1972 VFLR Season: Essendon Reserves

These are the details of the premiership results for the Essendon Reserves for the 1972 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. The Essendon Reserves were defeated by the Carlton Reserves in the elimination final, resulting in finishing in fifth place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 1972 VFLR Season
Team: Essendon Reserves
Club: Essendon
Home Ground: Windy Hill

Team Results

Ladder Position: 4th (W-D-L: 15-1-6, P%: 125.3)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Carlton (R) (Elimination Final)

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
03/04/1972 Round 1 Footscray (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 15 unknown unknown
08/04/1972 Round 2 South Melbourne (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 47 unknown unknown
15/04/1972 Round 3 Richmond (R) AWAY LOSS RICR by 122 unknown unknown
22/04/1972 Round 4 Geelong (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 10 unknown unknown
29/04/1972 Round 5 Carlton (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 13 unknown unknown
06/05/1972 Round 6 Melbourne (R) AWAY LOSS MLBR by 36 unknown unknown
13/05/1972 Round 7 St Kilda (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 70 unknown unknown
20/05/1972 Round 8 North Melbourne (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 72 unknown unknown
27/05/1972 Round 9 Hawthorn (R) HOME LOSS HWTR by 18 unknown unknown
03/06/1972 Round 10 Fitzroy (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 16 unknown unknown
12/06/1972 Round 11 Collingwood (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 44 unknown unknown
24/06/1972 Round 12 Footscray (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 58 unknown unknown
01/07/1972 Round 13 South Melbourne (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 22 unknown unknown
08/07/1972 Round 14 Geelong (R) AWAY LOSS GEER by 15 unknown unknown
15/07/1972 Round 15 Richmond (R) HOME LOSS RICR by 17 unknown unknown
22/07/1972 Round 16 Carlton (R) AWAY LOSS CARR by 1 unknown unknown
29/07/1972 Round 17 Melbourne (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 50 unknown unknown
05/08/1972 Round 18 St Kilda (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 45 unknown unknown
12/08/1972 Round 19 North Melbourne (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 84 unknown unknown
19/08/1972 Round 20 Hawthorn (R) AWAY DRAW drawn unknown unknown
26/08/1972 Round 21 Fitzroy (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 54 unknown unknown
02/09/1972 Round 22 Collingwood (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 36 unknown unknown
09/09/1972 Elimination Final Carlton (R) HOME LOSS CARR by 7 unknown unknown