1941 VFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
1941 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 13-0-5, P%: 130.3)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
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 | unknown |
| 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 |