2005 AFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
2005 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Telstra Dome
Team Results
Ladder Position:
13th (W-D-L: 8-0-14, P%: 92.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan, Matthew | #27 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Alvey, Mark | #15 | 6 | 0 | R02, R08-12 |
| Bolton, Mark | #23 | 16 | 5 | R01-07, R12-15, R17, R19-22 |
| Bradley, Kepler | #16 | 19 | 4 | R01-04, R07-13, R15-22 |
| Bullen, Marc | #37 | 7 | 0 | R01, R03, R05-07, R15, R20 |
| Cartledge, Tristan | #22 | 4 | 1 | R02, R08, R16, R20 |
| Cupido, Damian | #13 | 11 | 6 | R01-02, R08-11, R13-14, R16-18 |
| Dyson, Ricky | #2 | 10 | 9 | R04-05, R15-22 |
| Fletcher, Dustin | #31 | 17 | 0 | R01-11, R14-19 |
| Haynes, Ben | #39 | 4 | 0 | R01, R04-06 |
| Henneman, Aaron | #3 | 10 | 3 | R01-07, R18-19, R22 |
| Hille, David | #19 | 13 | 10 | R08-14, R17-22 |
| Hird, James | #5 | 17 | 17 | R01-06, R10-15, R18-22 |
| Hunt, Sam | #30 | 4 | 0 | R12, R17, R21-22 |
| Johns, Courtney | #21 | 3 | 0 | R15-17 |
| Johnson, Jason | #14 | 22 | 12 | R01-22 |
| Johnson, Mark | #1 | 22 | 29 | R01-22 |
| Laycock, Jason | #26 | 13 | 8 | R03-15 |
| Lloyd, Matthew | #18 | 20 | 59 | R03-22 |
| Lovett, Andrew | #41 | 20 | 25 | R03-22 |
| Lovett-Murray, Nathan | #42 | 17 | 7 | R02, R04, R07-15, R17-22 |
| Lucas, Scott | #25 | 22 | 51 | R01-22 |
| McPhee, Adam | #33 | 14 | 9 | R01-14 |
| McVeigh, Mark | #10 | 21 | 7 | R01-18, R20-22 |
| Monfries, Angus | #6 | 12 | 11 | R01-04, R12-14, R16-17, R19, R21-22 |
| Murphy, Justin | #28 | 17 | 4 | R01-03, R05-10, R12-16, R18-20 |
| Nash, Jay | #38 | 2 | 1 | R16, R21 |
| Peverill, Damien | #11 | 21 | 4 | R01-20, R22 |
| Ramanauskas, Adam | #9 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Reynolds, Joel | #29 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Richards, Ted | #20 | 10 | 3 | R03, R05-06, R16-22 |
| Rioli, Dean | #43 | 11 | 1 | R05-09, R13-16, R18-19 |
| Slattery, Henry | #34 | 4 | 2 | R13, R19-21 |
| Solomon, Dean | #7 | 16 | 4 | R01-06, R09-18 |
| Stanton, Brent | #24 | 19 | 13 | R01, R03-04, R07-22 |
| Thomas, Paul | #17 | 8 | 1 | R04, R07, R11, R15-17, R21-22 |
| Watson, Jobe | #4 | 5 | 2 | R10, R14, R20-22 |
| Welsh, Andrew | #12 | 21 | 2 | R01-15, R17-22 |
| Winderlich, Jason | #8 | 12 | 4 | R01-02, R07-09, R11, R16, R18-22 |
| Zantuck, Ty | #36 | 9 | 0 | R02, R05-12 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheedy, Kevin | 22 | 8 | -0- | 14 | R01-22 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Nathan Lovett-Murray | Dustin Fletcher | Ty Zantuck |
| Half-Back: | Mark McVeigh | Kepler Bradley | Andrew Welsh |
| Centre: | Brent Stanton | Jason Johnson | Justin Murphy |
| Half-Forward: | James Hird | Scott Lucas | Andrew Lovett |
| Forward: | Dean Solomon | Matthew Lloyd | Damian Cupido |
| Follower: | David Hille | Damien Peverill | Mark Johnson |
| Interchange: | Mark Bolton | Jason Laycock | Adam McPhee |
| Angus Monfries |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 22 out of 22 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/03/2005 | Round 1 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 46 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 01/04/2005 | Round 2 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 4 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 10/04/2005 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 2 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 16/04/2005 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 56 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 25/04/2005 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 14 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 30/04/2005 | Round 6 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | LOSS | BRIL by 48 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 07/05/2005 | Round 7 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 6 | Kevin Sheedy | Matthew Lloyd |
| 15/05/2005 | Round 8 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 35 | Kevin Sheedy | Matthew Lloyd |
| 21/05/2005 | Round 9 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 19 | Kevin Sheedy | Matthew Lloyd |
| 29/05/2005 | Round 10 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 27 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 04/06/2005 | Round 11 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 88 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 10/06/2005 | Round 12 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 24 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 24/06/2005 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 15 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 02/07/2005 | Round 14 | Kangaroos | HOME | LOSS | KANG by 42 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 09/07/2005 | Round 15 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 26 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 15/07/2005 | Round 16 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 26 | Kevin Sheedy | Matthew Lloyd |
| 23/07/2005 | Round 17 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | LOSS | BRIL by 13 | Kevin Sheedy | Matthew Lloyd |
| 29/07/2005 | Round 18 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 13 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 06/08/2005 | Round 19 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 20 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 14/08/2005 | Round 20 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 13 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 21/08/2005 | Round 21 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 99 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 28/08/2005 | Round 22 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 10 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |