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
1890 Season () Fixture
Essendon's 1890 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890-05-03 1 | H | Essendon | 1.3 | 1.10 | 2.13 | 3.17 | 3 | DRAW | Port Melbourne | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 0 | EME | 1890-05-03 May 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1890-05-10 2 | H | Essendon | 4.2 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 9 | WON | Williamstown | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2 | 7 | EME | 1890-05-10 May 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1890-05-17 3 | H | Essendon | 3.3 | 5.6 | 10.10 | 11.14 | 11 | WON | Richmond | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 10 | EME | 1890-05-17 May 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1890-05-24 4 | H | Essendon | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 2 | DRAW | South Melbourne | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | EME | 1890-05-24 May 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1890-05-31 5 | H | Essendon | 2.4 | 4.7 | 6.10 | 6.11 | 6 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3 | 3 | EME | 1890-05-31 May 31 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1890-06-07 6 | A | Essendon | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0 | LOST | Carlton | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.10 | 5.10 | 5 | -5 | MCG | 1890-06-07 Jun 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1890-06-14 7 | H | Essendon | 2.6 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 8.11 | 8 | WON | North Melbourne | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 6 | EME | 1890-06-14 Jun 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1890-06-21 8 | H | Essendon | 1.4 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5 | WON | Fitzroy | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2 | 3 | EME | 1890-06-21 Jun 21 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1890-06-28 9 | H | Essendon | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.10 | 4.15 | 4 | WON | Geelong | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1 | 3 | EME | 1890-06-28 Jun 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1890-07-06 10 | Essendon | Bye | 1890-07-06 Jul 6 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1890-07-12 11 | H | Essendon | 3.1 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 7 | DRAW | Melbourne | 0.3 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 7 | 0 | EME | 1890-07-12 Jul 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1890-07-20 12 | Essendon | Bye | 1890-07-20 Jul 20 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1890-07-27 13 | Essendon | Bye | 1890-07-27 Jul 27 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1890-08-02 14 | H | Essendon | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.13 | 6.16 | 6 | WON | Footscray | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 5 | EME | 1890-08-02 Aug 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1890-08-09 15 | A | Essendon | 3.2 | 3.4 | 5.10 | 5.12 | 5 | WON | Richmond | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 2 | 3 | PUN | 1890-08-09 Aug 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1890-08-16 16 | A | Essendon | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1 | LOST | South Melbourne | 1.2 | 3.11 | 5.15 | 7.18 | 7 | -6 | LAK | 1890-08-16 Aug 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1890-08-23 17 | H | Essendon | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2 | LOST | Carlton | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.13 | 3.14 | 3 | -1 | EME | 1890-08-23 Aug 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1890-08-30 18 | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 4.7 | 5.10 | 6.15 | 6 | DRAW | St. Kilda | 2.2 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 0 | JUN | 1890-08-30 Aug 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1890-09-06 19 | A | Essendon | 1.1 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 9.9 | 9 | WON | Geelong | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3 | 6 | COR | 1890-09-06 Sep 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1890-09-13 20 | A | Essendon | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | LOST | Fitzroy | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.10 | 4.14 | 4 | -2 | BWS | 1890-09-13 Sep 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1890-09-20 21 | A | Essendon | 1.5 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 2.20 | 2 | DRAW | Melbourne | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | FSG | 1890-09-20 Sep 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1890-09-27 22 | A | Essendon | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4 | WON | North Melbourne | 1.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.10 | 3 | 1 | ARD | 1890-09-27 Sep 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |