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
1966 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1966 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-04-23 1 | H | Essendon | 3.0 | 4.3 | 7.4 | 11.6 | 72 | WON | Geelong | 2.1 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 9.4 | 58 | 14 | WIN | 1966-04-23 Apr 23 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1966-04-30 2 | A | Essendon | 3.0 | 8.8 | 9.12 | 12.20 | 92 | WON | North Melbourne | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 5.13 | 43 | 49 | ARD | 1966-04-30 Apr 30 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1966-05-07 3 | H | Essendon | 3.4 | 5.8 | 7.14 | 8.18 | 66 | WON | Collingwood | 2.1 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 8.6 | 54 | 12 | WIN | 1966-05-07 May 7 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1966-05-14 4 | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 5.11 | 41 | LOST | Carlton | 5.4 | 6.7 | 12.9 | 15.12 | 102 | -61 | PRI | 1966-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1966-05-21 5 | A | Essendon | 4.1 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 17.11 | 113 | WON | Fitzroy | 3.2 | 5.7 | 9.9 | 9.10 | 64 | 49 | BWS | 1966-05-21 May 21 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1966-05-28 6 | H | Essendon | 3.8 | 6.10 | 10.13 | 15.15 | 105 | WON | Hawthorn | 0.1 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 12.9 | 81 | 24 | WIN | 1966-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1966-06-04 7 | A | Essendon | 3.2 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 60 | LOST | Melbourne | 2.3 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 14.10 | 94 | -34 | MCG | 1966-06-04 Jun 4 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1966-06-13 8 | A | Essendon | 2.4 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 49 | LOST | St. Kilda | 1.0 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 56 | -7 | MOO | 1966-06-13 Jun 13 (Mon, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1966-06-18 9 | H | Essendon | 1.3 | 4.9 | 7.12 | 9.17 | 71 | WON | Footscray | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.13 | 37 | 34 | WIN | 1966-06-18 Jun 18 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1966-06-25 10 | H | Essendon | 3.2 | 6.5 | 11.13 | 14.16 | 100 | WON | Richmond | 4.2 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 15.6 | 96 | 4 | WIN | 1966-06-25 Jun 25 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1966-07-09 11 | A | Essendon | 4.2 | 10.4 | 12.6 | 13.12 | 90 | WON | South Melbourne | 4.4 | 6.5 | 9.8 | 12.10 | 82 | 8 | LAK | 1966-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1966-07-16 12 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 37 | LOST | Geelong | 2.1 | 7.2 | 11.4 | 15.7 | 97 | -60 | KAR | 1966-07-16 Jul 16 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1966-07-23 13 | H | Essendon | 2.5 | 3.11 | 5.14 | 6.16 | 52 | WON | North Melbourne | 1.2 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 42 | 10 | WIN | 1966-07-23 Jul 23 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1966-07-30 14 | A | Essendon | 8.1 | 10.5 | 12.8 | 18.9 | 117 | WON | Collingwood | 2.5 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 7.10 | 52 | 65 | VIC | 1966-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1966-08-06 15 | H | Essendon | 3.3 | 9.5 | 12.6 | 18.7 | 115 | WON | Carlton | 4.2 | 5.4 | 8.10 | 10.13 | 73 | 42 | WIN | 1966-08-06 Aug 6 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1966-08-13 16 | H | Essendon | 5.1 | 9.3 | 13.6 | 14.9 | 93 | WON | Fitzroy | 0.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 45 | 48 | WIN | 1966-08-13 Aug 13 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1966-08-20 17 | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 9.2 | 13.6 | 15.10 | 100 | WON | Hawthorn | 2.3 | 4.6 | 9.11 | 11.13 | 79 | 21 | GLE | 1966-08-20 Aug 20 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1966-08-27 18 | H | Essendon | 3.2 | 5.6 | 9.12 | 11.18 | 84 | WON | Melbourne | 5.3 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 49 | 35 | WIN | 1966-08-27 Aug 27 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1966-09-03 1SF | A | Essendon | 6.1 | 10.5 | 13.6 | 15.6 | 96 | WON | Geelong | 3.4 | 3.5 | 7.9 | 12.14 | 86 | 10 | MCG | 1966-09-03 Sep 3 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1966-09-17 PF | A | Essendon | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 7.10 | 52 | LOST | St. Kilda | 4.1 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 15.4 | 94 | -42 | MCG | 1966-09-17 Sep 17 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |