1944 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1944 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Footscray in a semi final, Essendon were defeated by Richmond in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1944 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 12-2-4, P%: 134.0)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Richmond (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, Gordon | #25 | 8 | 7 | R02, R05, R07, R09, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Betson, Norm | #31 | 20 | 2 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Brittingham, Bill | #23 | 9 | 0 | R01-04, R10-12, R14-15 |
| Bushby, Percy | #35 | 20 | 8 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Buttsworth, Wally | #15 | 16 | 0 | R05-18, SF, PF |
| Cassin, Jack | #19 | 19 | 14 | R01-14, R16-18, SF, PF |
| Cockburn, Jack | #27 | 5 | 1 | R10, R12-15 |
| Collicoat, Ken | #9 | 2 | 0 | R08, R17 |
| Coward, Ernie | #1 | 20 | 4 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Dearle, Laurie | #10 | 19 | 23 | R01-09, R11-18, SF, PF |
| Dimble, Murray | #21 | 7 | 4 | R01-07 |
| Drummond, Bob | #28 | 5 | 14 | R01-04, R08 |
| Exelby, Murray | #4 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
| Finn, Ray | #16 | 8 | 12 | R02-07, R09-10 |
| Flanigan, Bob | #30 | 10 | 0 | R01-03, R05-09, R14-15 |
| Griggs, Les | #20 | 16 | 3 | R01-03, R05-07, R09-10, R12-15, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Harper, Bert | #12 | 5 | 3 | R01, R03-05, R07 |
| Healy, Terry | #11 | 7 | 1 | R08-11, R14-15, SF |
| Henry, Jack | #5 | 3 | 0 | R11-13 |
| Hill, Russell | 1 | 1 | R16 | |
| Hird, Allan | #6 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Hutchison, Bill | #7 | 20 | 26 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Kennedy, Ron | #4 | 3 | 1 | R06-08 |
| Lambert, Chris | #14 | 4 | 0 | R11-13, R15 |
| Lane, Gordon | #22 | 17 | 34 | R01-03, R05-06, R08-16, R18, SF, PF |
| McIvor, Ivor | #33 | 4 | 5 | R17-18, SF, PF |
| Plummer, Elton | #8 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Powell, Ray | #17 | 16 | 43 | R01, R04-05, R08-18, SF, PF |
| Randall, Alan | #2 | 6 | 0 | R06, R16-18, SF, PF |
| Reynolds, Dick | #3 | 13 | 23 | R08-18, SF, PF |
| Reynolds, Tom | #29 | 9 | 23 | R01-03, R11-16 |
| Shaw, Alan | #32 | 4 | 0 | R13, R16-18 |
| Silk, Sid | #36 | 3 | 0 | R04, R06-07 |
| Smith, Noel | #24 | 20 | 40 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Syme, Bob | #34 | 8 | 0 | R04-11 |
| Symons, Jack | #13 | 3 | 0 | R03-04, PF |
| Tonkes, Herbie | #18 | 7 | 0 | R01-02, R16-18, SF, PF |
| Vinall, Jack | #26 | 2 | 1 | R04, R10 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plummer, Elton | 7 | 3 | -1- | 3 | R01-07 |
| Reynolds, Dick | 13 | 10 | -1- | 2 | R08-18, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/05/1944 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 38 | Elton Plummer | Elton Plummer |
| 13/05/1944 | Round 2 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 20 | Elton Plummer | Elton Plummer |
| 20/05/1944 | Round 3 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 41 | Elton Plummer | Elton Plummer |
| 27/05/1944 | Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 2 | Elton Plummer | Elton Plummer |
| 03/06/1944 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 36 | Elton Plummer | Elton Plummer |
| 10/06/1944 | Round 6 | St Kilda | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Elton Plummer | Elton Plummer |
| 17/06/1944 | Round 7 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 29 | Elton Plummer | Elton Plummer |
| 24/06/1944 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 84 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 01/07/1944 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 08/07/1944 | Round 10 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 39 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 15/07/1944 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 49 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 22/07/1944 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 107 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 29/07/1944 | Round 13 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 20 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 05/08/1944 | Round 14 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 4 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 12/08/1944 | Round 15 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 59 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 19/08/1944 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 25 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 26/08/1944 | Round 17 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 106 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 02/09/1944 | Round 18 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 82 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 09/09/1944 | Semi Final | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 49 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 23/09/1944 | Preliminary Final | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 21 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
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.