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
1906 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1906 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906-05-05 1 | H | Essendon | 3.5 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 8.12 | 60 | LOST | South Melbourne | 1.6 | 5.9 | 7.12 | 9.13 | 67 | -7 | EME | 1906-05-05 May 5 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1906-05-12 2 | A | Essendon | 2.5 | 5.7 | 11.11 | 11.14 | 80 | WON | Geelong | 0.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 5.12 | 42 | 38 | COR | 1906-05-12 May 12 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1906-05-19 3 | H | Essendon | 3.5 | 3.9 | 7.13 | 10.16 | 76 | WON | Melbourne | 2.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 42 | 34 | EME | 1906-05-19 May 19 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1906-05-26 4 | A | Essendon | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 13 | LOST | St. Kilda | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 44 | -31 | JUN | 1906-05-26 May 26 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1906-06-02 5 | H | Essendon | 2.8 | 4.10 | 5.13 | 6.15 | 51 | WON | Fitzroy | 1.1 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 6.10 | 46 | 5 | EME | 1906-06-02 Jun 2 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1906-06-09 6 | H | Essendon | 3.4 | 6.7 | 7.10 | 9.12 | 66 | WON | Collingwood | 2.6 | 4.6 | 6.10 | 6.13 | 49 | 17 | EME | 1906-06-09 Jun 9 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1906-06-16 7 | A | Essendon | 4.5 | 5.7 | 9.11 | 10.14 | 74 | WON | Carlton | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.15 | 39 | 35 | PRI | 1906-06-16 Jun 16 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1906-06-30 8 | A | Essendon | 3.6 | 4.7 | 6.11 | 8.11 | 59 | WON | South Melbourne | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 26 | 33 | LAK | 1906-06-30 Jun 30 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1906-07-07 9 | H | Essendon | 4.4 | 8.6 | 13.11 | 16.16 | 112 | WON | Geelong | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.11 | 41 | 71 | EME | 1906-07-07 Jul 7 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1906-07-14 10 | A | Essendon | 5.2 | 8.8 | 10.10 | 13.17 | 95 | WON | Melbourne | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 29 | 66 | MCG | 1906-07-14 Jul 14 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1906-07-21 11 | H | Essendon | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.10 | 4.11 | 35 | WON | St. Kilda | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 33 | 2 | EME | 1906-07-21 Jul 21 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1906-07-28 12 | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 38 | WON | Fitzroy | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 30 | 8 | BWS | 1906-07-28 Jul 28 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1906-08-04 13 | A | Essendon | 0.1 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 37 | LOST | Collingwood | 2.10 | 4.11 | 5.14 | 9.15 | 69 | -32 | VIC | 1906-08-04 Aug 4 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1906-08-18 14 | H | Essendon | 0.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.12 | 36 | LOST | Carlton | 3.7 | 6.10 | 8.12 | 10.12 | 72 | -36 | EME | 1906-08-18 Aug 18 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1906-08-25 SR1 | A | Essendon | 1.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 54 | LOST | Carlton | 4.4 | 6.8 | 10.11 | 10.12 | 72 | -18 | PRI | 1906-08-25 Aug 25 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1906-09-01 SR2 | H | Essendon | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.13 | 31 | LOST | South Melbourne | 1.4 | 5.4 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 66 | -35 | EME | 1906-09-01 Sep 1 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1906-09-08 SR3 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 5.12 | 42 | LOST | Geelong | 3.4 | 7.6 | 8.11 | 9.12 | 66 | -24 | COR | 1906-09-08 Sep 8 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1906-09-15 1SF | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 36 | LOST | Fitzroy | 2.4 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 10.12 | 72 | -36 | MCG | 1906-09-15 Sep 15 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1906 Player Stats
Player |
GP |
K |
Avg |
H |
Avg |
D |
Avg |
M |
Avg |
HO |
Avg |
T |
Avg |
FF |
FA |
G |
Avg |
B |
TS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter, Ben | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belcher, Alan | 18 | 7 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Blackmore, Lewis | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Borthwick, Jack | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Busbridge, Bill | 15 | 6 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameron, Ernie | 17 | 12 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Davies, Bill | 16 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dixon, John | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fogarty, Joe | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fogarty, Chris | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fraser, Simon | 13 | 6 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Garton, Cec | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| George, Alf | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gibson, George | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gibson, Phil | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Green, John | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Griffith, Billy | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hiskins, Fred | 11 | 10 | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kennedy, Con | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laxton, Harry | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Legge, Arthur | 16 | 3 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Madden, Mick | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| McDonald, Jim | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| McKenzie, Jack 'Dookie' | 18 | 24 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morley, Charlie | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Numa, Bert | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Phipps, Jim | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Robinson, Bill | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ross-Soden, Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ryan, Gerald | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sartori, Ray | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sewart, Bill | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shea, Mark | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Smith, Dave | 11 | 9 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Teather, Charlie | 15 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thurgood, Albert | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vollugi, Herc | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wilson, James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yeo, Norm | 15 | 31 | 2.1 |