Australian Football

KEY FACTS

Official name
Essendon Football Club

Known as
Essendon

Nickname
Bombers

Formed
1873

Colours
Black and red

Associated clubs
Essendon Reserves; Essendon WFC (VFLW); Essendon WFC; Essendon U19s; Essendon Wheelchair

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2025

Affiliation (Historical)
Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1878–1896

AFL Premierships
1993, 2000 (2 total)

VFL Premierships
1897, 1901, 1911-12, 1923-4, 1942, 1946, 1949-50, 1962, 1965, 1984-5 (14 total)

VFA Premierships
1891-2-3-4 (4 total)

Senior Premierships
Championship of Australia: 1893 (1 total); VFL/AFL Night Series: 1981, 1984, 1990, 1993-4, 2000 (6 total); McClelland Trophy: 1951, 1953, 1957, 1968, 1989, 1993, 1999, 2000-1 (9 total)

Most Games
400 - Dustin Fletcher (1993-2015)

Most Goals
926 - Matthew Lloyd (1995-2009)

League Top Goalkickers
A.Thurgood (25) 1900; F.Hiskins (34) 1901; G.Stockdale (68) 1923; W.Brittingham (66) 1946; J.Coleman (100) 1949, (120) 1950, (103) 1951 & (97) 1952; R.Evans (78) 1959 & (67) 1960; E.Fordham (76) 1966; M.Lloyd (109) 2000, (105) 2001 & (93) 2003 (8 winners/14 wins)

Brownlow Medalists
Dick Reynolds 1934, 1937 & 1938; Bill Hutchison 1952 & 1953; Graham Moss 1976; Gavin Wanganeen 1993; James Hird 1996 (5 medallists/8 medals)

Headquarters
275 Melrose Drive, Melbourne Airport, VIC 3045

Postal Address
PO Box 17, Essendon, VIC, 3040

Phone: (03) 8340 2000

Email
generalenquiries@essendonfc.com.au

Website
essendonfc.com.au

Essendon

Grand Finals | Honour board | Every player | Most games | Most goals

"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

1983 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Essendon's 1983 Fixture

