2011 AFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 2011 season of the Australian Football League. The team used Etihad Stadium as their home ground, playing nine matches there (seven as hosts and two as visitors). The team finished the regular season in eighth place, securing a place in the finals series. Essendon were defeated by Carlton in the first elimination final, resulting in finishing in eighth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
2011 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Etihad Stadium
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 11-1-10, P%: 100.0)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Carlton (Elimination Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellchambers, Tom | #44 | 13 | 8 | R02-09, R11, R13-14, R19, R22 |
| Browne, Alex | #24 | 2 | 0 | R11-12 |
| Carlisle, Jake | #22 | 7 | 3 | R18-23, EF |
| Colyer, Travis | #32 | 10 | 7 | R08, R11-12, R15-19, R23, EF |
| Crameri, Stewart | #45 | 20 | 34 | R01-09, R11-13, R15-22 |
| Davey, Alwyn | #29 | 14 | 16 | R02-03, R09, R14-23, EF |
| Dempsey, Courtenay | #15 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Dyson, Ricky | #2 | 6 | 0 | R16-21 |
| Fletcher, Dustin | #31 | 19 | 1 | R01-05, R07-09, R11-17, R20-22, EF |
| Hardingham, Kyle | #34 | 22 | 1 | R01-09, R11-13, R15-23, EF |
| Heppell, Dyson | #21 | 23 | 3 | R01-09, R11-23, EF |
| Hibberd, Michael | #43 | 9 | 1 | R06, R08-09, R11-16 |
| Hille, David | #19 | 19 | 20 | R01, R05-09, R11-12, R14-23, EF |
| Hocking, Heath | #39 | 17 | 9 | R01-08, R13-17, R20-22, EF |
| Hooker, Cale | #26 | 13 | 0 | R01-09, R11-13, R23 |
| Howlett, Ben | #40 | 23 | 9 | R01-09, R11-23, EF |
| Hurley, Michael | #18 | 18 | 27 | R01-07, R12-18, R20-21, R23, EF |
| Jetta, Leroy | #7 | 23 | 27 | R01-09, R11-23, EF |
| Lonergan, Sam | #14 | 12 | 4 | R01-09, R11, R13-14 |
| Lovett-Murray, Nathan | #42 | 14 | 2 | R01-09, R11-12, R22-23, EF |
| McVeigh, Mark | #10 | 23 | 5 | R01-09, R11-23, EF |
| Melksham, Jake | #17 | 23 | 6 | R01-09, R11-23, EF |
| Monfries, Angus | #6 | 22 | 31 | R01, R03-09, R11-23, EF |
| Myers, David | #23 | 14 | 2 | R01-02, R08-09, R11-14, R18-20, R22-23, EF |
| Pears, Tayte | #16 | 9 | 0 | R13-18, R21, R23, EF |
| Prismall, Brent | #9 | 8 | 1 | R04, R13-19 |
| Reimers, Kyle | #37 | 15 | 27 | R05-09, R15-23, EF |
| Ross, Michael | #38 | 2 | 0 | R19-20 |
| Ryder, Paddy | #30 | 23 | 27 | R01-09, R11-23, EF |
| Slattery, Henry | #20 | 8 | 0 | R05-07, R09, R11-12, R17-18 |
| Stanton, Brent | #5 | 21 | 15 | R01-07, R09, R11, R13-23, EF |
| Watson, Jobe | #4 | 17 | 15 | R01-08, R12-14, R19-23, EF |
| Welsh, Andrew | #12 | 6 | 2 | R12, R14-15, R21-23 |
| Winderlich, Jason | #8 | 4 | 6 | R01-04 |
| Zaharakis, David | #11 | 23 | 31 | R01-09, R11-23, EF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hird, James | 23 | 11 | -1- | 11 | R01-09, R11-23, EF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/03/2011 | Round 1 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 55 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 03/04/2011 | Round 2 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 5 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 10/04/2011 | Round 3 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 52 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 16/04/2011 | Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 25/04/2011 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 30 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 01/05/2011 | Round 6 | Gold Coast | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 139 | James Hird | Paddy Ryder |
| 08/05/2011 | Round 7 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 16 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 14/05/2011 | Round 8 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 36 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 21/05/2011 | Round 9 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 16 | James Hird | unknown |
| Round 10 | BYE | ||||||
| 03/06/2011 | Round 11 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 33 | James Hird | unknown |
| 12/06/2011 | Round 12 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 34 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 18/06/2011 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 21 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 24/06/2011 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 65 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 02/07/2011 | Round 15 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 4 | James Hird | unknown |
| 09/07/2011 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 39 | James Hird | unknown |
| 15/07/2011 | Round 17 | Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 11 | James Hird | unknown |
| 23/07/2011 | Round 18 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 74 | James Hird | unknown |
| 31/07/2011 | Round 19 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 74 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 06/08/2011 | Round 20 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 1 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 13/08/2011 | Round 21 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 49 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 20/08/2011 | Round 22 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 57 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| 28/08/2011 | Round 23 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 7 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |
| Round 24 | BYE | ||||||
| 11/09/2011 | Elimination Final | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 62 | James Hird | Jobe Watson |