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
1920 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1920 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920-05-01 1 | A | Essendon | 3.2 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 7.12 | 54 | WON | Collingwood | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 36 | 18 | VIC | 1920-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1920-05-08 2 | H | Essendon | 3.2 | 7.4 | 8.11 | 9.11 | 65 | LOST | Melbourne | 3.2 | 6.3 | 8.7 | 12.8 | 80 | -15 | EME | 1920-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1920-05-15 3 | H | Essendon | 4.4 | 4.8 | 6.12 | 7.13 | 55 | LOST | South Melbourne | 1.1 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 63 | -8 | EME | 1920-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1920-05-22 4 | H | Essendon | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.10 | 7.13 | 55 | LOST | Carlton | 1.4 | 8.8 | 12.10 | 14.17 | 101 | -46 | EME | 1920-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 3:15) | Scores |
| 1920-05-26 5 | A | Essendon | 0.4 | 4.8 | 6.11 | 8.15 | 63 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.2 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 54 | 9 | JUN | 1920-05-26 May 26 (Wed, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1920-06-07 6 | H | Essendon | 4.5 | 10.15 | 11.16 | 13.26 | 104 | WON | Geelong | 3.3 | 6.4 | 11.11 | 12.13 | 85 | 19 | EME | 1920-06-07 Jun 7 (Mon, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1920-06-12 7 | A | Essendon | 6.1 | 8.6 | 11.7 | 14.9 | 93 | WON | Fitzroy | 3.3 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 43 | 50 | BWS | 1920-06-12 Jun 12 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1920-06-20 8 | Essendon | Bye | 1920-06-20 Jun 20 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1920-06-26 9 | A | Essendon | 6.5 | 6.6 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 75 | LOST | Richmond | 1.4 | 3.9 | 5.10 | 13.17 | 95 | -20 | PUN | 1920-06-26 Jun 26 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1920-07-03 10 | H | Essendon | 0.0 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 55 | LOST | Collingwood | 3.5 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 62 | -7 | EME | 1920-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1920-07-10 11 | A | Essendon | 4.2 | 5.7 | 6.13 | 7.18 | 60 | WON | Melbourne | 2.3 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 5.13 | 43 | 17 | MCG | 1920-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1920-07-17 12 | A | Essendon | 2.0 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 49 | LOST | South Melbourne | 0.5 | 1.10 | 6.12 | 8.14 | 62 | -13 | LAK | 1920-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1920-07-31 13 | H | Essendon | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 51 | LOST | St. Kilda | 2.3 | 5.8 | 8.8 | 10.10 | 70 | -19 | EME | 1920-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1920-08-07 14 | A | Essendon | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.10 | 8.14 | 62 | LOST | Carlton | 2.0 | 7.3 | 10.7 | 13.11 | 89 | -27 | PRI | 1920-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1920-08-14 15 | A | Essendon | 3.3 | 4.9 | 7.12 | 10.13 | 73 | LOST | Geelong | 3.2 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 14.10 | 94 | -21 | COR | 1920-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1920-08-21 16 | H | Essendon | 2.2 | 4.3 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 67 | LOST | Fitzroy | 1.1 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 12.11 | 83 | -16 | EME | 1920-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1920-08-29 17 | Essendon | Bye | 1920-08-29 Aug 29 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1920-09-04 18 | H | Essendon | 1.1 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 41 | LOST | Richmond | 1.3 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 15.14 | 104 | -63 | EME | 1920-09-04 Sep 4 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1920 Player Stats
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