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
1928 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1928 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928-04-21 1 | H | Essendon | 3.2 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 72 | LOST | Melbourne | 2.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 13.7 | 85 | -13 | WIN | 1928-04-21 Apr 21 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-04-28 2 | A | Essendon | 1.0 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 10.13 | 73 | WON | Footscray | 5.5 | 5.5 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 69 | 4 | WES | 1928-04-28 Apr 28 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-05-05 3 | H | Essendon | 4.3 | 7.9 | 9.10 | 12.13 | 85 | WON | South Melbourne | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.10 | 5.11 | 41 | 44 | WIN | 1928-05-05 May 5 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-05-12 4 | H | Essendon | 2.5 | 2.6 | 6.10 | 6.11 | 47 | LOST | Geelong | 0.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 6.14 | 50 | -3 | WIN | 1928-05-12 May 12 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-05-19 5 | A | Essendon | 3.6 | 5.7 | 10.11 | 13.17 | 95 | WON | Fitzroy | 2.2 | 3.12 | 10.14 | 11.18 | 84 | 11 | BWS | 1928-05-19 May 19 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-05-26 6 | H | Essendon | 3.0 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 68 | WON | Richmond | 2.4 | 5.6 | 6.12 | 7.19 | 61 | 7 | WIN | 1928-05-26 May 26 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-06-02 7 | A | Essendon | 4.2 | 8.7 | 10.11 | 13.20 | 98 | WON | Hawthorn | 1.4 | 6.7 | 6.13 | 7.15 | 57 | 41 | GLE | 1928-06-02 Jun 2 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-06-04 8 | H | Essendon | 2.0 | 6.2 | 9.3 | 10.7 | 67 | LOST | St. Kilda | 1.4 | 6.7 | 11.10 | 11.10 | 76 | -9 | WIN | 1928-06-04 Jun 4 (Mon, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-06-09 9 | A | Essendon | 0.1 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 10.10 | 70 | WON | North Melbourne | 3.2 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 59 | 11 | ARD | 1928-06-09 Jun 9 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-06-23 10 | H | Essendon | 2.2 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 9.12 | 66 | LOST | Carlton | 1.7 | 3.10 | 9.16 | 10.18 | 78 | -12 | WIN | 1928-06-23 Jun 23 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-06-30 11 | A | Essendon | 2.3 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 57 | LOST | Collingwood | 4.2 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 12.13 | 85 | -28 | VIC | 1928-06-30 Jun 30 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-07-07 12 | A | Essendon | 3.5 | 5.6 | 11.12 | 12.17 | 89 | WON | Melbourne | 2.5 | 4.14 | 6.16 | 8.19 | 67 | 22 | MCG | 1928-07-07 Jul 7 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-07-14 13 | H | Essendon | 3.2 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 15.14 | 104 | WON | Footscray | 5.2 | 7.4 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 74 | 30 | WIN | 1928-07-14 Jul 14 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-07-28 14 | A | Essendon | 6.2 | 12.4 | 14.8 | 18.11 | 119 | WON | South Melbourne | 4.6 | 7.9 | 9.14 | 11.17 | 83 | 36 | LAK | 1928-07-28 Jul 28 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-08-04 15 | A | Essendon | 5.1 | 5.3 | 10.8 | 12.10 | 82 | WON | Geelong | 0.4 | 1.10 | 2.11 | 4.14 | 38 | 44 | COR | 1928-08-04 Aug 4 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-08-11 16 | H | Essendon | 2.3 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 7.12 | 54 | LOST | Fitzroy | 2.3 | 5.6 | 6.12 | 8.14 | 62 | -8 | WIN | 1928-08-11 Aug 11 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-08-18 17 | A | Essendon | 3.3 | 5.9 | 6.10 | 11.11 | 77 | LOST | Richmond | 6.4 | 11.4 | 17.11 | 22.14 | 146 | -69 | PUN | 1928-08-18 Aug 18 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-09-01 18 | H | Essendon | 1.4 | 8.13 | 12.17 | 16.22 | 118 | WON | Hawthorn | 2.1 | 3.3 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 60 | 58 | WIN | 1928-09-01 Sep 1 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1928 Player Stats
| # | Player | GP | K | Avg | H | Avg | D | Avg | M | Avg | HO | Avg | T | Avg | FF | FA | G | Avg | B | TS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Arthur, Alan | 14 | 32 | 2.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | 17 | 20 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Bertram, Lloyd | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | 13 | 2 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Carman, Syd | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Carruthers, Bruce | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Cerini, Athol | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Charleston, Aub | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Clarke, Tom | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Dolan, Jack | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Forbes, Keith | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gomez, Chris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | 17 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Henry, Bill | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Kidd, Jack | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Maher, Frank | 17 | 9 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Martin, Ernie | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | McSweeney, Ned | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Nash, Frank | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Okey, Howard | 14 | 8 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Parris, Keith | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Quinn, Jim | 11 | 12 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Rennie, Artie | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Speakman, Bill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Walsh, Paddy | 17 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Way, Jack | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Webster, Len | 18 | 7 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 324 | 203 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||