1957 VFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
1957 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Bob Suter | Jack Knowles | Mal Pascoe |
| Half-Back: | Bob Shearman | Jeff Gamble | John Towner |
| Centre: | Reg Burgess | Jack Clarke | Greg Sewell |
| Half-Forward: | Col Hebbard | Robert Fox | Stan Booth |
| Forward: | Geoff Leek | Fred Gallagher | Johnny Birt |
| Follower: | John Gill | Hugh Mitchell | Bill Hutchison |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 1 out of 20 matches was used.
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 |