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
1927 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1927 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927-04-30 1 | A | Essendon | 5.3 | 8.6 | 15.11 | 16.14 | 110 | WON | Footscray | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 10.3 | 63 | 47 | WES | 1927-04-30 Apr 30 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1927-05-07 2 | H | Essendon | 5.3 | 5.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 54 | LOST | North Melbourne | 3.0 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 10.5 | 65 | -11 | WIN | 1927-05-07 May 7 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1927-05-14 3 | A | Essendon | 0.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.12 | 36 | LOST | Carlton | 0.4 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 47 | -11 | PRI | 1927-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1927-05-21 4 | H | Essendon | 3.2 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 8.12 | 60 | LOST | Melbourne | 3.4 | 5.8 | 8.11 | 11.12 | 78 | -18 | WIN | 1927-05-21 May 21 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1927-05-28 5 | A | Essendon | 2.5 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 12.10 | 82 | LOST | St. Kilda | 2.1 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 14.7 | 91 | -9 | JUN | 1927-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1927-06-04 6 | H | Essendon | 1.3 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 49 | LOST | Collingwood | 3.4 | 4.7 | 6.10 | 7.14 | 56 | -7 | WIN | 1927-06-04 Jun 4 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1927-06-11 7 | H | Essendon | 2.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 9.10 | 64 | LOST | Geelong | 2.3 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 11.11 | 77 | -13 | WIN | 1927-06-11 Jun 11 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1927-06-18 8 | A | Essendon | 2.0 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 11.13 | 79 | LOST | Richmond | 5.6 | 7.9 | 12.11 | 15.12 | 102 | -23 | PUN | 1927-06-18 Jun 18 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1927-06-25 9 | H | Essendon | 2.5 | 5.10 | 10.10 | 12.12 | 84 | LOST | South Melbourne | 3.3 | 8.5 | 11.6 | 15.9 | 99 | -15 | WIN | 1927-06-25 Jun 25 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1927-07-02 10 | H | Essendon | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 6.12 | 48 | DRAW | Fitzroy | 2.2 | 4.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 48 | 0 | WIN | 1927-07-02 Jul 2 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1927-07-09 11 | A | Essendon | 5.2 | 9.9 | 10.10 | 11.12 | 78 | WON | Hawthorn | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.15 | 9.17 | 71 | 7 | GLE | 1927-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1927-07-16 12 | H | Essendon | 2.8 | 4.11 | 8.16 | 12.19 | 91 | WON | Footscray | 2.1 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 57 | 34 | WIN | 1927-07-16 Jul 16 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1927-07-23 13 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 3.6 | 5.10 | 7.12 | 54 | WON | North Melbourne | 1.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 50 | 4 | ARD | 1927-07-23 Jul 23 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1927-07-30 14 | H | Essendon | 2.3 | 7.5 | 8.11 | 8.15 | 63 | LOST | Carlton | 3.2 | 5.4 | 9.5 | 10.11 | 71 | -8 | WIN | 1927-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1927-08-06 15 | A | Essendon | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 50 | LOST | Melbourne | 7.1 | 14.8 | 17.12 | 20.20 | 140 | -90 | MCG | 1927-08-06 Aug 6 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1927-08-27 16 | H | Essendon | 3.4 | 4.7 | 7.13 | 9.18 | 72 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.1 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 48 | 24 | WIN | 1927-08-27 Aug 27 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1927-09-03 17 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 30 | LOST | Collingwood | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 3.13 | 31 | -1 | VIC | 1927-09-03 Sep 3 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1927-09-10 18 | A | Essendon | 5.2 | 7.4 | 12.10 | 14.10 | 94 | WON | Fitzroy | 1.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.13 | 43 | 51 | BWS | 1927-09-10 Sep 10 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |