1957 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1957 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 second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Melbourne in the second semi final, Essendon were defeated by Melbourne in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1957 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 11-0-7, P%: 118.3)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birt, Johnny | #11 | 20 | 29 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Booth, Stan | #2 | 20 | 23 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Burgess, Reg | #18 | 18 | 3 | R01-09, R12-18, SF, GF |
| Carmichael, Don | #32 | 7 | 1 | R02, R04, R07, R13-14, R16-17 |
| Carstairs, Jim | #20 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Clarke, Jack | #1 | 17 | 4 | R01-09, R12-15, R17-18, SF, GF |
| Donohoe, Brian | #26 | 8 | 1 | R01-08 |
| Driscoll, Frank | #16 | 4 | 10 | R01-03, R10 |
| Elliott, Trevor | #19 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Fox, Robert | #24 | 18 | 2 | R01-08, R11-18, SF, GF |
| Gallagher, Fred | #13 | 12 | 34 | R03, R05-09, R11-14, SF, GF |
| Gamble, Jeff | #22 | 19 | 0 | R01-12, R14-18, SF, GF |
| Gill, John | #3 | 18 | 13 | R01-03, R05-06, R08-18, SF, GF |
| Gluyas, Bob | #38 | 8 | 14 | R10-12, R15-18, SF |
| Green, Kevin | #37 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Harrington, Jack | #23 | 4 | 0 | R01-02, R09-10 |
| Hebbard, Col | #4 | 16 | 16 | R01, R06-18, SF, GF |
| Heenan, Jim | #14 | 14 | 6 | R01, R07-11, R13-18, SF, GF |
| Hutchison, Bill | #7 | 16 | 22 | R01-09, R11-15, SF, GF |
| Knowles, Jack | #21 | 18 | 0 | R01-06, R08-18, GF |
| Leek, Geoff | #30 | 20 | 12 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Maloney, Leo | #10 | 7 | 2 | R04-07, R15, R18, GF |
| McColl, Jim | #28 | 1 | 0 | SF |
| Mitchell, Hugh | #31 | 20 | 15 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Murdoch, Alby | #15 | 6 | 0 | R05, R10-11, R16-18 |
| Pascoe, Mal | #34 | 19 | 4 | R01-07, R09-18, SF, GF |
| Pridham, Les | #6 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Sewell, Greg | #9 | 18 | 1 | R01-16, SF, GF |
| Shearman, Bob | #35 | 20 | 1 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Suter, Bob | #5 | 19 | 0 | R02-18, SF, GF |
| Timms, Ken | #25 | 4 | 2 | R01-04 |
| Towner, John | #33 | 16 | 0 | R03-06, R09-18, SF, GF |
| Webster, Eric | #27 | 8 | 0 | R07-13, R16 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds, Dick | 20 | 12 | -0- | 8 | R01-18, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/04/1957 | Round 1 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 35 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 27/04/1957 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 11 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 04/05/1957 | Round 3 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 45 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 11/05/1957 | Round 4 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 42 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 18/05/1957 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 42 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 25/05/1957 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 8 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 01/06/1957 | Round 7 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 25 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 08/06/1957 | Round 8 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 36 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 15/06/1957 | Round 9 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 45 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 22/06/1957 | Round 10 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 27 | Dick Reynolds | Geoff Leek |
| 29/06/1957 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 9 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 06/07/1957 | Round 12 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 15 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 13/07/1957 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 20 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 27/07/1957 | Round 14 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 1 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 03/08/1957 | Round 15 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 33 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 10/08/1957 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 20 | Dick Reynolds | Geoff Leek |
| 17/08/1957 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 21 | Dick Reynolds | Geoff Leek |
| 24/08/1957 | Round 18 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 61 | Dick Reynolds | Geoff Leek |
| 07/09/1957 | Semi Final | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 16 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 21/09/1957 | Grand Final | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 61 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |