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
1891 Season () Fixture
Essendon's 1891 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891-05-02 1 | A | Essendon | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.12 | 5 | WON | Footscray | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 4 | 1 | WES | 1891-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-05-09 2 | H | Essendon | 2.2 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 8 | WON | Richmond | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4 | 4 | EME | 1891-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-05-16 3 | H | Essendon | 2.3 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 11.10 | 11 | WON | Melbourne | 1.1 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5 | 6 | EME | 1891-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-05-23 4 | H | Essendon | 1.5 | 4.6 | 8.10 | 10.12 | 10 | WON | St. Kilda | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2 | 8 | EME | 1891-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-05-25 5 | H | Essendon | 1.3 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 7 | DRAW | South Melbourne | 2.5 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 7 | 0 | EME | 1891-05-25 May 25 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-05-30 6 | H | Essendon | 1.6 | 4.9 | 5.15 | 8.19 | 8 | WON | North Melbourne | 1.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5 | 3 | EME | 1891-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-06-06 7 | H | Essendon | 2.3 | 4.8 | 5.10 | 5.11 | 5 | LOST | Geelong | 1.1 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 9.6 | 9 | -4 | EME | 1891-06-06 Jun 6 (Sat, 2:00) | Scores |
| 1891-06-20 8 | A | Essendon | 1.5 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 7.12 | 7 | WON | Melbourne | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 4 | 3 | ACC | 1891-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-06-27 9 | H | Essendon | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3 | WON | Carlton | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.12 | 2 | 1 | EME | 1891-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-07-04 10 | H | Essendon | 3.2 | 7.10 | 7.13 | 9.15 | 9 | WON | Port Melbourne | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 8 | EME | 1891-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-07-11 11 | H | Essendon | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5 | WON | Fitzroy | 1.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | EME | 1891-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-07-19 12 | Essendon | Bye | 1891-07-19 Jul 19 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1891-07-26 13 | Essendon | Bye | 1891-07-26 Jul 26 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1891-08-01 14 | A | Essendon | 1.3 | 4.10 | 4.12 | 7.16 | 7 | WON | Richmond | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3 | 4 | PUN | 1891-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-08-08 15 | A | Essendon | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.10 | 2 | DRAW | Carlton | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.10 | 2 | 0 | MCG | 1891-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-08-15 16 | A | Essendon | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3 | WON | South Melbourne | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2 | 1 | LAK | 1891-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-08-22 17 | A | Essendon | 0.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 7 | WON | Port Melbourne | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 5 | NPO | 1891-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-08-29 18 | A | Essendon | 2.6 | 2.9 | 8.13 | 10.16 | 10 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3 | 7 | JUN | 1891-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-09-05 19 | A | Essendon | 0.4 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5 | WON | Geelong | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.11 | 3 | 2 | COR | 1891-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-09-12 20 | A | Essendon | 1.3 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4 | WON | Fitzroy | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3 | 1 | BWS | 1891-09-12 Sep 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-09-19 21 | H | Essendon | 2.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5 | WON | Footscray | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2 | 3 | FSG | 1891-09-19 Sep 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-09-26 22 | A | Essendon | 2.4 | 2.6 | 4.11 | 4.17 | 4 | WON | North Melbourne | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1 | 3 | ARD | 1891-09-26 Sep 26 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |