1931 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1931 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1931 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 10-0-8, P%: 99.2)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Garnet Campbell
Vice-Captain:
Joe Hammond
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Keith Forbes
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Bruce | #16 | 16 | 0 | R03-18 |
| Campbell, Garnet | #17 | 15 | 7 | R01-02, R06-18 |
| Carman, Syd | #11 | 17 | 0 | R01-05, R07-18 |
| Clarke, Tom | #23 | 16 | 0 | R03-18 |
| Coulsell, Fred | #3 | 2 | 2 | R03-04 |
| Coulson, Cliff | #3 | 1 | 1 | R07 |
| Forbes, Keith | #1 | 14 | 37 | R01-03, R06, R09-18 |
| Freyer, Ted | #26 | 18 | 50 | R01-18 |
| Gomez, Frank | #35 | 8 | 2 | R01-05, R07-08, R17 |
| Gubbins, Tommy | #16 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Hammond, Joe | #20 | 17 | 1 | R01-04, R06-18 |
| Hartigan, Gerry | #18 | 1 | 1 | R05 |
| Hearn, Clarrie | #4 | 11 | 31 | R04-08, R10-15 |
| Johnson, Len | #14 | 18 | 20 | R01-18 |
| Le Brun, Norm | #13 | 12 | 3 | R01, R04-10, R13-14, R17-18 |
| Lowenthal, Bill | #7 | 15 | 7 | R01-03, R06, R08-18 |
| Lynch, Billy | #21 | 4 | 0 | R02, R05, R07-08 |
| MacRae, Mal | #24 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Nash, Frank | #22 | 14 | 3 | R01-02, R04-08, R10-13, R15-17 |
| Okey, Howard | #2 | 15 | 5 | R01-05, R07-08, R10-17 |
| Payne, Roy | #31 | 8 | 2 | R06, R09, R11-15, R18 |
| Peterson, Reg | #30 | 6 | 4 | R06, R08-09, R14, R16-17 |
| Quinn, Jim | #31 | 3 | 2 | R01-03 |
| Regan, Eddie | 1 | 0 | R06 | |
| Rennie, Les | #6 | 13 | 0 | R01-04, R06-07, R09-15 |
| Roberts, Bill | 9 | 0 | R10-18 | |
| Russell, Stuart | #8 | 3 | 0 | R01, R05, R18 |
| Ryan, John | #12 | 3 | 3 | R03, R09, R18 |
| Simpson, Norm | #19 | 8 | 2 | R01-05, R07, R16, R18 |
| Vosti, Jack | #15 | 16 | 1 | R01-12, R15-18 |
| Walsh, Paddy | #28 | 14 | 1 | R01-04, R06, R08-13, R16-18 |
| Watt, Rowley | #10 | 17 | 7 | R02-18 |
| Webster, Len | #32 | 15 | 8 | R01-02, R05-06, R08-18 |
| Williamson, Jack | #25 | 7 | 1 | R04-05, R07, R09, R14-16 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell, Garnet | 18 | 10 | -0- | 8 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05/1931 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 12 | Garnet Campbell | Garnet Campbell |
| 09/05/1931 | Round 2 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 4 | Garnet Campbell | Garnet Campbell |
| 16/05/1931 | Round 3 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 82 | Garnet Campbell | Joe Hammond |
| 23/05/1931 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 22 | Garnet Campbell | Joe Hammond |
| 30/05/1931 | Round 5 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 14 | Garnet Campbell | unknown |
| 27/06/1931 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 14 | Garnet Campbell | Garnet Campbell |
| 13/06/1931 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 20 | Garnet Campbell | Garnet Campbell |
| 20/06/1931 | Round 8 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 34 | Garnet Campbell | Garnet Campbell |
| 04/07/1931 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 10 | Garnet Campbell | Garnet Campbell |
| 11/07/1931 | Round 10 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 24 | Garnet Campbell | Garnet Campbell |
| 18/07/1931 | Round 11 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 27 | Garnet Campbell | Garnet Campbell |
| 25/07/1931 | Round 12 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 45 | Garnet Campbell | Garnet Campbell |
| 01/08/1931 | Round 13 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 1 | Garnet Campbell | Garnet Campbell |
| 08/08/1931 | Round 14 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 34 | Garnet Campbell | Garnet Campbell |
| 22/08/1931 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 22 | Garnet Campbell | Garnet Campbell |
| 29/08/1931 | Round 16 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 51 | Garnet Campbell | Garnet Campbell |
| 05/09/1931 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 17 | Garnet Campbell | Garnet Campbell |
| 12/09/1931 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 3 | Garnet Campbell | Garnet Campbell |
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.