Essendon
"Essendon's performances in season 2000 were among the most noteworthy in football history. After waltzing unbeaten to the Ansett Cup, the Bombers won all bar one of 25 home-and-away and finals matches culminating in an apparently effortless 10-goal grand final demolition of Melbourne. Such bare statistics cannot convey the full extent of Essendon's supremacy, however. At times the Bombers seemed to be performing on a different plane than every other team ... "
In looking at their grand history, John Devaney sees the Bombers fly up, up to a record-equalling 16 V/AFL premierships
1887 Season () Fixture
Essendon's 1887 Fixture
Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
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1887-05-01 1 | Essendon | Bye | 1887-05-01 May 1 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
1887-05-07 2 | H | Essendon | 0.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 6.12 | 6 | WON | South Williamstown | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1 | 5 | EME | 1887-05-07 May 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1887-05-14 3 | H | Essendon | 2.1 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 6.11 | 6 | WON | Richmond | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 4 | EME | 1887-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1887-05-22 4 | Essendon | Bye | 1887-05-22 May 22 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
1887-05-25 5 | Essendon | Bye | 1887-05-25 May 25 (Wed, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
1887-05-29 6 | Essendon | Bye | 1887-05-29 May 29 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
1887-06-04 7 | H | Essendon | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3 | DRAW | Hotham | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3 | 0 | EME | 1887-06-04 Jun 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1887-06-11 8 | H | Essendon | 1.0 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4 | LOST | South Melbourne | 1.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 5 | -1 | EME | 1887-06-11 Jun 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1887-06-18 9 | H | Essendon | 1.2 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6 | WON | Melbourne | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 2 | 4 | EME | 1887-06-18 Jun 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1887-06-25 10 | H | Essendon | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1 | DRAW | Geelong | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | EME | 1887-06-25 Jun 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1887-07-03 11 | Essendon | Bye | 1887-07-03 Jul 3 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
1887-07-09 12 | H | Essendon | 2.1 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4 | WON | Port Melbourne | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1 | 3 | EME | 1887-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1887-07-17 13 | Essendon | Bye | 1887-07-17 Jul 17 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
1887-07-24 14 | Essendon | Bye | 1887-07-24 Jul 24 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
1887-07-30 15 | A | Essendon | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.12 | 1 | LOST | Melbourne | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3 | -2 | FSG | 1887-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1887-08-06 16 | H | Essendon | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1 | LOST | Carlton | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.14 | 4.17 | 4 | -3 | EME | 1887-08-06 Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1887-08-13 17 | A | Essendon | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3 | LOST | Hotham | 1.3 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6 | -3 | HRR | 1887-08-13 Aug 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1887-08-20 18 | A | Essendon | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 4 | WON | Richmond | 1.8 | 1.10 | 2.11 | 3.14 | 3 | 1 | PUN | 1887-08-20 Aug 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1887-08-27 19 | A | Essendon | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | LOST | Port Melbourne | 1.5 | 1.7 | 5.8 | 8.14 | 8 | -7 | NPO | 1887-08-27 Aug 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1887-09-03 20 | A | Essendon | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2 | LOST | Fitzroy | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 7.18 | 7 | -5 | BWS | 1887-09-03 Sep 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1887-09-10 21 | A | Essendon | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3 | LOST | South Melbourne | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.12 | 5.17 | 5 | -2 | LAK | 1887-09-10 Sep 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1887-09-17 22 | A | Essendon | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 4 | LOST | Carlton | 2.9 | 3.15 | 6.18 | 10.21 | 10 | -6 | LAK | 1887-09-17 Sep 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1887-09-24 23 | A | Essendon | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0 | LOST | Geelong | 0.6 | 2.9 | 5.14 | 6.15 | 6 | -6 | COR | 1887-09-24 Sep 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |