1967 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1967 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 sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1967 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 8-1-9, P%: 106.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Ken Fraser
Vice-Captain:
Johnny Birt
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Ian | #57 | 14 | 21 | R04-11, R13-18 |
| Birt, Johnny | #11 | 16 | 24 | R01-07, R09-12, R14-18 |
| Blew, Russell | #14 | 6 | 0 | R03-05, R11, R13-14 |
| Brown, Greg | #18 | 18 | 3 | R01-18 |
| Buhaj, Wally | #53 | 5 | 1 | R14-18 |
| Clarke, Jack | #1 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Davis, Barry | #32 | 17 | 0 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Egan, Kevin | #29 | 15 | 2 | R01-08, R10-13, R16-18 |
| Ellis, John | #30 | 4 | 2 | R01-03, R15 |
| Epis, Alec | #28 | 14 | 0 | R01-04, R06-09, R13-18 |
| Evans, Neil | #36 | 10 | 7 | R03-12 |
| Fletcher, Ken | #21 | 16 | 0 | R03-18 |
| Fordham, Ted | #20 | 15 | 25 | R01-12, R16-18 |
| Forsyth, Jim | #27 | 6 | 0 | R01-03, R13-15 |
| Fraser, Ken | #23 | 16 | 13 | R01-05, R07-08, R10-18 |
| Gerlach, Darryl | #17 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Gosper, Geoff | #6 | 18 | 11 | R01-18 |
| Greenwood, Bob | #8 | 10 | 14 | R04-07, R13-18 |
| Gross, Don | #15 | 15 | 18 | R02, R05-18 |
| Hird, Allan | #39 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Johnston, Graeme | #16 | 3 | 0 | R04, R08-09 |
| McKenzie, Don | #24 | 18 | 3 | R01-18 |
| Mitchell, Hugh | #31 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Noonan, Alan | #10 | 17 | 40 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Payne, Charlie | #7 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Payne, Ian | #3 | 8 | 1 | R03, R06-12 |
| Pryor, Geoff | #35 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Shaw, David | #5 | 15 | 4 | R01-12, R16-18 |
| Somerville, John | #19 | 9 | 4 | R05-06, R09-15 |
| Thompson, Bill | #12 | 6 | 2 | R01-02, R10-13 |
| Waite, Bruce | #9 | 10 | 2 | R08-09, R11-18 |
| Williams, John | #22 | 15 | 0 | R01, R05-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman, John | 18 | 8 | -1- | 9 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1967 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 35 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 22/04/1967 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 3 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 29/04/1967 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 22 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 06/05/1967 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 39 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 13/05/1967 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 11 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 20/05/1967 | Round 6 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 48 | John Coleman | Johnny Birt |
| 27/05/1967 | Round 7 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 26 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 03/06/1967 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 10/06/1967 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 91 | John Coleman | Johnny Birt |
| 24/06/1967 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 26 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 01/07/1967 | Round 11 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 9 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 08/07/1967 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 21 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 22/07/1967 | Round 13 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 23 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 29/07/1967 | Round 14 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 9 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 05/08/1967 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 41 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 12/08/1967 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 39 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 19/08/1967 | Round 17 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 2 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 26/08/1967 | Round 18 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 4 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |