1960 VFL Season: Essendon

These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1960 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. Essendon were defeated by Collingwood in a semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).

Season Team Details

Competition: 1960 VFL Season
Team: Essendon
Home Ground: Windy Hill

Team Results

Ladder Position: 3rd (W-D-L: 13-0-5, P%: 125.1)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Collingwood (Semi Final)

Team Leaders

Captain: Jack Clarke
Vice-Captain: Geoff Leek

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Barber, Geoff #6 2 0 R13, R15
Birt, Johnny #11 17 24 R01-04, R06, R08-18, SF
Blew, Russell #14 4 0 R16-18, SF
Burgess, Reg #18 19 0 R01-18, SF
Capuano, Barry #12 19 0 R01-18, SF
Clarke, Jack #1 18 33 R01-09, R11-18, SF
Donohoe, Brian #26 2 0 R18, SF
Doran, Paul #36 3 3 R03, R10, R13
Dunlop, Bob #3 19 20 R01-18, SF
Epis, Alec #28 17 0 R01-03, R06-18, SF
Evans, Ron #8 18 67 R01-09, R11-18, SF
Fraser, Ken #23 18 9 R01-09, R11-18, SF
Gamble, Jeff #22 10 0 R01-08, R10-11
Gosper, Geoff #49 1 0 R13
Hebbard, Col #4 19 0 R01-18, SF
Leek, Geoff #30 16 9 R01-04, R06-12, R15-18, SF
Leydin, Graham #16 16 5 R02-14, R16-18
Mackie, Barry #32 10 2 R04-05, R09-16
McKenzie, Don #24 12 0 R07-10, R12-18, SF
Mitchell, Hugh #31 8 11 R01-08
Moloney, George #17 3 0 R01, R05, R10
Murdoch, Alby #15 14 2 R01-12, R14-15
Peucker, Ken #29 17 23 R01-07, R09-17, SF
Sampson, Brian #34 2 0 R01, R03
Sewell, Greg #9 19 0 R01-18, SF
Shaw, David #5 16 2 R01-02, R04-08, R10-12, R14-18, SF
Shearman, Bob #35 8 3 R12-18, SF
Shelton, Ian #10 18 0 R01-05, R07-18, SF
Somerville, John #19 11 8 R05-11, R14, R17-18, SF
Spero, George #21 5 0 R02, R04-06, R09
Timms, Ken #25 19 0 R01-18, SF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Reynolds, Dick 19 13 -0- 6 R01-18, SF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
16/04/1960 Round 1 Hawthorn HOME WIN ESSE by 27 Dick Reynolds Jack Clarke
30/04/1960 Round 2 Richmond AWAY WIN ESSE by 125 Dick Reynolds Jack Clarke
07/05/1960 Round 3 Collingwood HOME WIN ESSE by 2 Dick Reynolds Jack Clarke
14/05/1960 Round 4 Footscray AWAY WIN ESSE by 9 Dick Reynolds Jack Clarke
21/05/1960 Round 5 Carlton HOME WIN ESSE by 35 Dick Reynolds Jack Clarke
28/05/1960 Round 6 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FITZ by 5 Dick Reynolds Jack Clarke
04/06/1960 Round 7 Melbourne HOME LOSS MELB by 2 Dick Reynolds Jack Clarke
11/06/1960 Round 8 Geelong AWAY WIN ESSE by 11 Dick Reynolds Jack Clarke
18/06/1960 Round 9 South Melbourne HOME WIN ESSE by 1 Dick Reynolds Jack Clarke
02/07/1960 Round 10 St Kilda HOME WIN ESSE by 2 Dick Reynolds Geoff Leek
09/07/1960 Round 11 North Melbourne AWAY WIN ESSE by 15 Dick Reynolds Jack Clarke
16/07/1960 Round 12 Hawthorn AWAY WIN ESSE by 34 Dick Reynolds Jack Clarke
23/07/1960 Round 13 Richmond HOME WIN ESSE by 42 Dick Reynolds Jack Clarke
30/07/1960 Round 14 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COLL by 20 Dick Reynolds Jack Clarke
06/08/1960 Round 15 Footscray HOME WIN ESSE by 37 Dick Reynolds Jack Clarke
13/08/1960 Round 16 Carlton AWAY LOSS CARL by 13 Dick Reynolds Jack Clarke
20/08/1960 Round 17 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FITZ by 11 Dick Reynolds Jack Clarke
27/08/1960 Round 18 Melbourne AWAY WIN ESSE by 13 Dick Reynolds Jack Clarke
03/09/1960 Semi Final Collingwood HOME LOSS COLL by 9 Dick Reynolds Jack Clarke

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.