1941 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1941 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 fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Richmond in the first semi final and defeating Carlton in the preliminary final, Essendon were defeated by Melbourne in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1941 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 13-0-5, P%: 130.3)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captain:
Dick Reynolds
Vice-Captain:
Hugh Torney
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, Gordon | #25 | 18 | 12 | R04-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Baker, Norm | #7 | 6 | 0 | R01-02, R07, R11, R13, R15 |
| Begley, Les | #24 | 5 | 0 | R12-14, R16-17 |
| Bell, George | #12 | 16 | 0 | R01-16 |
| Betson, Norm | #31 | 7 | 4 | R09-15 |
| Bryce, Ted | #9 | 15 | 29 | R01, R03-06, R08-12, R17-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Bushby, Percy | #35 | 9 | 2 | R01, R03-07, R11-12, PF |
| Buttsworth, Wally | #15 | 20 | 0 | R01-15, R17-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Caesar, Jack | #5 | 20 | 4 | R01-12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Cassin, Jack | #19 | 15 | 33 | R01-03, R08-10, R12-17, SF, PF, GF |
| Coward, Ernie | #1 | 15 | 4 | R01-03, R08-10, R13-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Evans, Joe | #16 | 12 | 1 | R02-13 |
| Exelby, Murray | #4 | 16 | 19 | R01-07, R13-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Flanigan, Bob | #30 | 11 | 1 | R01-03, R09, R11-12, R15, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Forsyth, Keith | #32 | 2 | 0 | R02, R04 |
| Green, Fred | #26 | 20 | 5 | R01-14, R16-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Griggs, Les | #33 | 19 | 29 | R01-11, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Hird, Allan | #6 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Keddie, Jack | #27 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Lambert, Chris | #18 | 8 | 8 | R05-07, R11, R13-16 |
| Lambert, Harold | #17 | 11 | 1 | R01, R11-17, SF, PF, GF |
| Lane, Gordon | #22 | 16 | 50 | R01-10, R16-18, SF, PF, GF |
| McPartland, Andy | #13 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
| Molloy, Dick | #23 | 2 | 0 | R10-11 |
| Plummer, Elton | #8 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Regan, Ted | #11 | 5 | 1 | R08-10, R12, GF |
| Reynolds, Dick | #3 | 20 | 36 | R01-10, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Reynolds, Tom | #29 | 18 | 65 | R01-04, R07-18, SF, GF |
| Ruddell, Cec | #21 | 13 | 0 | R02-08, R13, R17-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Silk, Sid | #23 | 1 | 0 | PF |
| Smith, Ron | #2 | 6 | 0 | R11-15, R18 |
| Thomas, Ritchie | #10 | 4 | 0 | R16-18, SF |
| Torney, Hugh | #20 | 18 | 4 | R01-10, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Watts, Ray | #28 | 2 | 7 | R05-06 |
| Wilson, Stan | #14 | 5 | 0 | R04-08 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds, Dick | 20 | 14 | -0- | 6 | R01-10, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Griggs, Les | 1 | 1 | -0- | 0 | R11 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/04/1941 | Round 1 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 3 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 03/05/1941 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 37 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 10/05/1941 | Round 3 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 45 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 17/05/1941 | Round 4 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 12 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 31/05/1941 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 96 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 07/06/1941 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 35 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 14/06/1941 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 42 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 21/06/1941 | Round 8 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 8 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 28/06/1941 | Round 9 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 41 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 05/07/1941 | Round 10 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 48 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 12/07/1941 | Round 11 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 39 | Les Griggs | Les Griggs |
| 19/07/1941 | Round 12 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 39 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 26/07/1941 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 24 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 02/08/1941 | Round 14 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 64 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 09/08/1941 | Round 15 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 7 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 16/08/1941 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 38 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 23/08/1941 | Round 17 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 49 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 30/08/1941 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 16 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 06/09/1941 | Semi Final | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 54 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 20/09/1941 | Preliminary Final | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 25 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 27/09/1941 | Grand Final | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 29 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |