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
1956 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1956 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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| 1956-04-14 1 | H | Essendon | 1.3 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 9.13 | 67 | WON | Carlton | 1.1 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 39 | 28 | WIN | 1956-04-14 Apr 14 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-04-21 2 | A | Essendon | 2.5 | 3.9 | 6.13 | 7.15 | 57 | LOST | Fitzroy | 3.6 | 8.10 | 9.12 | 10.19 | 79 | -22 | BWS | 1956-04-21 Apr 21 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-04-28 3 | A | Essendon | 3.2 | 6.10 | 11.11 | 15.17 | 107 | WON | North Melbourne | 3.5 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 9.11 | 65 | 42 | ARD | 1956-04-28 Apr 28 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-05-05 4 | H | Essendon | 9.3 | 13.4 | 15.5 | 18.9 | 117 | WON | St. Kilda | 3.3 | 5.8 | 7.16 | 9.23 | 77 | 40 | WIN | 1956-05-05 May 5 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-05-12 5 | H | Essendon | 2.8 | 3.13 | 5.18 | 6.22 | 58 | WON | Richmond | 1.2 | 1.5 | 4.10 | 7.10 | 52 | 6 | WIN | 1956-05-12 May 12 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-05-19 6 | A | Essendon | 1.4 | 4.8 | 8.12 | 11.20 | 86 | LOST | South Melbourne | 4.1 | 10.3 | 13.8 | 15.8 | 98 | -12 | LAK | 1956-05-19 May 19 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-05-26 7 | A | Essendon | 4.2 | 4.4 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 57 | LOST | Geelong | 1.4 | 4.12 | 10.14 | 15.17 | 107 | -50 | KAR | 1956-05-26 May 26 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-06-04 8 | H | Essendon | 4.2 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 12.11 | 83 | LOST | Footscray | 4.5 | 6.11 | 12.19 | 14.23 | 107 | -24 | WIN | 1956-06-04 Jun 4 (Mon, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-06-09 9 | A | Essendon | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.11 | 4.15 | 39 | LOST | Melbourne | 2.3 | 9.10 | 13.14 | 15.17 | 107 | -68 | MCG | 1956-06-09 Jun 9 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-06-23 10 | H | Essendon | 2.4 | 5.8 | 8.14 | 12.20 | 92 | WON | Hawthorn | 5.2 | 7.5 | 9.10 | 10.11 | 71 | 21 | WIN | 1956-06-23 Jun 23 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-06-30 11 | A | Essendon | 2.6 | 2.8 | 7.10 | 7.12 | 54 | LOST | Collingwood | 2.2 | 7.9 | 9.12 | 15.18 | 108 | -54 | VIC | 1956-06-30 Jun 30 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-07-07 12 | A | Essendon | 0.1 | 2.9 | 3.13 | 5.15 | 45 | LOST | Carlton | 5.3 | 6.5 | 8.10 | 12.13 | 85 | -40 | PRI | 1956-07-07 Jul 7 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-07-14 13 | H | Essendon | 0.2 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 9.13 | 67 | WON | Fitzroy | 2.3 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 8.10 | 58 | 9 | WIN | 1956-07-14 Jul 14 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-07-21 14 | H | Essendon | 2.6 | 5.14 | 8.15 | 10.18 | 78 | WON | North Melbourne | 0.2 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 6.11 | 47 | 31 | WIN | 1956-07-21 Jul 21 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-07-28 15 | A | Essendon | 1.0 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 49 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.5 | 4.6 | 6.10 | 6.11 | 47 | 2 | JUN | 1956-07-28 Jul 28 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-08-04 16 | A | Essendon | 2.4 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 11.13 | 79 | LOST | Richmond | 5.4 | 8.7 | 9.11 | 13.13 | 91 | -12 | PUN | 1956-08-04 Aug 4 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-08-11 17 | H | Essendon | 2.3 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 11.10 | 76 | WON | South Melbourne | 1.2 | 3.6 | 5.10 | 7.16 | 58 | 18 | WIN | 1956-08-11 Aug 11 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-08-18 18 | H | Essendon | 2.3 | 5.5 | 9.10 | 14.13 | 97 | WON | Geelong | 1.2 | 5.9 | 6.13 | 9.15 | 69 | 28 | WIN | 1956-08-18 Aug 18 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1956 Player Stats
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