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
1940 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1940 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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1940-04-27 1 | H | Essendon | 5.7 | 8.10 | 14.14 | 18.17 | 125 | WON | Melbourne | 3.6 | 7.8 | 9.11 | 16.12 | 108 | 17 | WIN | 1940-04-27 Apr 27 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1940-05-04 2 | A | Essendon | 1.1 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 9.12 | 66 | LOST | Footscray | 6.2 | 7.3 | 13.8 | 17.9 | 111 | -45 | WES | 1940-05-04 May 4 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1940-05-11 3 | H | Essendon | 4.3 | 6.8 | 9.10 | 12.14 | 86 | WON | South Melbourne | 2.3 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 10.15 | 75 | 11 | WIN | 1940-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1940-05-18 4 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 10.16 | 76 | LOST | Fitzroy | 5.4 | 6.9 | 10.15 | 12.15 | 87 | -11 | BWS | 1940-05-18 May 18 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1940-05-25 5 | H | Essendon | 2.4 | 4.6 | 12.14 | 12.18 | 90 | WON | Hawthorn | 2.2 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 9.19 | 73 | 17 | WIN | 1940-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1940-06-01 6 | A | Essendon | 4.4 | 6.8 | 10.12 | 11.17 | 83 | LOST | Collingwood | 2.2 | 7.9 | 8.10 | 12.13 | 85 | -2 | VIC | 1940-06-01 Jun 1 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1940-06-08 7 | A | Essendon | 2.7 | 3.11 | 5.19 | 10.22 | 82 | WON | Geelong | 1.2 | 5.8 | 7.10 | 9.13 | 67 | 15 | COR | 1940-06-08 Jun 8 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1940-06-15 8 | H | Essendon | 4.1 | 6.4 | 7.12 | 12.14 | 86 | WON | Carlton | 3.3 | 6.6 | 7.11 | 8.15 | 63 | 23 | WIN | 1940-06-15 Jun 15 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1940-06-22 9 | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 5.8 | 9.9 | 12.10 | 82 | WON | Richmond | 6.1 | 8.1 | 11.4 | 12.5 | 77 | 5 | PUN | 1940-06-22 Jun 22 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1940-06-29 10 | A | Essendon | 4.4 | 5.5 | 8.11 | 15.14 | 104 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.8 | 8.12 | 12.12 | 14.18 | 102 | 2 | JUN | 1940-06-29 Jun 29 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1940-07-06 11 | H | Essendon | 2.4 | 6.8 | 16.10 | 19.14 | 128 | WON | North Melbourne | 3.3 | 7.5 | 10.6 | 16.9 | 105 | 23 | WIN | 1940-07-06 Jul 6 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1940-07-13 12 | A | Essendon | 3.4 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 7.12 | 54 | LOST | Melbourne | 4.2 | 7.10 | 10.15 | 17.20 | 122 | -68 | MCG | 1940-07-13 Jul 13 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1940-07-20 13 | H | Essendon | 4.5 | 6.7 | 9.15 | 13.17 | 95 | WON | Footscray | 3.4 | 7.7 | 11.10 | 13.13 | 91 | 4 | WIN | 1940-07-20 Jul 20 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1940-07-27 14 | A | Essendon | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.13 | 7.16 | 58 | LOST | South Melbourne | 3.1 | 5.3 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 60 | -2 | LAK | 1940-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1940-08-10 15 | H | Essendon | 2.3 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 10.12 | 72 | LOST | Fitzroy | 2.4 | 6.7 | 8.11 | 10.15 | 75 | -3 | WIN | 1940-08-10 Aug 10 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1940-08-17 16 | A | Essendon | 4.2 | 12.4 | 13.9 | 18.12 | 120 | WON | Hawthorn | 4.4 | 6.7 | 9.15 | 11.18 | 84 | 36 | GLE | 1940-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1940-08-24 17 | H | Essendon | 0.2 | 5.7 | 10.13 | 12.20 | 92 | WON | Collingwood | 1.7 | 3.8 | 3.13 | 6.16 | 52 | 40 | WIN | 1940-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1940-08-31 18 | H | Essendon | 3.4 | 5.7 | 11.12 | 16.16 | 112 | WON | Geelong | 2.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 7.10 | 52 | 60 | WIN | 1940-08-31 Aug 31 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1940-09-07 1SF | A | Essendon | 5.4 | 11.10 | 12.11 | 13.14 | 92 | WON | Geelong | 3.2 | 5.3 | 8.11 | 10.14 | 74 | 18 | MCG | 1940-09-07 Sep 7 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1940-09-21 PF | A | Essendon | 3.4 | 8.8 | 9.11 | 12.13 | 85 | LOST | Melbourne | 4.7 | 8.11 | 9.16 | 12.18 | 90 | -5 | MCG | 1940-09-21 Sep 21 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1940 Player Stats
# | Player | GP | K | Avg | H | Avg | D | Avg | M | Avg | HO | Avg | T | Avg | FF | FA | G | Avg | B | TS |
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7 | Baker, Norm | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
24 | Begley, Les | 16 | 11 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Bell, George | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
31 | Betson, Norm | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Bryce, Ted | 17 | 48 | 2.8 | ||||||||||||||||
35 | Bushby, Percy | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||||
15 | Buttsworth, Wally | 19 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Caesar, Jack | 20 | 3 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
19 | Cassin, Jack | 17 | 5 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
22 | Challenger, Charlie | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Coward, Ernie | 17 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
16 | Evans, Joe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Exelby, Murray | 16 | 24 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||
32 | Green, Bill | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||
26 | Green, Fred | 18 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
33 | Griggs, Les | 16 | 5 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Hird Snr, Allan | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
18 | Hunter, Jack | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||
18 | Lambert, Chris | 9 | 5 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
17 | Lambert, Harold | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
22 | Lane, Gordon | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Luff Jnr, Bill | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Maynes, Leo | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
30 | McIvor, Ivor | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
25 | Pattinson, George | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Plummer, Elton | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
29 | Reynolds, Tom | 17 | 44 | 2.6 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Reynolds, Dick | 17 | 21 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||
21 | Ruddell, Cec | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Smith, Ron | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
23 | Smith, Max | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Standfield, Bob | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
20 | Torney, Hugh | 18 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
28 | Watts, Ray | 17 | 31 | 1.8 | ||||||||||||||||
14 | Wilson, Stan | 15 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Totals | 380 | 248 | 0.7 |