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
1909 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1909 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909-05-01 1 | H | Essendon | 1.1 | 2.7 | 4.13 | 6.18 | 54 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.6 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 44 | 10 | EME | 1909-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1909-05-08 2 | A | Essendon | 3.4 | 5.9 | 6.10 | 9.13 | 67 | WON | Melbourne | 3.0 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 47 | 20 | MCG | 1909-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1909-05-15 3 | H | Essendon | 3.6 | 5.7 | 6.13 | 8.18 | 66 | WON | Geelong | 2.0 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 9.5 | 59 | 7 | EME | 1909-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1909-05-22 4 | H | Essendon | 2.1 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 8.11 | 59 | LOST | University | 2.7 | 5.9 | 7.13 | 9.14 | 68 | -9 | EME | 1909-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1909-05-29 5 | A | Essendon | 1.4 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 8.13 | 61 | WON | Fitzroy | 1.2 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 37 | 24 | BWS | 1909-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1909-06-05 6 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 31 | LOST | Collingwood | 1.0 | 4.6 | 7.6 | 10.13 | 73 | -42 | VIC | 1909-06-05 Jun 5 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1909-06-07 7 | H | Essendon | 2.4 | 5.4 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 62 | LOST | South Melbourne | 4.1 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 63 | -1 | EME | 1909-06-07 Jun 7 (Mon, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1909-06-12 8 | H | Essendon | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 55 | LOST | Richmond | 3.3 | 4.6 | 8.12 | 8.15 | 63 | -8 | EME | 1909-06-12 Jun 12 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1909-06-19 9 | A | Essendon | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 33 | LOST | Carlton | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.12 | 6.14 | 50 | -17 | PRI | 1909-06-19 Jun 19 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1909-07-03 10 | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 1.10 | 8.14 | 9.18 | 72 | WON | St. Kilda | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 6.6 | 42 | 30 | JUN | 1909-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1909-07-10 11 | H | Essendon | 1.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.10 | 40 | WON | Melbourne | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.10 | 3.12 | 30 | 10 | EME | 1909-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1909-07-17 12 | A | Essendon | 6.3 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 12.8 | 80 | WON | Geelong | 0.1 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 45 | 35 | COR | 1909-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1909-07-24 13 | A | Essendon | 7.3 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 75 | WON | University | 0.0 | 3.9 | 3.11 | 4.19 | 43 | 32 | EME | 1909-07-24 Jul 24 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1909-07-31 14 | H | Essendon | 3.3 | 3.4 | 8.7 | 10.9 | 69 | WON | Fitzroy | 3.1 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 49 | 20 | EME | 1909-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1909-08-07 15 | H | Essendon | 3.2 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 14.14 | 98 | WON | Collingwood | 2.6 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 42 | 56 | EME | 1909-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1909-08-21 16 | A | Essendon | 2.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 37 | LOST | South Melbourne | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 41 | -4 | LAK | 1909-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1909-08-28 17 | A | Essendon | 1.5 | 3.6 | 10.10 | 12.11 | 83 | WON | Richmond | 1.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 5.9 | 39 | 44 | PUN | 1909-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1909-09-04 18 | H | Essendon | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.10 | 34 | LOST | Carlton | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.11 | 6.13 | 49 | -15 | EME | 1909-09-04 Sep 4 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1909-09-11 1SF | A | Essendon | 3.1 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 9.2 | 56 | LOST | Carlton | 4.1 | 7.4 | 12.7 | 14.8 | 92 | -36 | MCG | 1909-09-11 Sep 11 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1909 Player Stats
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