1967 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1967 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1967 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.