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
1950 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1950 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-04-22 1 | A | Essendon | 2.6 | 6.10 | 8.13 | 9.16 | 70 | WON | Fitzroy | 3.1 | 5.2 | 8.6 | 9.10 | 64 | 6 | BWS | 1950-04-22 Apr 22 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1950-04-29 2 | H | Essendon | 7.1 | 13.3 | 17.4 | 29.7 | 181 | WON | South Melbourne | 3.5 | 6.10 | 8.14 | 10.16 | 76 | 105 | WIN | 1950-04-29 Apr 29 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1950-05-06 3 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 7.2 | 14.6 | 18.11 | 119 | WON | Geelong | 0.3 | 2.9 | 6.12 | 8.16 | 64 | 55 | KAR | 1950-05-06 May 6 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1950-05-13 4 | H | Essendon | 6.2 | 13.3 | 18.6 | 21.9 | 135 | WON | Footscray | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 9.10 | 64 | 71 | WIN | 1950-05-13 May 13 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1950-05-20 5 | A | Essendon | 3.0 | 9.1 | 13.7 | 17.8 | 110 | WON | Richmond | 5.6 | 6.13 | 8.14 | 10.18 | 78 | 32 | PUN | 1950-05-20 May 20 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1950-05-27 6 | A | Essendon | 4.3 | 5.3 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 71 | LOST | North Melbourne | 2.1 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 13.8 | 86 | -15 | ARD | 1950-05-27 May 27 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1950-06-03 7 | H | Essendon | 1.6 | 7.7 | 13.9 | 19.13 | 127 | WON | St. Kilda | 5.2 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 9.9 | 63 | 64 | WIN | 1950-06-03 Jun 3 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1950-06-10 8 | A | Essendon | 2.5 | 7.11 | 9.13 | 10.16 | 76 | WON | Carlton | 2.1 | 6.2 | 9.3 | 11.5 | 71 | 5 | PRI | 1950-06-10 Jun 10 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1950-06-17 9 | H | Essendon | 4.4 | 9.6 | 14.9 | 22.15 | 147 | WON | Hawthorn | 1.1 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 9.7 | 61 | 86 | WIN | 1950-06-17 Jun 17 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1950-06-24 10 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 5.7 | 8.10 | 10.12 | 72 | WON | Melbourne | 3.7 | 4.10 | 6.13 | 8.15 | 63 | 9 | MCG | 1950-06-24 Jun 24 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1950-07-01 11 | H | Essendon | 4.5 | 6.10 | 9.15 | 12.18 | 90 | WON | Collingwood | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.11 | 6.12 | 48 | 42 | WIN | 1950-07-01 Jul 1 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1950-07-08 12 | H | Essendon | 2.5 | 7.10 | 11.13 | 12.17 | 89 | WON | Fitzroy | 2.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 9.7 | 61 | 28 | WIN | 1950-07-08 Jul 8 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1950-07-15 13 | A | Essendon | 6.4 | 10.8 | 17.13 | 22.17 | 149 | WON | South Melbourne | 4.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 8.9 | 57 | 92 | LAK | 1950-07-15 Jul 15 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1950-07-22 14 | H | Essendon | 1.4 | 2.9 | 3.11 | 8.14 | 62 | WON | Geelong | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 45 | 17 | WIN | 1950-07-22 Jul 22 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1950-08-05 15 | A | Essendon | 0.2 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 10.11 | 71 | WON | Footscray | 7.6 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 69 | 2 | WES | 1950-08-05 Aug 5 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1950-08-12 16 | H | Essendon | 6.3 | 12.8 | 15.12 | 20.15 | 135 | WON | Richmond | 4.2 | 6.6 | 8.10 | 11.12 | 78 | 57 | WIN | 1950-08-12 Aug 12 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1950-08-19 17 | H | Essendon | 3.6 | 8.8 | 12.11 | 15.12 | 102 | WON | North Melbourne | 1.2 | 3.7 | 6.10 | 13.16 | 94 | 8 | WIN | 1950-08-19 Aug 19 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1950-08-26 18 | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 21.10 | 136 | WON | St. Kilda | 4.1 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 55 | 81 | JUN | 1950-08-26 Aug 26 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1950-09-09 2SF | H | Essendon | 5.5 | 6.8 | 9.11 | 11.14 | 80 | WON | North Melbourne | 0.3 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 11.11 | 77 | 3 | MCG | 1950-09-09 Sep 9 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1950-09-23 GF | H | Essendon | 7.3 | 7.6 | 10.11 | 13.14 | 92 | WON | North Melbourne | 4.0 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 7.12 | 54 | 38 | MCG | 1950-09-23 Sep 23 (Sat, 2:50) | Scores |