Rnd	H&A	Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	R	Opponent	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	Mgn	Grd	Date	SC
1983-03-27 1	A	Essendon	0.2	7.9	12.15	15.20	110	LOST	Sydney	8.2	10.4	14.7	17.9	111	-1	SCG	1983-03-27 Mar 27 (Sun, 2:10)	Scores
1983-04-04 2	H	Essendon	5.5	7.7	12.9	20.11	131	WON	St. Kilda	1.2	2.4	6.10	10.10	70	61	WIN	1983-04-04 Apr 4 (Mon, 2:10)	Scores
1983-04-09 3	A	Essendon	2.7	5.7	6.12	7.14	56	LOST	Fitzroy	1.3	6.9	8.11	14.13	97	-41	JUN	1983-04-09 Apr 9 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1983-04-16 4	H	Essendon	2.6	9.13	19.17	20.21	141	WON	Collingwood	5.3	6.7	9.10	17.15	117	24	WIN	1983-04-16 Apr 16 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1983-04-25 5	H	Essendon	4.2	10.6	14.7	20.8	128	WON	North Melbourne	2.6	6.10	14.15	17.21	123	5	VFL	1983-04-25 Apr 25 (Mon, 2:10)	Scores
1983-04-30 6	H	Essendon	3.6	11.14	17.16	27.19	181	WON	Footscray	3.2	3.3	5.5	7.7	49	132	WIN	1983-04-30 Apr 30 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1983-05-07 7	A	Essendon	7.3	11.5	16.6	21.11	137	WON	Richmond	4.4	9.7	12.12	16.16	112	25	MCG	1983-05-07 May 7 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1983-05-14 8	A	Essendon	2.3	6.3	11.8	14.11	95	LOST	Hawthorn	5.5	9.10	15.13	20.17	137	-42	PRI	1983-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1983-05-21 9	H	Essendon	2.2	11.4	20.9	22.17	149	WON	Melbourne	5.3	9.4	12.9	17.13	115	34	WIN	1983-05-21 May 21 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1983-05-28 10	H	Essendon	4.6	5.10	12.15	15.19	109	WON	Geelong	3.4	7.6	12.6	15.7	97	12	WIN	1983-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1983-06-04 11	A	Essendon	3.3	9.6	13.10	19.12	126	WON	Carlton	6.4	9.6	12.10	15.11	101	25	VFL	1983-06-04 Jun 4 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1983-06-11 12	H	Essendon	1.5	10.8	20.13	23.18	156	WON	Sydney	6.1	9.2	11.5	13.5	83	73	WIN	1983-06-11 Jun 11 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1983-06-18 13	A	Essendon	6.3	8.8	16.9	21.12	138	WON	St. Kilda	2.5	5.9	8.11	13.13	91	47	VFL	1983-06-18 Jun 18 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1983-06-25 14	H	Essendon	1.3	3.4	6.7	8.10	58	LOST	Fitzroy	1.3	5.5	7.7	9.11	65	-7	WIN	1983-06-25 Jun 25 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1983-07-02 15	A	Essendon	1.1	4.2	8.7	13.9	87	LOST	Collingwood	7.2	13.4	14.7	16.8	104	-17	VIC	1983-07-02 Jul 2 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1983-07-09 16	A	Essendon	4.4	5.5	7.8	16.11	107	LOST	North Melbourne	5.3	11.4	16.8	19.14	128	-21	ARD	1983-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1983-07-23 17	A	Essendon	6.4	9.10	14.12	18.17	125	WON	Footscray	4.3	6.8	13.9	16.11	107	18	WES	1983-07-23 Jul 23 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1983-07-30 18	H	Essendon	1.4	4.8	4.12	6.14	50	LOST	Richmond	4.2	10.3	15.7	19.10	124	-74	WIN	1983-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1983-08-06 19	H	Essendon	10.4	13.6	19.12	23.18	156	WON	Hawthorn	3.1	8.7	10.10	16.14	110	46	WIN	1983-08-06 Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1983-08-13 20	A	Essendon	4.1	10.5	16.9	21.15	141	WON	Melbourne	6.5	11.7	16.8	19.10	124	17	MCG	1983-08-13 Aug 13 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1983-08-20 21	A	Essendon	8.4	13.5	20.6	26.9	165	WON	Geelong	1.2	2.8	5.10	12.11	83	82	KAR	1983-08-20 Aug 20 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1983-08-27 22	H	Essendon	2.2	6.4	11.6	18.10	118	WON	Carlton	2.7	5.11	6.18	8.19	67	51	VFL	1983-08-27 Aug 27 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1983-09-03 EF	H	Essendon	4.3	7.5	14.5	17.12	114	WON	Carlton	3.3	8.4	11.7	12.9	81	33	VFL	1983-09-03 Sep 3 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1983-09-10 1SF	H	Essendon	5.3	7.8	9.11	16.13	109	WON	Fitzroy	3.4	8.9	10.12	12.14	86	23	MCG	1983-09-10 Sep 10 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1983-09-17 PF	H	Essendon	8.2	12.5	17.10	25.14	164	WON	North Melbourne	2.1	9.2	10.3	12.6	78	86	VFL	1983-09-17 Sep 17 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1983-09-24 GF	A	Essendon	3.0	4.1	4.3	8.9	57	LOST	Hawthorn	5.6	12.10	16.18	20.20	140	-83	MCG	1983-09-24 Sep 24 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores

