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
1943 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1943 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943-05-08 1 | H | Essendon | 3.3 | 11.5 | 14.7 | 18.9 | 117 | WON | South Melbourne | 6.4 | 8.7 | 10.10 | 13.14 | 92 | 25 | WIN | 1943-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1943-05-15 2 | A | Essendon | 4.2 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 11.15 | 81 | WON | Hawthorn | 2.1 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 50 | 31 | GLE | 1943-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1943-05-22 3 | H | Essendon | 3.5 | 3.7 | 6.11 | 11.12 | 78 | WON | North Melbourne | 0.0 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 9.11 | 65 | 13 | WIN | 1943-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1943-05-29 4 | A | Essendon | 2.3 | 5.9 | 7.11 | 14.13 | 97 | WON | Richmond | 1.7 | 4.10 | 10.15 | 11.18 | 84 | 13 | PUN | 1943-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1943-06-05 5 | H | Essendon | 4.2 | 9.4 | 12.6 | 16.10 | 106 | LOST | Footscray | 2.3 | 9.5 | 12.10 | 16.18 | 114 | -8 | WIN | 1943-06-05 Jun 5 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-06-12 6 | A | Essendon | 1.10 | 3.15 | 6.16 | 11.16 | 82 | WON | Carlton | 3.5 | 4.10 | 7.16 | 9.22 | 76 | 6 | PRI | 1943-06-12 Jun 12 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-06-19 7 | H | Essendon | 5.5 | 8.8 | 11.11 | 15.13 | 103 | WON | Collingwood | 0.3 | 3.7 | 7.11 | 8.14 | 62 | 41 | WIN | 1943-06-19 Jun 19 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-06-26 8 | A | Essendon | 3.5 | 8.12 | 13.17 | 20.19 | 139 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.0 | 7.2 | 10.3 | 15.8 | 98 | 41 | TOO | 1943-06-26 Jun 26 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-07-10 10 | H | Essendon | 3.1 | 4.3 | 7.10 | 9.16 | 70 | LOST | Melbourne | 5.2 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 13.7 | 85 | -15 | WIN | 1943-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-07-17 11 | A | Essendon | 3.6 | 5.10 | 9.20 | 9.24 | 78 | WON | Fitzroy | 1.3 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 7.14 | 56 | 22 | BWS | 1943-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-07-31 12 | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 9.12 | 66 | WON | Hawthorn | 1.6 | 4.11 | 6.12 | 7.13 | 55 | 11 | GLE | 1943-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-08-07 13 | H | Essendon | 2.3 | 5.7 | 8.15 | 11.24 | 90 | WON | Fitzroy | 2.3 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 56 | 34 | WIN | 1943-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1943-08-14 14 | H | Essendon | 4.3 | 5.7 | 7.10 | 9.13 | 67 | LOST | Carlton | 1.3 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 10.10 | 70 | -3 | WIN | 1943-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1943-08-21 15 | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 3.10 | 5.14 | 6.15 | 51 | LOST | Footscray | 2.7 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 9.10 | 64 | -13 | WES | 1943-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1943-08-28 16 | H | Essendon | 1.3 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 10.11 | 71 | LOST | Richmond | 0.3 | 9.7 | 12.11 | 14.14 | 98 | -27 | WIN | 1943-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1943-09-11 2SF | H | Essendon | 4.1 | 6.6 | 12.14 | 13.16 | 94 | WON | Richmond | 1.3 | 5.8 | 7.12 | 9.17 | 71 | 23 | PRI | 1943-09-11 Sep 11 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-09-25 GF | H | Essendon | 2.4 | 4.9 | 8.13 | 11.15 | 81 | LOST | Richmond | 4.2 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 12.14 | 86 | -5 | PRI | 1943-09-25 Sep 25 (Sat, 2:50) | Scores |
1943 Player Stats
| Player | GP | K | Avg | H | Avg | D | Avg | M | Avg | HO | Avg | T | Avg | FF | FA | G | Avg | B | TS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, Gordon | 12 | 5 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Betson, Norm | 17 | 5 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brittingham, Bill | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bushby, Percy | 14 | 5 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Buttsworth, Wally | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cassin, Jack | 14 | 11 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cockburn, Jack | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Coward, Ernie | 16 | 4 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dearle, Laurie | 14 | 5 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Drummond, Bob | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Edwards, Maurie | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Exelby, Murray | 13 | 8 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Farrell, Jimmy | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gardiner, Les | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Green, Fred | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gregg, Bill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Harper, Bert | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hird Snr, Allan | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hutchison, Bill | 17 | 9 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lane, Gordon | 15 | 30 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Langley, Gil | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Leehane, Ted | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Plummer, Elton | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Powell, Ray | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rawle, Keith | 16 | 17 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Reynolds, Dick | 17 | 31 | 1.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Reynolds, Tom | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ruddell, Cec | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Silk, Sid | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Smith, Noel | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Torney, Hugh | 17 | 14 | 0.8 |