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
1901 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1901 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-05-04 1 | H | Essendon | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.10 | 1.15 | 21 | LOST | Collingwood | 3.2 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 9.10 | 64 | -43 | EME | 1901-05-04 May 4 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-05-09 2 | A | Essendon | 3.2 | 3.3 | 6.10 | 9.14 | 68 | WON | St. Kilda | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 19 | 49 | JUN | 1901-05-09 May 9 (Thu, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-05-11 3 | H | Essendon | 3.2 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 44 | LOST | Fitzroy | 1.2 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 47 | -3 | EME | 1901-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-05-18 4 | A | Essendon | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 30 | LOST | Geelong | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.10 | 4.10 | 34 | -4 | COR | 1901-05-18 May 18 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-05-25 5 | H | Essendon | 1.1 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 50 | WON | Melbourne | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 24 | 26 | EME | 1901-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-06-01 6 | A | Essendon | 1.6 | 1.12 | 1.16 | 3.23 | 41 | WON | South Melbourne | 1.1 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 35 | 6 | LAK | 1901-06-01 Jun 1 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-06-03 7 | H | Essendon | 4.4 | 10.7 | 13.9 | 15.15 | 105 | WON | Carlton | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 25 | 80 | EME | 1901-06-03 Jun 3 (Mon, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-06-08 8 | A | Essendon | 5.3 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 48 | LOST | Collingwood | 1.0 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 49 | -1 | VIC | 1901-06-08 Jun 8 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-06-22 9 | H | Essendon | 2.2 | 6.10 | 10.13 | 19.22 | 136 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.1 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 29 | 107 | EME | 1901-06-22 Jun 22 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-06-29 10 | A | Essendon | 7.2 | 10.3 | 13.5 | 14.8 | 92 | WON | Fitzroy | 3.1 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 44 | 48 | BWS | 1901-06-29 Jun 29 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-07-06 11 | H | Essendon | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4.11 | 6.13 | 49 | WON | Geelong | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.12 | 24 | 25 | EME | 1901-07-06 Jul 6 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-07-13 12 | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 33 | LOST | Melbourne | 1.2 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 42 | -9 | MCG | 1901-07-13 Jul 13 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-07-20 13 | H | Essendon | 2.7 | 2.11 | 5.15 | 6.16 | 52 | WON | South Melbourne | 0.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 51 | 1 | EME | 1901-07-20 Jul 20 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-07-27 14 | A | Essendon | 2.6 | 5.8 | 7.11 | 11.13 | 79 | WON | Carlton | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 20 | 59 | PRI | 1901-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-08-10 SR1 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 10.9 | 69 | WON | South Melbourne | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 9 | 60 | LAK | 1901-08-10 Aug 10 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1901-08-17 SR2 | H | Essendon | 4.5 | 7.11 | 8.15 | 14.18 | 102 | WON | Carlton | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 33 | 69 | EME | 1901-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1901-08-24 SR3 | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 4.7 | 7.10 | 9.12 | 66 | WON | Geelong | 1.2 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 33 | 33 | COR | 1901-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1901-08-31 1SF | H | Essendon | 0.1 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 6.10 | 46 | WON | Fitzroy | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 45 | 1 | VIC | 1901-08-31 Aug 31 (Sat, 3:05) | Scores |
| 1901-09-07 GF | H | Essendon | 3.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 43 | WON | Collingwood | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 16 | 27 | LAK | 1901-09-07 Sep 7 (Sat, 3:05) | Scores |
1901 Player Stats
Player |
GP |
K |
Avg |
H |
Avg |
D |
Avg |
M |
Avg |
HO |
Avg |
T |
Avg |
FF |
FA |
G |
Avg |
B |
TS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | 15 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Barry, Son | 16 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Beasley, Jim | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Byers, Bobby | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cleghorn, Arthur | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cochrane, George | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Collins, Tod | 18 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Collins, Maurie | 18 | 3 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Evans, Marcus | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Forbes, Charles 'Tracker' | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gavin, Hugh | 15 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Griffith, Billy | 17 | 3 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hastings, George | 17 | 6 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hiskins, Fred | 19 | 34 | 1.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kennedy, Ted | 18 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kennedy, Jim | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kinnear, Ted | 19 | 16 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Larkin, Jimmy | 16 | 17 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mann, Fred | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Martin, George | 9 | 4 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| McKenzie, Jack 'Dookie' | 12 | 14 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morris, Mick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| O'Loughlin, Pat | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peppard, Mick | 17 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Robinson, Bill | 18 | 7 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Scott, Fred | 13 | 8 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stuckey, George | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thurgood, Albert | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vollugi, Herc | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ward, George | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| White, Artie | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wright, Harry | 17 | 0 | 0.0 |