1969 VFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
1969 VFL Season
Team:
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 |