Essendon Association
Formed as Essendon Town in 1900 the club spent a predominantly successful twenty year stint in the VFA (excluding the 1916 and 1917 seasons when the competition was in recess). The club was established because many of the inhabitants of Essendon were unhappy that the VFL club which bore the district’s name was based at East Melbourne. They wanted a club which would be truly representative of the district, and would play its home matches there.
1908 Season (VFA) Fixture
Essendon Association's 1908 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908-04-25 1 | A | Essendon Association | 4.3 | 7.5 | 12.17 | 14.21 | 105 | WON | Brighton | 0.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 43 | 62 | BBO | 1908-04-25 Apr 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1908-05-02 2 | H | Essendon Association | 2.7 | 5.13 | 14.17 | 20.23 | 143 | WON | Port Melbourne | 0.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 7.4 | 46 | 97 | WIN | 1908-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1908-05-09 3 | H | Essendon Association | 3.2 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 64 | WON | Williamstown | 2.1 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 9.3 | 57 | 7 | WIN | 1908-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1908-05-16 4 | H | Essendon Association | 3.5 | 7.8 | 10.10 | 12.15 | 87 | WON | Brunswick | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 8.4 | 52 | 35 | WIN | 1908-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1908-05-23 5 | A | Essendon Association | 4.5 | 5.8 | 9.14 | 14.16 | 100 | WON | Preston | 2.2 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 8.5 | 53 | 47 | PRE | 1908-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1908-05-30 6 | A | Essendon Association | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.11 | 35 | LOST | Footscray | 3.3 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 43 | -8 | WES | 1908-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1908-06-06 7 | A | Essendon Association | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 3.10 | 28 | DRAW | Prahran | 0.3 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.10 | 28 | 0 | TOO | 1908-06-06 Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1908-06-08 8 | A | Essendon Association | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 45 | WON | North Melbourne | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 3.12 | 30 | 15 | ARD | 1908-06-08 Jun 8 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1908-06-13 9 | H | Essendon Association | 2.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.12 | 54 | LOST | Northcote | 4.2 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 61 | -7 | WIN | 1908-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1908-06-20 10 | H | Essendon Association | 1.0 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 42 | WON | Brighton | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 33 | 9 | WIN | 1908-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1908-06-27 11 | A | Essendon Association | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 27 | LOST | Port Melbourne | 1.2 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 41 | -14 | NPO | 1908-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1908-07-04 12 | A | Essendon Association | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 31 | LOST | Williamstown | 2.3 | 2.10 | 3.12 | 5.16 | 46 | -15 | WCG | 1908-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1908-07-11 13 | A | Essendon Association | 0.1 | 2.5 | 3.10 | 5.11 | 41 | LOST | Brunswick | 2.3 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 49 | -8 | BWP | 1908-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1908-07-18 14 | H | Essendon Association | 4.5 | 6.8 | 8.11 | 12.16 | 88 | WON | Preston | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 24 | 64 | WIN | 1908-07-18 Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1908-07-25 15 | H | Essendon Association | 3.2 | 4.3 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 56 | WON | Footscray | 0.3 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 6.11 | 47 | 9 | WIN | 1908-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1908-08-01 16 | H | Essendon Association | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 3.13 | 31 | WON | Prahran | 1.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.12 | 24 | 7 | WIN | 1908-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1908-08-08 17 | H | Essendon Association | 2.4 | 9.6 | 13.12 | 18.16 | 124 | WON | North Melbourne | 1.3 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 44 | 80 | WIN | 1908-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1908-08-15 18 | A | Essendon Association | 5.4 | 7.9 | 10.12 | 14.15 | 99 | WON | Northcote | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 12 | 87 | NOR | 1908-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1908-08-22 2SF | H | Essendon Association | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 37 | LOST | Brunswick | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.11 | 5.16 | 46 | -9 | PRI | 1908-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |