1969 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1969 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1969 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 10-1-9, P%: 102.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Don McKenzie
Vice-Captain:
Barry Davis
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Geoff Pryor
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclay, Stuart | #42 | 12 | 0 | R05, R08-14, R17-20 |
| Blethyn, Geoff | #11 | 16 | 12 | R01-02, R07-20 |
| Brown, Greg | #18 | 10 | 1 | R01-07, R10-11, R16 |
| Buhaj, Wally | #2 | 2 | 0 | R03-04 |
| Carpenter, John | #50 | 2 | 1 | R15-16 |
| Close, Robin | #19 | 19 | 39 | R01, R03-20 |
| Collins, David | #31 | 10 | 4 | R01, R03-04, R07-08, R10, R15, R18-20 |
| Crouch, Gary | #5 | 5 | 0 | R01-03, R13-14 |
| Daniel, Peter | #28 | 20 | 32 | R01-20 |
| Davis, Barry | #32 | 19 | 18 | R01-09, R11-20 |
| Egan, Kevin | #29 | 12 | 2 | R01-08, R17-20 |
| Ellis, John | #30 | 5 | 5 | R01, R17-20 |
| Fanning, John | #40 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Fields, Neville | #55 | 2 | 0 | R15, R19 |
| Fletcher, Ken | #21 | 20 | 3 | R01-20 |
| Fordham, Ted | #20 | 6 | 2 | R04-06, R16-18 |
| Gerlach, Darryl | #17 | 17 | 1 | R01-09, R11-16, R18, R20 |
| Gosper, Geoff | #6 | 19 | 10 | R01-14, R16-20 |
| Greenwood, Bob | #8 | 12 | 11 | R04-10, R12, R17-20 |
| Gross, Don | #15 | 13 | 13 | R02, R04-14, R16 |
| Hampson, Roger | #41 | 8 | 1 | R09-16 |
| Headlam, Wayne | #40 | 6 | 7 | R11-16 |
| Lake, Bruce | #16 | 15 | 16 | R01-15 |
| Lake, Eddie | #38 | 4 | 0 | R01, R09, R14-15 |
| McGie, Lindsay | #4 | 1 | 0 | R19 |
| McKenzie, Don | #24 | 20 | 3 | R01-20 |
| Noonan, Alan | #10 | 18 | 43 | R02-14, R16-20 |
| Payne, Charlie | #7 | 9 | 5 | R01-03, R15-20 |
| Payne, Ian | #3 | 1 | 0 | R20 |
| Pryor, Geoff | #35 | 20 | 3 | R01-20 |
| Sinclair, John | #14 | 2 | 0 | R01, R10 |
| Sproule, Paul | #26 | 17 | 21 | R01-07, R10-13, R15-20 |
| Stevenson, Ian | #25 | 4 | 0 | R08-09, R17, R20 |
| Stillman, Les | #23 | 13 | 14 | R02, R05-06, R08-17 |
| Tassell, Doug | #53 | 9 | 0 | R07-15 |
| Thompson, Bill | #12 | 8 | 0 | R02-06, R17-19 |
| Waite, Bruce | #9 | 3 | 5 | R02-03, R07 |
| Williams, John | #22 | 20 | 0 | R01-20 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke, Jack | 20 | 10 | -1- | 9 | R01-20 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1969 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 29 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |
| 12/04/1969 | Round 2 | Geelong | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |
| 19/04/1969 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 13 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |
| 25/04/1969 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 18 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |
| 03/05/1969 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 30 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |
| 10/05/1969 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 25 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |
| 17/05/1969 | Round 7 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 26 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |
| 24/05/1969 | Round 8 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 15 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |
| 31/05/1969 | Round 9 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 58 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |
| 14/06/1969 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 20 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |
| 21/06/1969 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 11 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |
| 28/06/1969 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 9 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |
| 05/07/1969 | Round 13 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 20 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |
| 12/07/1969 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 7 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |
| 19/07/1969 | Round 15 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 5 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |
| 26/07/1969 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 27 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |
| 09/08/1969 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 37 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |
| 16/08/1969 | Round 18 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 63 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |
| 23/08/1969 | Round 19 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 12 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |
| 30/08/1969 | Round 20 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 11 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |