1938 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1938 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1938 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 9-0-9, P%: 102.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allister, Jack | #6 | 1 | 1 | R06 |
| Baker, Norm | #7 | 15 | 0 | R03-14, R16-18 |
| Begley, Les | #24 | 13 | 9 | R05-12, R14-18 |
| Bell, George | #12 | 10 | 0 | R02-03, R09, R11, R13-18 |
| Bryce, Ted | #9 | 17 | 18 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Buckley, Paul | #18 | 2 | 0 | R03-04 |
| Caesar, Jack | #5 | 15 | 5 | R04-18 |
| Cahill, Bill | #22 | 12 | 0 | R01-04, R07, R09-15 |
| Cassin, Jack | #19 | 12 | 6 | R01-04, R10-11, R13-18 |
| Exelby, Murray | #4 | 18 | 13 | R01-18 |
| Hall, Billy | #31 | 7 | 5 | R01-06, R13 |
| Kelly, Frank | #23 | 12 | 2 | R01-03, R07-15 |
| Lippiatt, Harry | #17 | 13 | 1 | R05-13, R15-18 |
| Luff, Bill | #11 | 17 | 0 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Maltby, Arnold | #5 | 6 | 1 | R04-05, R13-16 |
| Maynes, Leo | #10 | 10 | 0 | R01-09, R15 |
| McDermott, Norm | #2 | 5 | 7 | R01-03, R11, R16 |
| McGain, Syd | #22 | 1 | 1 | R06 |
| Paterson, Peter | #18 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Plummer, Elton | #8 | 11 | 1 | R01-02, R07-08, R10-14, R17-18 |
| Powell, Les | #15 | 5 | 0 | R01, R04-06, R12 |
| Reynolds, Dick | #3 | 17 | 44 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Reynolds, Tom | #29 | 18 | 68 | R01-18 |
| Rippon, Ted | #21 | 13 | 0 | R01-03, R05-08, R11-12, R15-18 |
| Slater, Syd | #16 | 5 | 0 | R08-10, R12, R16 |
| Smith, Noel | #30 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Standfield, Bob | #6 | 13 | 1 | R05-15, R17-18 |
| Torney, Hugh | #20 | 16 | 2 | R01-05, R07-14, R16-18 |
| Wallace, Len | #17 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R04 |
| Watts, Ray | #28 | 17 | 60 | R01, R03-18 |
| Webster, Len | #32 | 17 | 11 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Welch, Dick | #15 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Wilson, Stan | #14 | 15 | 0 | R04-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baggott, Jack | 18 | 9 | -0- | 9 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/04/1938 | Round 1 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 34 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
| 30/04/1938 | Round 2 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 53 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
| 07/05/1938 | Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 1 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
| 14/05/1938 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 24 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
| 21/05/1938 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 20 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
| 28/05/1938 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 14 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
| 04/06/1938 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 13 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
| 11/06/1938 | Round 8 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 23 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
| 18/06/1938 | Round 9 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 5 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
| 25/06/1938 | Round 10 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 11 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
| 02/07/1938 | Round 11 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 6 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
| 13/06/1938 | Round 12 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 46 | Jack Baggott | unknown |
| 23/07/1938 | Round 13 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 1 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
| 30/07/1938 | Round 14 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 6 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
| 06/08/1938 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 17 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
| 13/08/1938 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 5 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
| 20/08/1938 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 11 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
| 27/08/1938 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 21 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
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.