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
1903 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1903 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903-05-02 1 | H | Essendon | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 21 | LOST | Fitzroy | 2.2 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 11.7 | 73 | -52 | EME | 1903-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1903-05-09 2 | A | Essendon | 2.1 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 30 | DRAW | St. Kilda | 0.1 | 3.9 | 3.11 | 3.12 | 30 | 0 | JUN | 1903-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1903-05-16 3 | H | Essendon | 1.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 35 | LOST | Carlton | 2.3 | 3.8 | 5.12 | 7.14 | 56 | -21 | EME | 1903-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1903-05-23 4 | A | Essendon | 2.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 28 | WON | Melbourne | 1.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 25 | 3 | MCG | 1903-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1903-05-30 5 | H | Essendon | 1.8 | 2.10 | 5.13 | 10.13 | 73 | WON | Geelong | 1.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.10 | 40 | 33 | EME | 1903-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1903-06-06 6 | H | Essendon | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.10 | 5.11 | 41 | LOST | South Melbourne | 0.1 | 3.7 | 5.10 | 6.12 | 48 | -7 | EME | 1903-06-06 Jun 6 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1903-06-08 7 | A | Essendon | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.11 | 2.13 | 25 | LOST | Collingwood | 1.6 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 33 | -8 | VIC | 1903-06-08 Jun 8 (Mon, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1903-06-13 8 | A | Essendon | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.11 | 29 | LOST | Fitzroy | 0.3 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 54 | -25 | BWS | 1903-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1903-06-20 9 | H | Essendon | 1.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 32 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 29 | 3 | EME | 1903-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1903-07-04 10 | A | Essendon | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 14 | LOST | Carlton | 1.5 | 2.11 | 2.12 | 6.14 | 50 | -36 | PRI | 1903-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1903-07-11 11 | H | Essendon | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.11 | 3.16 | 34 | WON | Melbourne | 1.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 29 | 5 | EME | 1903-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1903-07-18 12 | A | Essendon | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 6.8 | 44 | LOST | Geelong | 6.4 | 8.6 | 11.9 | 13.11 | 89 | -45 | COR | 1903-07-18 Jul 18 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1903-07-25 13 | A | Essendon | 3.3 | 3.6 | 5.10 | 7.17 | 59 | WON | South Melbourne | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 37 | 22 | LAK | 1903-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1903-08-08 14 | H | Essendon | 2.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 46 | LOST | Collingwood | 3.2 | 5.4 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 73 | -27 | EME | 1903-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1903-08-15 SR1 | H | Essendon | 2.3 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 55 | LOST | Fitzroy | 3.2 | 6.7 | 9.9 | 10.14 | 74 | -19 | EME | 1903-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1903-08-22 SR2 | A | Essendon | 0.1 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 31 | LOST | Geelong | 8.3 | 10.6 | 13.7 | 15.12 | 102 | -71 | COR | 1903-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1903-08-29 SR3 | H | Essendon | 2.1 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 14.10 | 94 | WON | South Melbourne | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 37 | 57 | EME | 1903-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1903 Player Stats
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