1938 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1938 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 seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1938 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
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 |