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
1937 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1937 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937-04-24 1 | A | Essendon | 4.3 | 8.5 | 9.11 | 9.13 | 67 | LOST | Footscray | 1.4 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 9.17 | 71 | -4 | WES | 1937-04-24 Apr 24 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1937-05-01 2 | H | Essendon | 0.1 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 13.7 | 85 | LOST | Melbourne | 6.10 | 11.12 | 21.18 | 25.20 | 170 | -85 | WIN | 1937-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1937-05-08 3 | H | Essendon | 2.1 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 18.13 | 121 | WON | Geelong | 6.10 | 7.11 | 13.15 | 14.20 | 104 | 17 | WIN | 1937-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1937-05-15 4 | A | Essendon | 3.3 | 5.6 | 11.8 | 16.13 | 109 | WON | Hawthorn | 2.5 | 4.8 | 10.11 | 11.15 | 81 | 28 | GLE | 1937-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1937-05-22 5 | H | Essendon | 1.2 | 3.6 | 6.11 | 8.15 | 63 | LOST | Richmond | 4.5 | 7.5 | 12.8 | 17.13 | 115 | -52 | WIN | 1937-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1937-05-29 6 | A | Essendon | 0.3 | 5.13 | 7.15 | 8.18 | 66 | LOST | Fitzroy | 2.4 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 11.9 | 75 | -9 | BWS | 1937-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1937-06-05 7 | H | Essendon | 1.2 | 3.5 | 9.7 | 16.12 | 108 | WON | South Melbourne | 3.1 | 7.4 | 11.7 | 11.10 | 76 | 32 | WIN | 1937-06-05 Jun 5 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1937-06-12 8 | H | Essendon | 4.2 | 5.6 | 9.7 | 13.11 | 89 | LOST | Collingwood | 5.2 | 10.8 | 16.12 | 19.14 | 128 | -39 | WIN | 1937-06-12 Jun 12 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1937-06-19 9 | A | Essendon | 2.3 | 5.6 | 7.10 | 11.14 | 80 | LOST | St. Kilda | 4.2 | 6.10 | 10.14 | 13.19 | 97 | -17 | JUN | 1937-06-19 Jun 19 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1937-06-26 10 | H | Essendon | 2.1 | 5.8 | 11.12 | 13.18 | 96 | LOST | Carlton | 2.8 | 8.10 | 12.13 | 15.18 | 108 | -12 | WIN | 1937-06-26 Jun 26 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1937-07-03 11 | A | Essendon | 2.3 | 5.10 | 9.13 | 11.22 | 88 | WON | North Melbourne | 3.3 | 4.5 | 8.11 | 11.11 | 77 | 11 | ARD | 1937-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1937-07-10 12 | H | Essendon | 2.3 | 6.8 | 9.13 | 9.13 | 67 | LOST | Footscray | 1.3 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 11.11 | 77 | -10 | WIN | 1937-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1937-07-17 13 | A | Essendon | 1.4 | 3.9 | 5.10 | 8.15 | 63 | LOST | Melbourne | 3.3 | 5.4 | 10.7 | 11.13 | 79 | -16 | MCG | 1937-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1937-07-24 14 | A | Essendon | 0.0 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 9.12 | 66 | LOST | Geelong | 4.7 | 7.12 | 12.17 | 13.22 | 100 | -34 | COR | 1937-07-24 Jul 24 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1937-07-31 15 | H | Essendon | 3.2 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 11.13 | 79 | LOST | Hawthorn | 2.4 | 6.6 | 7.10 | 13.14 | 92 | -13 | WIN | 1937-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1937-08-07 16 | A | Essendon | 6.8 | 9.9 | 12.16 | 12.19 | 91 | LOST | Richmond | 3.3 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 13.15 | 93 | -2 | PUN | 1937-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1937-08-21 17 | H | Essendon | 5.6 | 8.8 | 12.11 | 17.17 | 119 | WON | Fitzroy | 2.3 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 10.10 | 70 | 49 | WIN | 1937-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1937-08-28 18 | A | Essendon | 3.0 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 11.7 | 73 | LOST | South Melbourne | 3.7 | 4.11 | 6.12 | 10.16 | 76 | -3 | LAK | 1937-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1937 Player Stats
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