1973 VFLR Season: Essendon Reserves

These are the details of the premiership results for the Essendon Reserves for the 1973 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 second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by the Geelong Reserves in the qualifying final, the Essendon Reserves were defeated by the Footscray Reserves in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 1973 VFLR Season
Team: Essendon Reserves
Club: Essendon
Home Ground: Windy Hill

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 16-0-6, P%: 125.2)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Footscray (R) (Semi 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)
07/04/1973 Round 1 Richmond (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 26 unknown unknown
14/04/1973 Round 2 South Melbourne (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 46 unknown unknown
23/04/1973 Round 3 Hawthorn (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 5 unknown unknown
28/04/1973 Round 4 Footscray (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 61 unknown unknown
05/05/1973 Round 5 Geelong (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 4 unknown unknown
12/05/1973 Round 6 St Kilda (R) AWAY LOSS STKR by 61 unknown unknown
19/05/1973 Round 7 North Melbourne (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 30 unknown unknown
26/05/1973 Round 8 Melbourne (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 17 unknown unknown
04/06/1973 Round 9 Carlton (R) AWAY LOSS CARR by 62 unknown unknown
09/06/1973 Round 10 Fitzroy (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 25 unknown unknown
16/06/1973 Round 11 Collingwood (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 18 unknown unknown
23/06/1973 Round 12 Richmond (R) AWAY LOSS RICR by 21 unknown unknown
30/06/1973 Round 13 South Melbourne (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 105 unknown unknown
07/07/1973 Round 14 Footscray (R) HOME LOSS FOOR by 20 unknown unknown
14/07/1973 Round 15 Hawthorn (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 69 unknown unknown
21/07/1973 Round 16 Geelong (R) AWAY LOSS GEER by 11 unknown unknown
28/07/1973 Round 17 St Kilda (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 5 unknown unknown
04/08/1973 Round 18 North Melbourne (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 40 unknown unknown
11/08/1973 Round 19 Melbourne (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 84 unknown unknown
18/08/1973 Round 20 Carlton (R) HOME LOSS CARR by 21 unknown unknown
25/08/1973 Round 21 Fitzroy (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 40 unknown unknown
01/09/1973 Round 22 Collingwood (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 77 unknown unknown
08/09/1973 Qualifying Final Geelong (R) HOME LOSS GEER by 13 unknown unknown
15/09/1973 Semi Final Footscray (R) HOME LOSS FOOR by 53 unknown unknown