1980 VFLR Season: Essendon Reserves

These are the details of the premiership results for the Essendon Reserves for the 1980 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 ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fifth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating the North Melbourne Reserves in the elimination final, the Essendon Reserves were defeated by the Geelong Reserves in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 1980 VFLR Season
Team: Essendon Reserves
Club: Essendon
Home Ground: Windy Hill

Team Results

Ladder Position: 5th (W-D-L: 14-0-8, P%: 109.2)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Geelong (R) (Semi Final)

Player Results

Player	Guernseys	Matches	Goals	Rounds

Coach Results

Coach	Matches (W-D-L)				Rounds
Sheehy, Bernie	24	15	-0-	9	R01-22, EF, SF

Match Results

Date	Round	Opponent	H/A	Result		Coach	Captain (Nominated)
29/03/1980	Round 1	North Melbourne (R)	HOME	WIN	ESSR by 29	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
05/04/1980	Round 2	Richmond (R)	AWAY	WIN	ESSR by 31	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
12/04/1980	Round 3	South Melbourne (R)	AWAY	LOSS	SMLR by 75	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
19/04/1980	Round 4	St Kilda (R)	AWAY	LOSS	STKR by 29	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
26/04/1980	Round 5	Collingwood (R)	HOME	LOSS	COLR by 35	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
03/05/1980	Round 6	Fitzroy (R)	AWAY	LOSS	FITR by 3	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
10/05/1980	Round 7	Geelong (R)	HOME	LOSS	GEER by 14	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
17/05/1980	Round 8	Footscray (R)	AWAY	WIN	FOOR by 11	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
25/05/1980	Round 9	Carlton (R)	HOME	LOSS	CARR by 33	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
31/05/1980	Round 10	Melbourne (R)	HOME	WIN	ESSR by 46	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
07/06/1980	Round 11	Hawthorn (R)	AWAY	WIN	ESSR by 67	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
14/06/1980	Round 12	North Melbourne (R)	AWAY	WIN	ESSR by 2	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
21/06/1980	Round 13	Richmond (R)	HOME	WIN	ESSR by 15	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
28/06/1980	Round 14	St Kilda (R)	HOME	WIN	ESSR by 40	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
12/07/1980	Round 15	Collingwood (R)	AWAY	LOSS	COLR by 55	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
19/07/1980	Round 16	South Melbourne (R)	HOME	LOSS	SMLR by 11	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
26/07/1980	Round 17	Fitzroy (R)	HOME	WIN	ESSR by 67	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
02/08/1980	Round 18	Geelong (R)	AWAY	WIN	ESSR by 37	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
09/08/1980	Round 19	Footscray (R)	HOME	WIN	ESSR by 43	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
16/08/1980	Round 20	Carlton (R)	AWAY	WIN	ESSR by 9	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
23/08/1980	Round 21	Melbourne (R)	AWAY	WIN	ESSR by 72	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
30/08/1980	Round 22	Hawthorn (R)	HOME	WIN	ESSR by 15	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
06/09/1980	Elimination Final	North Melbourne (R)	AWAY	WIN	ESSR by 41	Bernie Sheehy	unknown
13/09/1980	Semi Final	Geelong (R)	AWAY	LOSS	GEER by 17	Bernie Sheehy	unknown

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1980 VFLR Season

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