1942 VFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
1942 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 12-0-3, P%: 127.1)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, Gordon | #25 | 15 | 7 | R01-06, R08-10, R14-16, SF, PF, GF |
| Bell, George | #12 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Betson, Norm | #31 | 9 | 7 | R01, R03-04, R12-16, SF |
| Bryce, Ted | #9 | 10 | 17 | R01-02, R04-06, R08-10, R16, SF |
| Bushby, Percy | #35 | 18 | 3 | R01-06, R08-16, SF, PF, GF |
| Buttsworth, Wally | #15 | 18 | 0 | R01-06, R08-16, SF, PF, GF |
| Caesar, Jack | #5 | 7 | 0 | R13-16, SF, PF, GF |
| Cassin, Jack | #19 | 12 | 18 | R01-06, R08-09, R15-16, PF, GF |
| Coward, Ernie | #1 | 17 | 0 | R01-06, R09-16, SF, PF, GF |
| Dearle, Laurie | #10 | 10 | 7 | R01-02, R05, R11-14, SF, PF, GF |
| Dimble, Murray | #11 | 5 | 5 | R11-15 |
| Edwards, Maurie | #23 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
| Evans, Joe | #16 | 7 | 0 | R01, R06, R08-10, R15-16 |
| Exelby, Murray | #4 | 15 | 18 | R01-03, R05-06, R08, R10-15, SF, PF, GF |
| Flanigan, Bob | #30 | 18 | 0 | R01-06, R08-16, SF, PF, GF |
| Griggs, Les | #33 | 2 | 1 | R03, R12 |
| Hall, Billy | #11 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Hird, Allan | #6 | 18 | 0 | R01-06, R08-16, SF, PF, GF |
| Hutchison, Bill | #7 | 11 | 5 | R02-06, R11, R15-16, SF, PF, GF |
| Lambert, Chris | #14 | 9 | 0 | R04-06, R08-12, R15 |
| Lane, Gordon | #22 | 16 | 44 | R01-06, R09-14, R16, SF, PF, GF |
| Leehane, Ted | #14 | 12 | 12 | R08-16, SF, PF, GF |
| Pattinson, George | #25 | 3 | 2 | R11, R13-14 |
| Plummer, Elton | #8 | 18 | 0 | R01-06, R08-16, SF, PF, GF |
| Powell, Ray | #17 | 3 | 1 | R08-10 |
| Rawle, Keith | #2 | 11 | 7 | R02-06, R08-10, R13-14, R16 |
| Reynolds, Dick | #3 | 17 | 27 | R01-06, R08-09, R11-16, SF, PF, GF |
| Reynolds, Tom | #29 | 17 | 61 | R01-06, R08-14, R16, SF, PF, GF |
| Ruddell, Cec | #21 | 17 | 0 | R01-06, R08-14, R16, SF, PF, GF |
| Silk, Sid | #28 | 8 | 0 | R01, R03, R08, R10-12, PF, GF |
| Torney, Hugh | #20 | 16 | 7 | R01-06, R08-13, R15, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds, Dick | 18 | 14 | -0- | 4 | R01-06, R08-16, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/05/1942 | Round 1 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 54 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 16/05/1942 | Round 2 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 4 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 23/05/1942 | Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 5 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 30/05/1942 | Round 4 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 49 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 06/06/1942 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 40 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 13/06/1942 | Round 6 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 1 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| Round 7 | BYE | ||||||
| 27/06/1942 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 106 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 04/07/1942 | Round 9 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 6 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 11/07/1942 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 25 | Dick Reynolds | Hugh Torney |
| 18/07/1942 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 20 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 25/07/1942 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 20 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 01/08/1942 | Round 13 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 34 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 08/08/1942 | Round 14 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 53 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 15/08/1942 | Round 15 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 19 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 22/08/1942 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 26 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 05/09/1942 | Semi Final | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 22 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 12/09/1942 | Preliminary Final | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 28 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 19/09/1942 | Grand Final | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 53 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |