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
1936 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1936 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936-05-02 1 | H | Essendon | 4.4 | 9.5 | 13.9 | 17.15 | 117 | WON | North Melbourne | 3.2 | 4.2 | 8.4 | 11.4 | 70 | 47 | WIN | 1936-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1936-05-09 2 | A | Essendon | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.10 | 5.13 | 43 | LOST | Carlton | 5.6 | 10.11 | 14.15 | 21.19 | 145 | -102 | PRI | 1936-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1936-05-16 3 | H | Essendon | 4.3 | 6.7 | 9.15 | 16.19 | 115 | LOST | St. Kilda | 2.3 | 7.5 | 12.7 | 18.11 | 119 | -4 | WIN | 1936-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1936-05-23 4 | A | Essendon | 3.1 | 4.5 | 9.9 | 13.10 | 88 | LOST | Collingwood | 7.5 | 10.8 | 16.13 | 20.17 | 137 | -49 | VIC | 1936-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1936-05-30 5 | A | Essendon | 5.4 | 7.7 | 9.9 | 11.13 | 79 | LOST | South Melbourne | 2.6 | 7.12 | 10.19 | 15.21 | 111 | -32 | LAK | 1936-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1936-06-06 6 | H | Essendon | 4.6 | 5.9 | 10.13 | 18.19 | 127 | WON | Fitzroy | 1.3 | 3.8 | 8.12 | 12.14 | 86 | 41 | WIN | 1936-06-06 Jun 6 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1936-06-13 7 | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 3.7 | 3.10 | 10.11 | 71 | LOST | Richmond | 4.10 | 5.11 | 8.15 | 10.18 | 78 | -7 | PUN | 1936-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1936-06-20 8 | H | Essendon | 1.4 | 6.10 | 8.14 | 12.19 | 91 | WON | Hawthorn | 4.6 | 5.9 | 6.13 | 8.18 | 66 | 25 | WIN | 1936-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1936-06-27 9 | A | Essendon | 5.4 | 9.7 | 11.11 | 14.13 | 97 | LOST | Geelong | 2.4 | 10.6 | 15.12 | 26.18 | 174 | -77 | COR | 1936-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1936-07-11 10 | A | Essendon | 2.3 | 5.6 | 8.11 | 9.13 | 67 | LOST | Melbourne | 4.2 | 8.5 | 12.10 | 16.15 | 111 | -44 | MCG | 1936-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1936-07-18 11 | H | Essendon | 3.2 | 6.10 | 8.12 | 12.15 | 87 | LOST | Footscray | 5.11 | 8.11 | 14.17 | 16.18 | 114 | -27 | WIN | 1936-07-18 Jul 18 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1936-07-25 12 | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 10.10 | 70 | WON | North Melbourne | 3.5 | 4.6 | 6.10 | 6.14 | 50 | 20 | ARD | 1936-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1936-08-01 13 | H | Essendon | 2.3 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 8.11 | 59 | LOST | Carlton | 4.2 | 5.11 | 10.13 | 17.16 | 118 | -59 | WIN | 1936-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1936-08-08 14 | A | Essendon | 7.7 | 7.9 | 11.11 | 14.14 | 98 | LOST | St. Kilda | 1.4 | 8.12 | 10.16 | 16.23 | 119 | -21 | JUN | 1936-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1936-08-15 15 | H | Essendon | 1.2 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 8.10 | 58 | LOST | Collingwood | 1.3 | 4.9 | 6.11 | 14.16 | 100 | -42 | WIN | 1936-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1936-08-22 16 | H | Essendon | 0.0 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 12.16 | 88 | LOST | South Melbourne | 2.12 | 3.14 | 8.27 | 11.30 | 96 | -8 | WIN | 1936-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1936-08-29 17 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 6.7 | 12.9 | 17.16 | 118 | WON | Fitzroy | 4.7 | 5.13 | 9.16 | 9.16 | 70 | 48 | BWS | 1936-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1936-09-05 18 | H | Essendon | 2.2 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 14.8 | 92 | WON | Richmond | 5.4 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 11.10 | 76 | 16 | WIN | 1936-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1936 Player Stats
Player |
GP |
K |
Avg |
H |
Avg |
D |
Avg |
M |
Avg |
HO |
Avg |
T |
Avg |
FF |
FA |
G |
Avg |
B |
TS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Bruce | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Baggott, Jack | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bell, George | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bryce, Ted | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bushby, Percy | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Carey, Harry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cassin, Jack | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Coutts, Eric | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Coward, George | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Crane, Jack | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Earle, Bill | 11 | 4 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Exelby, Murray | 9 | 5 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Forbes, Keith | 15 | 38 | 2.5 | 46 | 274 | ||||||||||||||
| Freyer, Ted | 15 | 50 | 3.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hall, Billy | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kinnear, Bill | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lahiff, Tommy | 15 | 15 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luff Jnr, Bill | 15 | 18 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mallett, Harry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maltby, Arnold | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| McFarlane, Mick | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| McGorlick, George | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pattinson, George | 14 | 4 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Plummer, Elton | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Reynolds, Dick | 17 | 7 | 0.4 | 13 | 55 | ||||||||||||||
| Richards, Almond | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rippon, Ted | 13 | 5 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shapter, Ron | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slater, Syd | 12 | 3 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Smith, Tommy | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Torney, Hugh | 14 | 16 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turner, Bill | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wallace, Len | 16 | 4 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Walsh, Paddy | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Webster, Len | 16 | 9 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Welch, Dick | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wilson, Stan | 12 | 2 | 0.2 |