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
1939 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1939 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939-04-22 1 | A | Essendon | 3.1 | 5.13 | 10.14 | 15.17 | 107 | WON | Footscray | 7.9 | 9.10 | 10.16 | 14.18 | 102 | 5 | WES | 1939-04-22 Apr 22 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1939-04-29 2 | H | Essendon | 6.5 | 7.8 | 15.17 | 19.21 | 135 | LOST | Melbourne | 4.4 | 11.10 | 15.11 | 21.15 | 141 | -6 | WIN | 1939-04-29 Apr 29 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1939-05-06 3 | H | Essendon | 8.2 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 16.8 | 104 | LOST | Richmond | 2.3 | 7.8 | 11.12 | 15.16 | 106 | -2 | WIN | 1939-05-06 May 6 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1939-05-13 4 | A | Essendon | 2.5 | 4.10 | 7.14 | 11.15 | 81 | LOST | Geelong | 6.4 | 10.4 | 14.7 | 19.15 | 129 | -48 | COR | 1939-05-13 May 13 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1939-05-20 5 | H | Essendon | 5.7 | 7.14 | 11.17 | 14.21 | 105 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.3 | 3.12 | 7.17 | 8.18 | 66 | 39 | WIN | 1939-05-20 May 20 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1939-05-27 6 | A | Essendon | 1.0 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 13.10 | 88 | LOST | North Melbourne | 5.7 | 10.8 | 12.10 | 15.11 | 101 | -13 | ARD | 1939-05-27 May 27 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1939-06-03 7 | H | Essendon | 2.4 | 3.7 | 7.9 | 10.12 | 72 | LOST | Carlton | 3.2 | 5.10 | 8.11 | 10.18 | 78 | -6 | WIN | 1939-06-03 Jun 3 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1939-06-12 8 | H | Essendon | 2.3 | 4.9 | 5.14 | 9.16 | 70 | LOST | South Melbourne | 5.1 | 6.5 | 10.10 | 13.13 | 91 | -21 | WIN | 1939-06-12 Jun 12 (Mon, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1939-06-17 9 | A | Essendon | 0.5 | 6.9 | 11.12 | 13.12 | 90 | WON | Fitzroy | 2.3 | 6.6 | 9.11 | 11.15 | 81 | 9 | BWS | 1939-06-17 Jun 17 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1939-06-24 10 | H | Essendon | 3.0 | 12.6 | 16.8 | 19.11 | 125 | WON | Hawthorn | 3.7 | 5.10 | 12.13 | 16.19 | 115 | 10 | WIN | 1939-06-24 Jun 24 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1939-07-01 11 | A | Essendon | 3.9 | 4.9 | 7.16 | 7.18 | 60 | LOST | Collingwood | 1.1 | 10.7 | 13.7 | 18.9 | 117 | -57 | VIC | 1939-07-01 Jul 1 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1939-07-08 12 | H | Essendon | 5.0 | 9.3 | 12.10 | 17.20 | 122 | LOST | Footscray | 3.2 | 8.7 | 14.10 | 18.15 | 123 | -1 | WIN | 1939-07-08 Jul 8 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1939-07-15 13 | A | Essendon | 2.4 | 5.8 | 8.13 | 10.17 | 77 | WON | Melbourne | 1.5 | 4.10 | 4.13 | 7.18 | 60 | 17 | MCG | 1939-07-15 Jul 15 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1939-07-22 14 | A | Essendon | 0.2 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 68 | LOST | Richmond | 5.8 | 6.10 | 14.12 | 18.14 | 122 | -54 | PUN | 1939-07-22 Jul 22 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1939-08-05 15 | H | Essendon | 6.3 | 7.7 | 8.14 | 15.17 | 107 | WON | Geelong | 2.5 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 6.11 | 47 | 60 | WIN | 1939-08-05 Aug 5 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1939-08-12 16 | A | Essendon | 5.6 | 12.11 | 14.11 | 18.14 | 122 | WON | St. Kilda | 5.3 | 6.6 | 11.10 | 13.13 | 91 | 31 | JUN | 1939-08-12 Aug 12 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1939-08-19 17 | H | Essendon | 2.5 | 7.11 | 10.14 | 14.17 | 101 | WON | North Melbourne | 4.1 | 6.4 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 61 | 40 | WIN | 1939-08-19 Aug 19 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1939-09-02 18 | A | Essendon | 3.5 | 3.6 | 8.11 | 8.14 | 62 | LOST | Carlton | 3.5 | 9.13 | 10.16 | 16.22 | 118 | -56 | PRI | 1939-09-02 Sep 2 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |