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Windy Hill

VFL/AFL AFLW

Years: 1922 - 1991

First Game - Round 6, 1922
Last Game - Round 11, 1991

Essendon did not originally play matches at the ground, spending almost 25 years representing their suburb from the East Melbourne ground before finally coming 'home'. The ground was originally occupied by the Essendon Association VFA side.

VFL/AFL

WinsDrawsLosses%
2603244.83

Biggest Win

MarginRound
1 85 Round 2, 1937
2 35 Round 3, 1976
3 32 Round 5, 1964
4 25 Round 3, 1961
5 22 Round 10, 1987
6 19 Round 12, 1935
7 18 Round 4, 1927
8 15 Round 14, 1933
8 15 Round 10, 1943
8 15 Round 7, 1949

Highest Score

ScoreRound
125.20.170 Round 2, 1937
221.15.141 Round 2, 1939
321.10.136 Round 20, 1978
420.13.133 Round 3, 1976
516.24.120 Round 4, 1977
617.13.115 Round 9, 1983
717.12.114 Round 16, 1990
816.14.110 Round 1, 1942
916.12.108 Round 1, 1940
917.6.108 Round 4, 1986

Biggest Loss

MarginRound
1 82 Round 7, 1979
1 82 Round 9, 1985
3 62 Round 4, 1986
4 57 Round 16, 1923
5 56 Round 3, 1946
6 54 Round 1, 1942
7 51 Round 6, 1922
8 48 Round 9, 1982
9 45 Round 17, 1972
10 44 Round 10, 1980
10 44 Round 19, 1981

Lowest Score

ScoreRound
1 6.5.41 Round 16, 1923
2 5.12.42 Round 6, 1922
3 6.10.46 Round 7, 1967
4 7.7.49 Round 18, 1966
5 7.11.53 Round 11, 1932
6 9.3.57 Round 5, 1953
7 9.6.60 Round 19, 1981
7 8.12.60 Round 10, 1934
9 9.9.63 Round 3, 1963
10 9.11.65 Round 12, 1948

Most goals in a game

GoalsPlayerGame
1 7 Fred Fanning 1944
1 7 George Margitich 1930
3 6 Dick Taylor 1929
4 5 9 times

AFLW

First game - Round 5, 2024
Highest Score

ScoreRound
1 1.1.7 Round 5, 2024

Biggest loss

MarginRound
1 65 Round 5, 2024

Links
Boyles Football Photos
History of Windy Hill - shawfactor.com
Scoreboard Pressure - Windy Hill
Wikipedia