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
1942 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1942 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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1942-05-09 1 | H | Essendon | 7.3 | 12.7 | 18.11 | 25.14 | 164 | WON | Melbourne | 3.4 | 6.7 | 11.8 | 16.14 | 110 | 54 | WIN | 1942-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1942-05-16 2 | A | Essendon | 4.3 | 6.6 | 11.8 | 14.8 | 92 | WON | Footscray | 3.4 | 5.7 | 9.8 | 12.16 | 88 | 4 | YAR | 1942-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1942-05-23 3 | H | Essendon | 2.3 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 11.9 | 75 | WON | Carlton | 3.1 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 11.4 | 70 | 5 | WIN | 1942-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1942-05-30 4 | A | Essendon | 5.8 | 12.13 | 14.14 | 20.16 | 136 | WON | Collingwood | 6.1 | 8.4 | 12.7 | 13.9 | 87 | 49 | VIC | 1942-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1942-06-06 5 | H | Essendon | 4.2 | 8.9 | 10.15 | 15.19 | 109 | WON | North Melbourne | 3.4 | 4.7 | 6.12 | 9.15 | 69 | 40 | WIN | 1942-06-06 Jun 6 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1942-06-13 6 | H | Essendon | 1.5 | 5.11 | 8.13 | 10.17 | 77 | WON | Richmond | 2.2 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 11.10 | 76 | 1 | WIN | 1942-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1942-06-21 7 | Essendon | Bye | 1942-06-21 Jun 21 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
1942-06-27 8 | H | Essendon | 6.5 | 10.8 | 17.9 | 22.12 | 144 | WON | Hawthorn | 2.2 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 38 | 106 | WIN | 1942-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1942-07-04 9 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.13 | 4.15 | 39 | LOST | St. Kilda | 3.5 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 45 | -6 | TOO | 1942-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1942-07-11 10 | A | Essendon | 4.4 | 8.9 | 14.12 | 15.17 | 107 | WON | Fitzroy | 2.1 | 7.3 | 11.6 | 12.10 | 82 | 25 | BWS | 1942-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1942-07-18 11 | H | Essendon | 2.5 | 5.8 | 7.12 | 10.15 | 75 | WON | South Melbourne | 2.3 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 55 | 20 | WIN | 1942-07-18 Jul 18 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1942-07-25 12 | A | Essendon | 4.1 | 7.6 | 10.7 | 12.12 | 84 | LOST | Melbourne | 2.5 | 6.13 | 11.17 | 14.20 | 104 | -20 | PUN | 1942-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1942-08-01 13 | H | Essendon | 4.2 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 15.12 | 102 | WON | Footscray | 4.1 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 10.8 | 68 | 34 | WIN | 1942-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1942-08-08 14 | A | Essendon | 1.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 11.9 | 75 | LOST | Carlton | 7.5 | 9.9 | 15.18 | 18.20 | 128 | -53 | PRI | 1942-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1942-08-15 15 | H | Essendon | 3.5 | 6.7 | 8.11 | 11.17 | 83 | WON | Collingwood | 1.2 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 9.10 | 64 | 19 | WIN | 1942-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1942-08-22 16 | A | Essendon | 3.4 | 5.7 | 6.10 | 8.16 | 64 | WON | North Melbourne | 0.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 38 | 26 | ARD | 1942-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1942-09-05 2SF | A | Essendon | 2.1 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 56 | LOST | Richmond | 2.3 | 3.5 | 9.10 | 11.12 | 78 | -22 | PRI | 1942-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1942-09-12 PF | H | Essendon | 2.5 | 8.6 | 15.9 | 19.10 | 124 | WON | South Melbourne | 4.4 | 9.5 | 10.11 | 14.12 | 96 | 28 | PRI | 1942-09-12 Sep 12 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1942-09-19 GF | H | Essendon | 2.6 | 8.14 | 14.16 | 19.18 | 132 | WON | Richmond | 2.4 | 4.4 | 5.10 | 11.13 | 79 | 53 | PRI | 1942-09-19 Sep 19 (Sat, 2:50) | Scores |
1942 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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Abbott, Gordon | 15 | 7 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Bell, George | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Betson, Norm | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Bryce, Ted | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Bushby, Percy | 18 | 3 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Buttsworth, Wally | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Caesar, Jack | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Cassin, Jack | 12 | 18 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Coward, Ernie | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Dearle, Laurie | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Dimble, Murray | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Edwards, Maurie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Evans, Joe | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Exelby, Murray | 15 | 18 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Flanigan, Bob | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Griggs, Les | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Hall, Billy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Hird Snr, Allan | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Hutchison, Bill | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Lambert, Chris | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Lane, Gordon | 16 | 44 | 2.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Leehane, Ted | 12 | 12 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Pattinson, George | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Plummer, Elton | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Powell, Ray | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Rawle, Keith | 11 | 7 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Reynolds, Tom | 17 | 61 | 3.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Reynolds, Dick | 17 | 27 | 1.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Ruddell, Cec | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Silk, Sid | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Torney, Hugh | 16 | 7 | 0.4 |