2011 AFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
2011 AFL Season
Team:
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 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Kyle Hardingham | Dustin Fletcher | Michael Hibberd |
| Half-Back: | Dyson Heppell | Cale Hooker | Mark McVeigh |
| Centre: | Brent Stanton | Jobe Watson | Ben Howlett |
| Half-Forward: | Angus Monfries | Michael Hurley | Leroy Jetta |
| Forward: | Stewart Crameri | Paddy Ryder | David Zaharakis |
| Follower: | Tom Bellchambers | Heath Hocking | Sam Lonergan |
| Interchange: | David Hille | Jake Melksham | Kyle Reimers |
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 23 out of 23 matches was used.
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 |