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
1918 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1918 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918-05-11 1 | A | Essendon | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.10 | 34 | LOST | Richmond | 1.4 | 2.10 | 4.12 | 5.16 | 46 | -12 | PUN | 1918-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1918-05-18 2 | H | Essendon | 2.2 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 8.13 | 61 | WON | St. Kilda | 3.6 | 3.6 | 6.11 | 6.18 | 54 | 7 | EME | 1918-05-18 May 18 (Sat, 3:05) | Scores |
| 1918-05-25 3 | A | Essendon | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.11 | 4.12 | 36 | LOST | Geelong | 0.1 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 6.16 | 52 | -16 | COR | 1918-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1918-06-01 4 | H | Essendon | 0.1 | 1.7 | 3.10 | 4.13 | 37 | LOST | Carlton | 2.8 | 2.15 | 4.20 | 8.27 | 75 | -38 | EME | 1918-06-01 Jun 1 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1918-06-08 5 | A | Essendon | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.13 | 25 | LOST | Fitzroy | 0.2 | 4.8 | 8.10 | 9.12 | 66 | -41 | BWS | 1918-06-08 Jun 8 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1918-06-15 6 | H | Essendon | 0.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 32 | LOST | South Melbourne | 1.2 | 2.4 | 6.9 | 7.10 | 52 | -20 | EME | 1918-06-15 Jun 15 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1918-06-22 7 | H | Essendon | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 33 | LOST | Collingwood | 2.2 | 4.6 | 10.9 | 14.14 | 98 | -65 | EME | 1918-06-22 Jun 22 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1918-06-29 8 | H | Essendon | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 22 | LOST | Richmond | 1.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 5.15 | 45 | -23 | EME | 1918-06-29 Jun 29 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1918-07-06 9 | A | Essendon | 2.1 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 42 | LOST | St. Kilda | 1.3 | 3.9 | 6.13 | 6.14 | 50 | -8 | JUN | 1918-07-06 Jul 6 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1918-07-13 10 | H | Essendon | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 8.10 | 58 | WON | Geelong | 0.2 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 39 | 19 | EME | 1918-07-13 Jul 13 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1918-07-20 11 | A | Essendon | 1.1 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 31 | LOST | Carlton | 2.4 | 4.9 | 5.13 | 10.20 | 80 | -49 | PRI | 1918-07-20 Jul 20 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1918-07-27 12 | H | Essendon | 2.4 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 8.10 | 58 | WON | Fitzroy | 0.3 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 42 | 16 | EME | 1918-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1918-08-03 13 | A | Essendon | 2.1 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 7.10 | 52 | LOST | South Melbourne | 2.2 | 8.4 | 10.8 | 12.13 | 85 | -33 | LAK | 1918-08-03 Aug 3 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1918-08-10 14 | A | Essendon | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 26 | LOST | Collingwood | 0.3 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 9.14 | 68 | -42 | VIC | 1918-08-10 Aug 10 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
1918 Player Stats
Player |
GP |
K |
Avg |
H |
Avg |
D |
Avg |
M |
Avg |
HO |
Avg |
T |
Avg |
FF |
FA |
G |
Avg |
B |
TS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Jim | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Baring, Fred | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Barr, Sydney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belcher, Alan | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bowe, Len | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chalmers, Wally | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Coffey, Bill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Condon, Jim | 11 | 11 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Day, Bert | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Donald, Bobby | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Drinkwater, Bert | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dunn, Norm | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fitzmaurice, Tom | 10 | 4 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Furlong, Phil | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gove, Cyril | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greenwood, Tom | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hall, Norm | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hanson, Bill | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hemingway, George | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kirby, Jack | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laing, Roy | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lavelle, James | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Martyn, Percy | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| McDonald, Paddy | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| McGarity, Jack | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| McInerney, Leo | 9 | 2 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nankervis, Vic | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| O'Connor, Alby | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ogden, Percy | 13 | 4 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Phillips, Len | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Richardson, Ned | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sawyer, Harry | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shea, Paddy | 12 | 7 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sinclair, Col | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sprague, Eric | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sullivan, Jimmy | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taylor, Jim | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Walsh, Dave | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wollacott, Bertie | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wylie, Bill | 7 | 1 | 0.1 |