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1983 Player Stats

Player	GP	K	Avg	H	Avg	D	Avg	M	Avg	HO	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	TS
Andrews, Ron	20	140	7.0	141	7.1	281	14.1	77	3.9	1	0.1	55	50	3	0.2	3	21
Beddison, Wayne	10	57	5.7	23	2.3	80	8.0	24	2.4	0	0.0	7	11	18	1.8	15	123
Bradbury, Peter	12	137	11.4	71	5.9	208	17.3	42	3.5	2	0.2	31	20	1	0.1	2	8
Buhagiar, Tony	24	318	13.3	265	11.0	583	24.3	82	3.4	3	0.1	56	64	39	1.6	29	263
Carey, Stephen	24	278	11.6	107	4.5	385	16.0	48	2.0	0	0.0	43	40	2	0.1	1	13
Clarke, Neil	22	231	10.5	139	6.3	370	16.8	58	2.6	0	0.0	37	24	5	0.2	4	34
Clayton, Cameron	17	100	5.9	63	3.7	163	9.6	32	1.9	0	0.0	18	28	1	0.1	2	8
Copping, Stephen	18	137	7.6	77	4.3	214	11.9	86	4.8	1	0.1	23	25	42	2.3	20	272
Daniher, Terry	26	366	14.1	135	5.2	501	19.3	170	6.5	28	1.1	53	49	64	2.5	37	421
Davis, Michael	2	11	5.5	2	1.0	13	6.5	2	1.0	0	0.0	2	1	1	0.5	1	7
Duckworth, Bill	11	59	5.4	53	4.8	112	10.2	15	1.4	1	0.1	25	24	1	0.1	1	7
Dunell, Frank	17	134	7.9	71	4.2	205	12.1	26	1.5	1	0.1	22	30	6	0.4	7	43
Eustice, Mark	1	0	0.0	1	1.0	1	1.0	1	1.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Ezard, Alan	8	76	9.5	18	2.3	94	11.8	15	1.9	0	0.0	5	8	7	0.9	4	46
Foulds, Garry	22	341	15.5	96	4.4	437	19.9	62	2.8	0	0.0	38	32	11	0.5	3	69
Fowler, Grant	7	87	12.4	49	7.0	136	19.4	12	1.7	0	0.0	9	21	5	0.7	3	33
Hawker, Glenn	25	384	15.4	195	7.8	579	23.2	115	4.6	2	0.1	39	61	35	1.4	20	230
Heard, Shane	18	159	8.8	123	6.8	282	15.7	19	1.1	0	0.0	33	27	6	0.3	7	43
Kink, Rene	9	90	10.0	39	4.3	129	14.3	40	4.4	1	0.1	5	26	24	2.7	20	164
Madden, Simon	26	235	9.0	156	6.0	391	15.0	179	6.9	812	31.2	85	77	26	1.0	16	172
Merrett, Roger	21	156	7.4	117	5.6	273	13.0	80	3.8	128	6.1	53	71	32	1.5	14	206
Neagle, Merv	23	348	15.1	202	8.8	550	23.9	80	3.5	4	0.2	43	69	4	0.2	1	25
Otway, Wayne	14	191	13.6	74	5.3	265	18.9	20	1.4	0	0.0	21	29	19	1.4	20	134
Reid, Alan	1	10	10.0	7	7.0	17	17.0	2	2.0	0	0.0	1	3	3	3.0	1	19
Richardson, Steve	1	8	8.0	8	8.0	16	16.0	1	1.0	0	0.0	1	1	2	2.0	0	12
Salmon, Paul	9	40	4.4	17	1.9	57	6.3	23	2.6	44	4.9	13	13	14	1.6	4	88
Schultz, Graeme	1	3	3.0	1	1.0	4	4.0	1	1.0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0
Stoneham, Alan	10	88	8.8	59	5.9	147	14.7	19	1.9	1	0.1	13	15	1	0.1	1	7
Thompson, Mark	2	22	11.0	10	5.0	32	16.0	3	1.5	0	0.0	5	5	1	0.5	0	6
Thomson, Michael	13	142	10.9	91	7.0	233	17.9	42	3.2	0	0.0	14	25	9	0.7	11	65
Vander Haar, Paul	15	138	9.2	41	2.7	179	11.9	77	5.1	25	1.7	21	32	22	1.5	17	149
Walsh, Kevin	12	57	4.8	42	3.5	99	8.3	27	2.3	6	0.5	19	23	3	0.3	0	18
Waterson, Chris	7	63	9.0	26	3.7	89	12.7	8	1.1	0	0.0	12	10	4	0.6	3	27
Watson, Tim	26	442	17.0	171	6.6	613	23.6	115	4.4	2	0.1	51	37	27	1.0	20	182
West, Tony	5	56	11.2	15	3.0	71	14.2	10	2.0	0	0.0	11	8	8	1.6	8	56
Weston, Paul	25	206	8.2	121	4.8	327	13.1	73	2.9	11	0.4	40	28	4	0.2	6	30
Williams, Darren	10	127	12.7	37	3.7	164	16.4	23	2.3	0	0.0	17	23	6	0.6	10	46
Wood, Bryan	6	42	7.0	37	6.2	79	13.2	14	2.3	0	0.0	8	12	3	0.5	1	19