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
1971 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1971 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-04-03 1 | H | Essendon | 2.6 | 5.7 | 8.10 | 10.12 | 72 | LOST | Hawthorn | 4.3 | 8.11 | 11.15 | 13.18 | 96 | -24 | WIN | 1971-04-03 Apr 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1971-04-10 2 | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 3.5 | 7.12 | 9.15 | 69 | LOST | Carlton | 5.3 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 20.9 | 129 | -60 | PRI | 1971-04-10 Apr 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1971-04-17 3 | H | Essendon | 1.2 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 9.12 | 66 | DRAW | Collingwood | 2.3 | 5.3 | 8.6 | 9.12 | 66 | 0 | WIN | 1971-04-17 Apr 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1971-04-24 4 | A | Essendon | 3.3 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 43 | LOST | Melbourne | 1.6 | 3.8 | 6.11 | 10.18 | 78 | -35 | VFL | 1971-04-24 Apr 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1971-05-01 5 | H | Essendon | 8.4 | 13.5 | 18.9 | 21.15 | 141 | WON | Geelong | 2.0 | 10.2 | 14.7 | 16.12 | 108 | 33 | WIN | 1971-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1971-05-08 6 | A | Essendon | 2.0 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 9.11 | 65 | LOST | St. Kilda | 6.11 | 9.12 | 12.20 | 14.25 | 109 | -44 | MOO | 1971-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1971-05-15 7 | H | Essendon | 2.6 | 7.8 | 9.12 | 12.17 | 89 | LOST | South Melbourne | 4.1 | 6.5 | 11.8 | 16.9 | 105 | -16 | WIN | 1971-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1971-05-22 8 | A | Essendon | 2.1 | 6.3 | 9.6 | 12.7 | 79 | LOST | Footscray | 5.3 | 9.6 | 12.13 | 17.17 | 119 | -40 | WES | 1971-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1971-05-29 9 | H | Essendon | 1.2 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 13.11 | 89 | LOST | Richmond | 8.2 | 9.3 | 13.6 | 17.11 | 113 | -24 | VFL | 1971-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1971-06-05 10 | H | Essendon | 3.3 | 4.10 | 9.13 | 13.18 | 96 | WON | North Melbourne | 2.3 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 8.15 | 63 | 33 | WIN | 1971-06-05 Jun 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1971-06-14 11 | A | Essendon | 3.2 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 57 | LOST | Fitzroy | 2.2 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 17.13 | 115 | -58 | JUN | 1971-06-14 Jun 14 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1971-06-19 12 | A | Essendon | 2.1 | 5.1 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 71 | LOST | Hawthorn | 3.6 | 8.9 | 11.10 | 14.20 | 104 | -33 | GLE | 1971-06-19 Jun 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1971-06-26 13 | H | Essendon | 2.1 | 4.4 | 7.5 | 13.6 | 84 | LOST | Carlton | 1.4 | 5.7 | 10.12 | 14.14 | 98 | -14 | WIN | 1971-06-26 Jun 26 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1971-07-03 14 | A | Essendon | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.10 | 7.11 | 53 | LOST | Collingwood | 5.5 | 13.10 | 23.15 | 30.20 | 200 | -147 | VIC | 1971-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1971-07-10 15 | H | Essendon | 3.1 | 4.5 | 7.11 | 11.12 | 78 | LOST | Melbourne | 4.5 | 6.8 | 9.13 | 12.17 | 89 | -11 | WIN | 1971-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1971-07-17 16 | A | Essendon | 8.5 | 8.8 | 13.14 | 16.18 | 114 | WON | Geelong | 4.1 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 13.7 | 85 | 29 | VFL | 1971-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1971-07-24 17 | H | Essendon | 0.3 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 50 | LOST | St. Kilda | 4.7 | 8.11 | 10.12 | 14.15 | 99 | -49 | WIN | 1971-07-24 Jul 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1971-07-31 18 | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 8.10 | 9.12 | 13.18 | 96 | WON | South Melbourne | 4.4 | 6.4 | 9.5 | 13.8 | 86 | 10 | LAK | 1971-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1971-08-07 19 | H | Essendon | 1.4 | 4.6 | 7.17 | 7.23 | 65 | LOST | Footscray | 0.2 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 9.12 | 66 | -1 | WIN | 1971-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1971-08-14 20 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 10.12 | 72 | LOST | Richmond | 4.7 | 10.11 | 13.14 | 18.18 | 126 | -54 | MCG | 1971-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1971-08-21 21 | A | Essendon | 2.3 | 3.5 | 6.11 | 10.12 | 72 | LOST | North Melbourne | 6.4 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 15.13 | 103 | -31 | ARD | 1971-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1971-08-28 22 | H | Essendon | 4.5 | 7.5 | 11.10 | 12.12 | 84 | LOST | Fitzroy | 1.4 | 5.11 | 9.15 | 13.17 | 95 | -11 | WIN | 1971-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |