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
1926 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1926 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926-05-01 1 | H | Essendon | 7.7 | 9.10 | 14.12 | 15.14 | 104 | WON | North Melbourne | 1.0 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 6.17 | 53 | 51 | WIN | 1926-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-05-08 2 | A | Essendon | 2.1 | 5.5 | 8.11 | 10.18 | 78 | WON | Collingwood | 1.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 6.11 | 47 | 31 | VIC | 1926-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-05-15 3 | H | Essendon | 1.1 | 2.6 | 7.8 | 10.9 | 69 | WON | Richmond | 2.4 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 8.13 | 61 | 8 | WIN | 1926-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-05-22 4 | A | Essendon | 0.4 | 2.6 | 4.10 | 6.13 | 49 | WON | Footscray | 3.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 47 | 2 | WES | 1926-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-05-29 5 | H | Essendon | 2.2 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 13.7 | 85 | WON | St. Kilda | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 38 | 47 | WIN | 1926-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-06-05 6 | A | Essendon | 2.5 | 4.10 | 5.13 | 6.15 | 51 | LOST | Carlton | 3.3 | 3.7 | 6.12 | 10.13 | 73 | -22 | PRI | 1926-06-05 Jun 5 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-06-07 7 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 51 | LOST | Geelong | 5.2 | 6.5 | 11.7 | 13.11 | 89 | -38 | COR | 1926-06-07 Jun 7 (Mon, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-06-19 8 | H | Essendon | 5.0 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 69 | LOST | Melbourne | 1.3 | 5.5 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 75 | -6 | WIN | 1926-06-19 Jun 19 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-06-26 9 | A | Essendon | 1.1 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 57 | LOST | South Melbourne | 2.4 | 4.7 | 7.11 | 9.15 | 69 | -12 | LAK | 1926-06-26 Jun 26 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-07-03 10 | A | Essendon | 4.5 | 5.7 | 8.10 | 11.12 | 78 | WON | Fitzroy | 0.1 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 6.13 | 49 | 29 | BWS | 1926-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-07-10 11 | H | Essendon | 3.3 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 11.8 | 74 | WON | Hawthorn | 2.1 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 47 | 27 | WIN | 1926-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-07-17 12 | A | Essendon | 1.1 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 6.14 | 50 | WON | North Melbourne | 2.1 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 32 | 18 | ARD | 1926-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-08-07 13 | H | Essendon | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 6.10 | 46 | LOST | Collingwood | 1.4 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 69 | -23 | WIN | 1926-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-08-14 14 | A | Essendon | 0.1 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 10.7 | 67 | WON | Richmond | 2.5 | 2.7 | 7.14 | 8.14 | 62 | 5 | PUN | 1926-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-08-21 15 | H | Essendon | 3.4 | 10.8 | 14.10 | 18.15 | 123 | WON | Footscray | 0.2 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 63 | 60 | WIN | 1926-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-08-28 16 | A | Essendon | 3.1 | 6.4 | 10.8 | 14.11 | 95 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.11 | 23 | 72 | JUN | 1926-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-09-04 17 | H | Essendon | 6.2 | 8.6 | 11.8 | 13.8 | 86 | WON | Carlton | 2.1 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 11.11 | 77 | 9 | WIN | 1926-09-04 Sep 4 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-09-11 18 | H | Essendon | 3.2 | 6.9 | 8.10 | 9.17 | 71 | LOST | South Melbourne | 4.3 | 4.5 | 9.10 | 10.14 | 74 | -3 | WIN | 1926-09-11 Sep 11 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-09-18 1SF | H | Essendon | 5.5 | 7.7 | 11.9 | 17.15 | 117 | WON | Geelong | 2.3 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 10.10 | 70 | 47 | MCG | 1926-09-18 Sep 18 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1926-10-02 PF | H | Essendon | 1.6 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 39 | LOST | Melbourne | 1.1 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 42 | -3 | MCG | 1926-10-02 Oct 2 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1926 Player Stats
Player |
GP |
K |
Avg |
H |
Avg |
D |
Avg |
M |
Avg |
HO |
Avg |
T |
Avg |
FF |
FA |
G |
Avg |
B |
TS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckton, Norm | 18 | 23 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Campbell, Garnet | 20 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Carman, Syd | 7 | 4 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dolan, Jack | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Donaldson, Clyde | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Edward, Wally | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Garden, Jack | 18 | 18 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gomez, Chris | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gosling, Dick | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gregory, Harry | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hammond, Joe | 20 | 9 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Harrison, Joe | 20 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hudd, Bill | 19 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hunter, Harry | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Irwin, Vince | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kidd, Jack | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maher, Frank | 20 | 11 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| May, Charlie | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| McCarthy, Justin | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| McSweeney, Ned | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nash, Frank | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Page, George | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Quinn, Jim | 9 | 6 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russell, Stuart | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shorten, Teddy | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shorten, George | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simpson, Norm | 17 | 4 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stockdale, Greg | 19 | 36 | 1.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vosti, Jack | 15 | 29 | 1.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Watt, Rowley | 18 | 6 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Watt, Rod | 7 | 0 | 0.0 |