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
1892 Season () Fixture
Essendon's 1892 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892-05-07 1 | H | Essendon | 1.4 | 4.10 | 4.14 | 6.23 | 6 | WON | North Melbourne | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 5 | EME | 1892-05-07 May 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1892-05-15 2 | Essendon | Bye | 1892-05-15 May 15 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1892-05-21 3 | A | Essendon | 1.5 | 6.6 | 10.12 | 13.14 | 13 | WON | Richmond | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3 | 10 | PUN | 1892-05-21 May 21 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1892-05-24 4 | H | Essendon | 0.1 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 7 | WON | South Melbourne | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 4 | EME | 1892-05-24 May 24 (Tue, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1892-05-28 5 | H | Essendon | 3.1 | 4.7 | 5.10 | 7.10 | 7 | WON | Port Melbourne | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 5 | EME | 1892-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1892-06-04 6 | H | Essendon | 2.2 | 2.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7 | DRAW | Melbourne | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 7 | 0 | EME | 1892-06-04 Jun 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1892-06-11 7 | H | Essendon | 3.3 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 11.8 | 11 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3 | 8 | EME | 1892-06-11 Jun 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1892-06-18 8 | H | Essendon | 0.4 | 3.11 | 4.13 | 9.13 | 9 | WON | Williamstown | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1 | 8 | EME | 1892-06-18 Jun 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1892-07-02 9 | H | Essendon | 2.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4 | DRAW | Carlton | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4 | 0 | EME | 1892-07-02 Jul 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1892-07-09 10 | H | Essendon | 1.2 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4 | LOST | Fitzroy | 0.2 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 5.11 | 5 | -1 | EME | 1892-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1892-07-16 11 | H | Essendon | 4.7 | 4.10 | 5.15 | 9.19 | 9 | WON | Footscray | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2 | 7 | EME | 1892-07-16 Jul 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1892-07-24 12 | Essendon | Bye | 1892-07-24 Jul 24 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1892-07-30 13 | A | Essendon | 0.1 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.12 | 5 | WON | Melbourne | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 4 | MCG | 1892-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1892-08-06 14 | A | Essendon | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3 | WON | Carlton | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | MCG | 1892-08-06 Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1892-08-13 15 | H | Essendon | 2.1 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 10.7 | 10 | WON | Geelong | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3 | 7 | EME | 1892-08-13 Aug 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1892-08-20 16 | A | Essendon | 1.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 6 | WON | South Melbourne | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3 | 3 | LAK | 1892-08-20 Aug 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1892-08-27 17 | A | Essendon | 1.4 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5 | WON | Port Melbourne | 0.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | NPO | 1892-08-27 Aug 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1892-09-03 18 | A | Essendon | 1.3 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 7 | WON | St. Kilda | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 3 | 4 | JUN | 1892-09-03 Sep 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1892-09-10 19 | A | Essendon | 2.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 6 | DRAW | Geelong | 3.3 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6 | 0 | COR | 1892-09-10 Sep 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1892-09-17 20 | A | Essendon | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.10 | 2 | WON | Fitzroy | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | BWS | 1892-09-17 Sep 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1892-09-24 21 | A | Essendon | 3.7 | 4.8 | 9.10 | 10.12 | 10 | WON | North Melbourne | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 10 | ARD | 1892-09-24 Sep 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |