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
1929 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1929 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929-04-27 1 | A | Essendon | 2.3 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 8.10 | 58 | LOST | Carlton | 2.6 | 6.8 | 14.12 | 19.17 | 131 | -73 | PRI | 1929-04-27 Apr 27 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1929-05-04 2 | H | Essendon | 5.4 | 12.6 | 15.8 | 17.10 | 112 | WON | Footscray | 4.1 | 8.3 | 12.5 | 16.8 | 104 | 8 | WIN | 1929-05-04 May 4 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1929-05-11 3 | H | Essendon | 0.2 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 63 | LOST | Richmond | 2.5 | 6.10 | 11.15 | 15.17 | 107 | -44 | WIN | 1929-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1929-05-18 4 | A | Essendon | 3.7 | 4.9 | 7.12 | 10.15 | 75 | WON | Hawthorn | 3.0 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 10.10 | 70 | 5 | GLE | 1929-05-18 May 18 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1929-05-25 5 | H | Essendon | 1.6 | 4.11 | 9.15 | 10.18 | 78 | WON | South Melbourne | 2.2 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 7.10 | 52 | 26 | WIN | 1929-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1929-06-03 6 | A | Essendon | 4.5 | 4.8 | 8.12 | 8.12 | 60 | WON | Geelong | 0.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 7.13 | 55 | 5 | COR | 1929-06-03 Jun 3 (Mon, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1929-06-15 7 | H | Essendon | 3.6 | 9.11 | 12.18 | 18.25 | 133 | WON | Fitzroy | 4.4 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 12.8 | 80 | 53 | WIN | 1929-06-15 Jun 15 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1929-06-22 8 | A | Essendon | 0.4 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 10.12 | 72 | WON | North Melbourne | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3.12 | 4.14 | 38 | 34 | ARD | 1929-06-22 Jun 22 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1929-06-29 9 | H | Essendon | 1.3 | 4.5 | 10.7 | 11.10 | 76 | LOST | Melbourne | 2.1 | 5.6 | 9.9 | 12.10 | 82 | -6 | WIN | 1929-06-29 Jun 29 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1929-07-06 10 | A | Essendon | 3.2 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 48 | LOST | St. Kilda | 1.3 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 63 | -15 | JUN | 1929-07-06 Jul 6 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1929-07-13 11 | H | Essendon | 5.2 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 73 | LOST | Collingwood | 1.3 | 5.7 | 9.8 | 13.14 | 92 | -19 | WIN | 1929-07-13 Jul 13 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1929-07-20 12 | H | Essendon | 3.0 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 55 | LOST | Carlton | 1.3 | 4.8 | 6.12 | 7.17 | 59 | -4 | WIN | 1929-07-20 Jul 20 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1929-07-27 13 | A | Essendon | 3.7 | 4.11 | 7.18 | 10.18 | 78 | WON | Footscray | 3.3 | 5.9 | 7.10 | 11.11 | 77 | 1 | WES | 1929-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1929-08-03 14 | A | Essendon | 2.1 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 10.14 | 74 | DRAW | Richmond | 3.4 | 6.5 | 10.11 | 10.14 | 74 | 0 | PUN | 1929-08-03 Aug 3 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1929-08-10 15 | H | Essendon | 5.4 | 7.5 | 14.10 | 15.10 | 100 | WON | Hawthorn | 2.2 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 13.14 | 92 | 8 | WIN | 1929-08-10 Aug 10 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1929-08-17 16 | A | Essendon | 3.2 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 13.10 | 88 | LOST | South Melbourne | 2.4 | 7.4 | 12.6 | 14.10 | 94 | -6 | LAK | 1929-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1929-08-24 17 | H | Essendon | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 7.11 | 53 | WON | Geelong | 2.5 | 3.7 | 5.12 | 6.15 | 51 | 2 | WIN | 1929-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1929-08-31 18 | A | Essendon | 3.5 | 4.5 | 6.10 | 7.11 | 53 | LOST | Fitzroy | 2.1 | 3.7 | 5.10 | 11.18 | 84 | -31 | BWS | 1929-08-31 Aug 31 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1929 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 | 14 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Campbell, Garnet | 16 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Carman, Syd | 9 | 2 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Clarke, Tom | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cross, Jack | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dolan, Jack | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Forbes, Keith | 15 | 40 | 2.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Freyer, Ted | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gomez Jnr, Frank | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gregory, Harry | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hammond, Joe | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hearn, Clarrie | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hunter, Harry | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Johnson, Len | 13 | 40 | 3.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kidd, Jack | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Martin, Ernie | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| McKenzie, Jack | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Milburn, Charlie | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nash, Frank | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Okey, Howard | 18 | 18 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Parris, Keith | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Payne, Roy | 11 | 13 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Quinn, Jim | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rennie, Artie | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sarsfield, Vern | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simpson, Norm | 14 | 14 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Speakman, Bill | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vosti, Jack | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Walsh, Paddy | 13 | 6 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Watson, Ernie | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Watt, Rowley | 14 | 3 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Webster, Len | 14 | 19 | 1.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Williamson, Jack | 18 | 2 | 0.1 |