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
1915 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1915 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915-04-24 1 | A | Essendon | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 26 | LOST | Collingwood | 0.2 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 7.10 | 52 | -26 | VIC | 1915-04-24 Apr 24 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1915-05-02 2 | Essendon | Bye | 1915-05-02 May 2 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1915-05-08 3 | H | Essendon | 1.1 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 4.10 | 34 | LOST | Fitzroy | 4.2 | 9.3 | 11.4 | 16.6 | 102 | -68 | EME | 1915-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1915-05-15 4 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 56 | WON | Carlton | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.11 | 3.13 | 31 | 25 | PRI | 1915-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1915-05-22 5 | H | Essendon | 2.5 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 7.10 | 52 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.1 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 40 | 12 | EME | 1915-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1915-05-29 6 | H | Essendon | 1.0 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 55 | LOST | South Melbourne | 1.10 | 1.13 | 6.16 | 8.16 | 64 | -9 | EME | 1915-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1915-06-07 7 | H | Essendon | 3.3 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 12.6 | 78 | LOST | Geelong | 0.2 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 12.8 | 80 | -2 | EME | 1915-06-07 Jun 7 (Mon, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1915-06-12 8 | A | Essendon | 5.8 | 5.10 | 6.15 | 6.17 | 53 | LOST | Melbourne | 3.1 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 10.12 | 72 | -19 | MCG | 1915-06-12 Jun 12 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1915-06-19 9 | H | Essendon | 2.0 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 36 | LOST | Richmond | 2.0 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 38 | -2 | EME | 1915-06-19 Jun 19 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1915-06-26 10 | H | Essendon | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.11 | 5.12 | 42 | LOST | Collingwood | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.12 | 11.12 | 78 | -36 | EME | 1915-06-26 Jun 26 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1915-07-04 11 | Essendon | Bye | 1915-07-04 Jul 4 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1915-07-10 12 | A | Essendon | 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 35 | LOST | Fitzroy | 0.2 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 6.12 | 48 | -13 | BWS | 1915-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1915-07-17 13 | H | Essendon | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.14 | 5.15 | 45 | LOST | Carlton | 1.2 | 5.6 | 9.10 | 12.15 | 87 | -42 | EME | 1915-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1915-07-24 14 | A | Essendon | 0.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.13 | 31 | LOST | St. Kilda | 0.1 | 1.3 | 6.9 | 10.10 | 70 | -39 | JUN | 1915-07-24 Jul 24 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1915-07-31 15 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 40 | LOST | South Melbourne | 1.7 | 6.12 | 8.16 | 13.19 | 97 | -57 | LAK | 1915-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1915-08-07 16 | A | Essendon | 1.3 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 45 | LOST | Geelong | 2.5 | 3.8 | 6.10 | 7.11 | 53 | -8 | COR | 1915-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1915-08-14 17 | H | Essendon | 2.1 | 7.7 | 7.10 | 10.15 | 75 | WON | Melbourne | 3.7 | 4.8 | 7.14 | 7.14 | 56 | 19 | EME | 1915-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1915-08-21 18 | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.11 | 47 | LOST | Richmond | 5.4 | 6.6 | 11.13 | 14.15 | 99 | -52 | PUN | 1915-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
1915 Player Stats
| # | Player | GP | K | Avg | H | Avg | D | Avg | M | Avg | HO | Avg | T | Avg | FF | FA | G | Avg | B | TS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Baring, Fred | 12 | 5 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Belcher, Alan | 15 | 7 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bowe, Len | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Chalmers, Wally | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Comber, Charles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Condon, Jim | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Day, Harold | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Day, Bert | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Dinsmore, Bill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Donald, Bobby | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Feehan, Harold | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Garden, Jack | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Gove, Cyril | 7 | 3 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Hurren, Frank | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | King, Neil | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Kirby, Jack | 11 | 8 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Laing, Roy | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Lumsden, Ernie | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Martyn, Percy | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | McIntosh, Fred | 14 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Moore, Flurence | 7 | 2 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Nankervis, Vic | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Neate, Harry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | O'Connor, Alby | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | 16 | 7 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Pollard, Tom | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Richardson, Ned | 8 | 2 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Rogers, Les | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Scott, Bill | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Sewart, Bill | 11 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Shea, Paddy | 15 | 12 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Shearer, Bob | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Sinclair, Col | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Wade, Tommy | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Walker, Bob | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Walker, Bill | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Webster, Horrie | 7 | 3 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 19 | White, Les | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Wylie, Bill | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 288 | 99 | 0.3 | |||||||||||||||||