1931 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1931 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:
1931 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
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 |