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
1905 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1905 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905-05-06 1 | A | Essendon | 2.1 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.10 | 52 | LOST | Carlton | 1.4 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 8.12 | 60 | -8 | PRI | 1905-05-06 May 6 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1905-05-13 2 | H | Essendon | 2.3 | 6.3 | 10.9 | 12.10 | 82 | WON | Geelong | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 7.6 | 48 | 34 | EME | 1905-05-13 May 13 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1905-05-20 3 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 39 | LOST | Melbourne | 1.4 | 4.5 | 6.10 | 8.14 | 62 | -23 | MCG | 1905-05-20 May 20 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1905-05-27 4 | H | Essendon | 4.0 | 8.3 | 13.5 | 14.11 | 95 | WON | South Melbourne | 0.4 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 39 | 56 | EME | 1905-05-27 May 27 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1905-06-05 5 | A | Essendon | 2.7 | 2.7 | 7.11 | 7.12 | 54 | WON | St. Kilda | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 39 | 15 | JUN | 1905-06-05 Jun 5 (Mon, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1905-06-10 6 | A | Essendon | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 3.10 | 28 | LOST | Fitzroy | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 35 | -7 | BWS | 1905-06-10 Jun 10 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1905-06-17 7 | H | Essendon | 1.1 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 43 | LOST | Collingwood | 3.4 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 10.12 | 72 | -29 | EME | 1905-06-17 Jun 17 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1905-07-01 8 | H | Essendon | 1.4 | 4.11 | 5.16 | 7.20 | 62 | WON | Carlton | 3.3 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 8.12 | 60 | 2 | EME | 1905-07-01 Jul 1 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1905-07-08 9 | A | Essendon | 0.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 6.12 | 48 | LOST | Geelong | 3.4 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 62 | -14 | COR | 1905-07-08 Jul 8 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1905-07-15 10 | H | Essendon | 2.4 | 5.8 | 8.14 | 8.17 | 65 | WON | Melbourne | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 5.11 | 41 | 24 | EME | 1905-07-15 Jul 15 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1905-07-22 11 | A | Essendon | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.12 | 6.13 | 49 | LOST | South Melbourne | 2.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 50 | -1 | LAK | 1905-07-22 Jul 22 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1905-07-29 12 | H | Essendon | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 9.16 | 70 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 27 | 43 | EME | 1905-07-29 Jul 29 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1905-08-05 13 | H | Essendon | 0.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.11 | 29 | LOST | Fitzroy | 1.5 | 2.7 | 5.10 | 5.12 | 42 | -13 | EME | 1905-08-05 Aug 5 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1905-08-19 14 | A | Essendon | 2.0 | 3.1 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 66 | WON | Collingwood | 1.4 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 7.11 | 53 | 13 | VIC | 1905-08-19 Aug 19 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1905-08-26 SR1 | H | Essendon | 3.1 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 10.13 | 73 | WON | Geelong | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 29 | 44 | EME | 1905-08-26 Aug 26 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1905-09-02 SR2 | A | Essendon | 4.0 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 12.12 | 84 | WON | St. Kilda | 3.0 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 54 | 30 | JUN | 1905-09-02 Sep 2 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1905-09-09 SR3 | H | Essendon | 0.2 | 1.9 | 3.12 | 4.13 | 37 | LOST | Fitzroy | 4.5 | 5.7 | 9.11 | 11.14 | 80 | -43 | EME | 1905-09-09 Sep 9 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1905-09-16 1SF | A | Essendon | 0.2 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 4.12 | 36 | LOST | Fitzroy | 5.1 | 8.2 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 79 | -43 | PRI | 1905-09-16 Sep 16 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
1905 Player Stats
Player |
GP |
K |
Avg |
H |
Avg |
D |
Avg |
M |
Avg |
HO |
Avg |
T |
Avg |
FF |
FA |
G |
Avg |
B |
TS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | 11 | 3 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Barker, George | 16 | 29 | 1.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Barry, Son | 10 | 4 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Baxter, Ben | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Blackmore, Lewis | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Busbridge, Bill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Callan, Hughie | 17 | 9 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameron, Ernie | 9 | 3 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Carkeek, Bill | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Davis, Harry | 11 | 3 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Everard, John | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fraser, Simon | 8 | 2 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gilligan, Arthur | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Griffith, Billy | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Harris, Dick | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kerr, Bill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laxton, Harry | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Legge, Arthur | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Madden, Mick | 17 | 11 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Matheson, Alby | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| McDonald, Arch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| McDonald, Jim | 17 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| McDonald, Edwin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| McKenzie, Jack 'Dookie' | 18 | 20 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| McVitty, Bill | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Megson, Jack | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| O'Brien, Jimmy | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Phipps, Jim | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Robinson, Fred | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Robinson, Bill | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sewart, Bill | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shea, Mark | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Smith, Dave | 17 | 21 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tymms, Athol | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vollugi, Herc | 13 | 4 | 0.3 |