 22 | R03-18 |
| Beckton, Norm | #3 | 17 | 17 | R01-17 |
| Bertram, Lloyd | #18 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Campbell, Garnet | #17 | 14 | 5 | R02-09, R12-16, R18 |
| Carman, Syd | #11 | 12 | 0 | R05-11, R14-18 |
| Clarke, Tom | #23 | 16 | 0 | R01-14, R17-18 |
| Donnelly, Gerry | #7 | 3 | 0 | R12, R15, R17 |
| Forbes, Keith | #1 | 18 | 54 | R01-18 |
| Freyer, Ted | #26 | 16 | 38 | R01-02, R05-18 |
| Glynn, Leo | #18 | 9 | 0 | R10-18 |
| Gomez, Frank | #35 | 6 | 2 | R04-08, R18 |
| Gregory, Harry | #12 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Gubbins, Tommy | #16 | 16 | 1 | R01-11, R14-18 |
| Hammond, Joe | #20 | 17 | 1 | R01-16, R18 |
| Hearn, Clarrie | #4 | 16 | 2 | R01-13, R16-18 |
| Johnson, Len | #14 | 14 | 14 | R01-05, R08-16 |
| Kidd, Jack | #27 | 13 | 2 | R01-09, R11-12, R17-18 |
| Lowenthal, Bill | #7 | 1 | 2 | R18 |
| Lynch, Billy | #21 | 14 | 1 | R03-07, R10-18 |
| MacRae, Mal | #24 | 15 | 14 | R03-04, R06-18 |
| Nash, Frank | #22 | 8 | 5 | R02-03, R05, R14-18 |
| Okey, Howard | #2 | 17 | 2 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Quinn, Jim | #31 | 16 | 18 | R01-02, R04-17 |
| Sevior, Charlie | #35 | 5 | 2 | R01-02, R12-14 |
| Simpson, Norm | #19 | 9 | 1 | R03, R09-10, R13-18 |
| Smail, Lindsay | #9 | 1 | 1 | R13 |
| Turner, Jock | 1 | 2 | R04 | |
| Vosti, Jack | #5 | 11 | 0 | R01, R04-13 |
| Walsh, Paddy | #28 | 16 | 3 | R01-04, R06-13, R15-18 |
| Watson, Ernie | #8 | 8 | 0 | R01, R03, R09-12, R14-15 |
| Watt, Rowley | #10 | 10 | 3 | R01-08, R16-17 |
| Webster, Len | #32 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy, Charlie | 18 | 10 | -0- | 8 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/05/1930 | Round 1 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 7 | Charlie Hardy | Norm Beckton |
| 10/05/1930 | Round 2 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 16 | Charlie Hardy | Norm Beckton |
| 17/05/1930 | Round 3 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 2 | Charlie Hardy | Norm Beckton |
| 24/05/1930 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 35 | Charlie Hardy | Norm Beckton |
| 31/05/1930 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 53 | Charlie Hardy | Norm Beckton |
| 09/06/1930 | Round 6 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 41 | Charlie Hardy | Norm Beckton |
| 14/06/1930 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 15 | Charlie Hardy | Norm Beckton |
| 21/06/1930 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 21 | Charlie Hardy | Norm Beckton |
| 28/06/1930 | Round 9 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 26 | Charlie Hardy | Norm Beckton |
| 05/07/1930 | Round 10 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 24 | Charlie Hardy | Norm Beckton |
| 12/07/1930 | Round 11 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 30 | Charlie Hardy | Norm Beckton |
| 19/07/1930 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 2 | Charlie Hardy | Norm Beckton |
| 26/07/1930 | Round 13 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 29 | Charlie Hardy | Norm Beckton |
| 16/08/1930 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 20 | Charlie Hardy | Norm Beckton |
| 23/08/1930 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 47 | Charlie Hardy | Norm Beckton |
| 30/08/1930 | Round 16 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 10 | Charlie Hardy | Norm Beckton |
| 06/09/1930 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 37 | Charlie Hardy | Norm Beckton |
| 13/09/1930 | Round 18 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 43 | Charlie Hardy | Joe Hammond |