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
1896 Season () Fixture
Essendon's 1896 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896-05-02 1 | A | Essendon | 3.2 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 9 | WON | Melbourne | 0.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 5 | 4 | MCG | 1896-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-05-09 2 | H | Essendon | 1.0 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 10.17 | 10 | WON | Carlton | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0 | 10 | EME | 1896-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-05-16 3 | A | Essendon | 0.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5 | WON | Fitzroy | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4 | 1 | BWS | 1896-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-05-25 4 | H | Essendon | 1.3 | 2.9 | 3.11 | 4.14 | 4 | WON | Collingwood | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | EME | 1896-05-25 May 25 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-05-30 5 | H | Essendon | 1.2 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 11.6 | 11 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3 | 8 | EME | 1896-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-06-13 6 | H | Essendon | 1.3 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 6 | WON | South Melbourne | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4 | 2 | EME | 1896-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-06-20 7 | H | Essendon | 0.5 | 1.9 | 3.11 | 4.13 | 4 | WON | Port Melbourne | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2 | 2 | EME | 1896-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-06-27 8 | A | Essendon | 1.1 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 7 | WON | Williamstown | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3 | 4 | WCG | 1896-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-07-04 9 | A | Essendon | 0.3 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 9.9 | 9 | WON | Richmond | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 8 | PUN | 1896-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-07-11 10 | H | Essendon | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2 | LOST | Geelong | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4 | -2 | EME | 1896-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-07-19 11 | Essendon | Bye | 1896-07-19 Jul 19 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1896-07-25 12 | H | Essendon | 2.1 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 10.4 | 10 | WON | Footscray | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3 | 7 | EME | 1896-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-08-01 13 | H | Essendon | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 5 | WON | Fitzroy | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2 | 3 | EME | 1896-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-08-08 14 | A | Essendon | 1.5 | 5.8 | 7.10 | 11.10 | 11 | WON | North Melbourne | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4 | 7 | ARD | 1896-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-08-15 15 | A | Essendon | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3 | LOST | South Melbourne | 1.3 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 5 | -2 | LAK | 1896-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-08-22 16 | H | Essendon | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 5 | LOST | Melbourne | 2.6 | 2.7 | 6.10 | 7.11 | 7 | -2 | EME | 1896-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-09-05 17 | A | Essendon | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3 | LOST | Collingwood | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 6.8 | 6 | -3 | VIC | 1896-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-09-13 18 | Essendon | Bye | 1896-09-13 Sep 13 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1896-09-19 19 | A | Essendon | 3.6 | 6.7 | 7.13 | 9.15 | 9 | WON | Footscray | 1.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 5 | 4 | WES | 1896-09-19 Sep 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-09-26 20 | A | Essendon | 0.0 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 8 | WON | Geelong | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4 | 4 | COR | 1896-09-26 Sep 26 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |