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
1951 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1951 Fixture
Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
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1951-04-21 1 | H | Essendon | 3.4 | 4.6 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 86 | WON | Melbourne | 2.1 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 10.16 | 76 | 10 | WIN | 1951-04-21 Apr 21 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1951-04-28 2 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 3.4 | 7.10 | 12.14 | 86 | WON | Hawthorn | 2.1 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 61 | 25 | GLE | 1951-04-28 Apr 28 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1951-05-05 3 | A | Essendon | 6.1 | 8.3 | 11.6 | 14.7 | 91 | LOST | South Melbourne | 2.7 | 5.11 | 7.15 | 14.20 | 104 | -13 | LAK | 1951-05-05 May 5 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1951-05-12 4 | H | Essendon | 3.5 | 8.10 | 11.10 | 12.11 | 83 | WON | Collingwood | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.12 | 5.14 | 44 | 39 | WIN | 1951-05-12 May 12 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1951-05-19 5 | A | Essendon | 3.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 68 | LOST | Geelong | 3.0 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 14.12 | 96 | -28 | KAR | 1951-05-19 May 19 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1951-06-02 6 | A | Essendon | 1.4 | 5.8 | 8.11 | 9.14 | 68 | LOST | Fitzroy | 3.2 | 7.6 | 11.6 | 14.7 | 91 | -23 | BWS | 1951-06-02 Jun 2 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1951-06-09 7 | H | Essendon | 4.2 | 6.5 | 9.9 | 11.9 | 75 | LOST | Carlton | 4.2 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 13.12 | 90 | -15 | WIN | 1951-06-09 Jun 9 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1951-06-16 8 | H | Essendon | 4.4 | 11.8 | 13.10 | 15.13 | 103 | WON | St. Kilda | 4.2 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 12.7 | 79 | 24 | WIN | 1951-06-16 Jun 16 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1951-06-23 9 | A | Essendon | 3.4 | 6.6 | 8.10 | 13.13 | 91 | WON | North Melbourne | 1.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 8.11 | 59 | 32 | ARD | 1951-06-23 Jun 23 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1951-07-07 10 | H | Essendon | 3.4 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 10.14 | 74 | WON | Richmond | 2.2 | 3.7 | 7.8 | 10.10 | 70 | 4 | WIN | 1951-07-07 Jul 7 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1951-07-14 11 | A | Essendon | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 9.10 | 64 | WON | Footscray | 2.7 | 4.8 | 7.14 | 7.14 | 56 | 8 | WES | 1951-07-14 Jul 14 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1951-07-21 12 | A | Essendon | 4.1 | 5.4 | 8.10 | 10.14 | 74 | WON | Melbourne | 2.3 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 54 | 20 | MCG | 1951-07-21 Jul 21 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1951-07-28 13 | H | Essendon | 6.2 | 7.12 | 9.15 | 16.18 | 114 | WON | Hawthorn | 3.3 | 3.4 | 8.9 | 8.11 | 59 | 55 | WIN | 1951-07-28 Jul 28 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1951-08-04 14 | H | Essendon | 8.2 | 9.6 | 13.9 | 16.10 | 106 | WON | South Melbourne | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 8.12 | 60 | 46 | WIN | 1951-08-04 Aug 4 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1951-08-11 15 | A | Essendon | 1.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 37 | LOST | Collingwood | 3.0 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 12.9 | 81 | -44 | VIC | 1951-08-11 Aug 11 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1951-08-18 16 | H | Essendon | 6.3 | 11.7 | 14.11 | 18.15 | 123 | WON | Geelong | 2.2 | 5.8 | 6.11 | 8.17 | 65 | 58 | WIN | 1951-08-18 Aug 18 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1951-08-25 17 | H | Essendon | 3.6 | 5.9 | 8.11 | 11.13 | 79 | WON | Fitzroy | 2.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 7.11 | 53 | 26 | WIN | 1951-08-25 Aug 25 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1951-09-01 18 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 3.4 | 9.9 | 16.12 | 108 | WON | Carlton | 2.6 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 9.10 | 64 | 44 | PRI | 1951-09-01 Sep 1 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1951-09-08 1SF | H | Essendon | 3.2 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 8.13 | 61 | WON | Footscray | 6.1 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 53 | 8 | MCG | 1951-09-08 Sep 8 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1951-09-22 PF | H | Essendon | 1.2 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 10.10 | 70 | WON | Collingwood | 1.2 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 68 | 2 | MCG | 1951-09-22 Sep 22 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1951-09-29 GF | A | Essendon | 1.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 10.10 | 70 | LOST | Geelong | 3.8 | 4.10 | 9.13 | 11.15 | 81 | -11 | MCG | 1951-09-29 Sep 29 (Sat, 2:50) | Scores |
1951 Player Stats
Player | GP | K | Avg | H | Avg | D | Avg | M | Avg | HO | Avg | T | Avg | FF | FA | G | Avg | B | TS |
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Allanson, Noel | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Bigelow, Doug | 21 | 3 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Brittingham, Bill | 20 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Carstairs, Jim | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Clarke, Jack | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Coleman, John | 16 | 75 | 4.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Dale, Alan | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Gardiner, Les | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Gill, John | 16 | 9 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Gilmore, Brian | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Harper, Bert | 9 | 3 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Hutchison, Bill | 19 | 33 | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Jones, Jack | 21 | 19 | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Lambert, Chris | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Lambert, Harold | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Law, Alby | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Leehane, Tom | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Leek, Geoff | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Lunn, Ron | 16 | 3 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Mann, Lance | 16 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Martini, Ray | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
May, Wally | 18 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
McClure, Bob | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
McConnell, Roy | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
McDonald, Norm | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
McDonald, Keith | 12 | 8 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
McEwin, Ron | 20 | 26 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||
McIntosh, Keith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Middleton, Lloyd | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
O'Halloran, Jack | 7 | 3 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Payne, Fred | 16 | 4 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Reynolds, Dick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Simpson, Jack | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Snell, Bill | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Syme, Bob | 21 | 13 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Tate, Greg | 18 | 33 | 1.8 |