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
1902 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1902 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
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| 1902-05-03 1 | H | Essendon | 4.5 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 39 | LOST | Fitzroy | 1.0 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 7.10 | 52 | -13 | EME | 1902-05-03 May 3 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1902-05-10 2 | A | Essendon | 4.4 | 5.6 | 8.11 | 10.17 | 77 | WON | Geelong | 0.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 24 | 53 | COR | 1902-05-10 May 10 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1902-05-17 3 | H | Essendon | 1.2 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 48 | WON | Melbourne | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 25 | 23 | EME | 1902-05-17 May 17 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1902-05-24 4 | H | Essendon | 0.2 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 38 | WON | South Melbourne | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.10 | 4.11 | 35 | 3 | EME | 1902-05-24 May 24 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1902-05-31 5 | H | Essendon | 1.9 | 3.12 | 5.16 | 7.16 | 58 | WON | Carlton | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 5.8 | 38 | 20 | EME | 1902-05-31 May 31 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1902-06-07 6 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 6.3 | 10.8 | 11.10 | 76 | WON | Collingwood | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 6.15 | 51 | 25 | VIC | 1902-06-07 Jun 7 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1902-06-09 7 | A | Essendon | 1.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 10.4 | 64 | WON | St. Kilda | 4.1 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 40 | 24 | JUN | 1902-06-09 Jun 9 (Mon, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1902-06-14 8 | A | Essendon | 1.3 | 2.5 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 48 | WON | Fitzroy | 0.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.12 | 42 | 6 | BWS | 1902-06-14 Jun 14 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1902-06-21 9 | H | Essendon | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 15 | LOST | Geelong | 0.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.10 | 34 | -19 | EME | 1902-06-21 Jun 21 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1902-07-05 10 | A | Essendon | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.11 | 6.12 | 48 | WON | Melbourne | 0.1 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 27 | 21 | MCG | 1902-07-05 Jul 5 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1902-07-12 11 | A | Essendon | 0.2 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 43 | WON | South Melbourne | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 36 | 7 | LAK | 1902-07-12 Jul 12 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1902-07-19 12 | A | Essendon | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.10 | 16 | LOST | Carlton | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 33 | -17 | PRI | 1902-07-19 Jul 19 (Sat, 3:15) | Scores |
| 1902-07-26 13 | H | Essendon | 0.3 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 36 | LOST | Collingwood | 1.1 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 47 | -11 | EME | 1902-07-26 Jul 26 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1902-08-02 14 | H | Essendon | 3.0 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 12.12 | 84 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 22 | 62 | EME | 1902-08-02 Aug 2 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1902-08-16 SR1 | A | Essendon | 4.4 | 5.8 | 8.11 | 10.12 | 72 | WON | St. Kilda | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 23 | 49 | JUN | 1902-08-16 Aug 16 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1902-08-23 SR2 | H | Essendon | 1.3 | 3.8 | 8.9 | 11.11 | 77 | WON | Melbourne | 4.3 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 56 | 21 | EME | 1902-08-23 Aug 23 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1902-08-30 SR3 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 46 | WON | Carlton | 0.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.10 | 40 | 6 | PRI | 1902-08-30 Aug 30 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1902-09-06 1SF | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 61 | WON | Melbourne | 3.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 51 | 10 | PRI | 1902-09-06 Sep 6 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1902-09-13 PF | H | Essendon | 2.5 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 45 | WON | Fitzroy | 1.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.10 | 34 | 11 | MCG | 1902-09-13 Sep 13 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1902-09-20 GF | A | Essendon | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 27 | LOST | Collingwood | 1.2 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 9.6 | 60 | -33 | MCG | 1902-09-20 Sep 20 (Sat, 2:50) | Scores |
1902 Player Stats
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