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
1931 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1931 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
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| 1931-05-02 1 | A | Essendon | 4.0 | 7.7 | 8.13 | 11.14 | 80 | LOST | St. Kilda | 5.6 | 7.8 | 10.11 | 13.14 | 92 | -12 | JUN | 1931-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1931-05-09 2 | H | Essendon | 2.2 | 5.4 | 8.4 | 12.5 | 77 | WON | Melbourne | 2.5 | 4.7 | 8.11 | 10.13 | 73 | 4 | WIN | 1931-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1931-05-16 3 | A | Essendon | 1.1 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 5.14 | 44 | LOST | Carlton | 6.3 | 8.8 | 12.14 | 18.18 | 126 | -82 | PRI | 1931-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1931-05-23 4 | H | Essendon | 5.5 | 7.8 | 11.12 | 12.13 | 85 | WON | North Melbourne | 3.1 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 9.9 | 63 | 22 | WIN | 1931-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1931-05-30 5 | H | Essendon | 2.0 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 10.12 | 72 | LOST | Richmond | 4.5 | 5.6 | 10.18 | 11.20 | 86 | -14 | WIN | 1931-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1931-06-27 6 | A | Essendon | 6.3 | 6.4 | 8.9 | 10.10 | 70 | WON | Fitzroy | 1.1 | 5.7 | 5.10 | 7.14 | 56 | 14 | BWS | 1931-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1931-06-13 7 | H | Essendon | 3.4 | 5.6 | 7.10 | 8.12 | 60 | LOST | Hawthorn | 3.2 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 12.8 | 80 | -20 | WIN | 1931-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1931-06-20 8 | H | Essendon | 1.1 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.13 | 55 | LOST | Geelong | 5.3 | 7.7 | 12.7 | 13.11 | 89 | -34 | WIN | 1931-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1931-07-04 9 | A | Essendon | 0.6 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 9.9 | 63 | LOST | South Melbourne | 2.3 | 6.5 | 9.8 | 10.13 | 73 | -10 | LAK | 1931-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1931-07-11 10 | H | Essendon | 3.4 | 7.7 | 9.8 | 12.9 | 81 | WON | Collingwood | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 8.9 | 57 | 24 | WIN | 1931-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1931-07-18 11 | A | Essendon | 2.6 | 4.8 | 9.10 | 12.13 | 85 | WON | Footscray | 2.3 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 8.10 | 58 | 27 | WES | 1931-07-18 Jul 18 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1931-07-25 12 | H | Essendon | 2.5 | 9.8 | 11.11 | 15.14 | 104 | WON | St. Kilda | 3.1 | 6.1 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 59 | 45 | WIN | 1931-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1931-08-01 13 | A | Essendon | 2.1 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 10.11 | 71 | LOST | Melbourne | 1.2 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 72 | -1 | MCG | 1931-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1931-08-08 14 | H | Essendon | 2.5 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 18.14 | 122 | WON | Carlton | 5.4 | 8.11 | 10.19 | 11.22 | 88 | 34 | WIN | 1931-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1931-08-22 15 | A | Essendon | 1.5 | 4.7 | 7.11 | 11.17 | 83 | WON | North Melbourne | 1.2 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 9.7 | 61 | 22 | ARD | 1931-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1931-08-29 16 | A | Essendon | 3.3 | 9.6 | 11.8 | 15.11 | 101 | LOST | Richmond | 9.5 | 12.7 | 20.11 | 23.14 | 152 | -51 | PUN | 1931-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1931-09-05 17 | H | Essendon | 5.2 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 15.7 | 97 | WON | Fitzroy | 4.3 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 12.8 | 80 | 17 | WIN | 1931-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1931-09-12 18 | A | Essendon | 2.4 | 3.4 | 8.9 | 9.12 | 66 | WON | Hawthorn | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 8.15 | 63 | 3 | GLE | 1931-09-12 Sep 12 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1931 Player Stats
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