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
1952 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1952 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-04-19 1 | A | Essendon | 4.2 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 41 | LOST | Footscray | 0.2 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 6.10 | 46 | -5 | WES | 1952-04-19 Apr 19 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-04-26 2 | H | Essendon | 2.2 | 5.4 | 11.8 | 14.12 | 96 | WON | North Melbourne | 2.3 | 5.6 | 10.9 | 13.11 | 89 | 7 | WIN | 1952-04-26 Apr 26 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-05-03 3 | A | Essendon | 1.3 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 51 | LOST | Collingwood | 2.5 | 2.10 | 7.14 | 9.21 | 75 | -24 | VIC | 1952-05-03 May 3 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-05-10 4 | H | Essendon | 2.0 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 13.9 | 87 | LOST | Carlton | 2.6 | 2.9 | 6.12 | 13.16 | 94 | -7 | WIN | 1952-05-10 May 10 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-05-17 5 | A | Essendon | 7.1 | 8.3 | 12.6 | 18.8 | 116 | WON | St. Kilda | 3.1 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 11.10 | 76 | 40 | JUN | 1952-05-17 May 17 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-05-31 6 | A | Essendon | 5.1 | 9.2 | 12.5 | 15.8 | 98 | WON | Hawthorn | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.11 | 5.14 | 44 | 54 | GLE | 1952-05-31 May 31 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-06-09 7 | H | Essendon | 0.7 | 0.8 | 6.15 | 7.18 | 60 | LOST | Richmond | 3.3 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 69 | -9 | WIN | 1952-06-09 Jun 9 (Mon, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-06-16 8 | A | Essendon | 4.5 | 10.8 | 16.15 | 23.17 | 155 | WON | Geelong | 4.3 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 12.14 | 86 | 69 | BEX | 1952-06-16 Jun 16 (Mon, 7:40) | Scores |
| 1952-06-21 9 | H | Essendon | 4.1 | 5.2 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 74 | LOST | Melbourne | 3.6 | 3.11 | 7.11 | 10.15 | 75 | -1 | WIN | 1952-06-21 Jun 21 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-06-28 10 | A | Essendon | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 38 | LOST | Fitzroy | 1.3 | 7.9 | 8.11 | 13.12 | 90 | -52 | BWS | 1952-06-28 Jun 28 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-07-05 11 | H | Essendon | 2.2 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 10.16 | 76 | DRAW | Geelong | 6.5 | 8.6 | 11.8 | 11.10 | 76 | 0 | WIN | 1952-07-05 Jul 5 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-07-12 12 | A | Essendon | 4.2 | 5.6 | 8.14 | 9.15 | 69 | WON | South Melbourne | 1.5 | 7.9 | 7.10 | 8.12 | 60 | 9 | LAK | 1952-07-12 Jul 12 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-07-19 13 | H | Essendon | 1.6 | 2.8 | 2.10 | 5.12 | 42 | LOST | Footscray | 2.2 | 3.5 | 6.13 | 7.15 | 57 | -15 | WIN | 1952-07-19 Jul 19 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-07-26 14 | A | Essendon | 0.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 50 | LOST | North Melbourne | 3.3 | 3.3 | 7.10 | 7.11 | 53 | -3 | ARD | 1952-07-26 Jul 26 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-08-02 15 | H | Essendon | 4.1 | 7.2 | 11.6 | 13.10 | 88 | LOST | Collingwood | 3.7 | 6.10 | 9.12 | 12.17 | 89 | -1 | WIN | 1952-08-02 Aug 2 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-08-09 16 | A | Essendon | 2.3 | 3.6 | 12.9 | 12.11 | 83 | WON | Carlton | 2.1 | 6.9 | 7.12 | 11.16 | 82 | 1 | PRI | 1952-08-09 Aug 9 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-08-16 17 | H | Essendon | 2.4 | 8.7 | 14.11 | 22.15 | 147 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.2 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 51 | 96 | WIN | 1952-08-16 Aug 16 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-08-23 18 | H | Essendon | 6.3 | 10.4 | 14.7 | 20.12 | 132 | WON | Hawthorn | 4.4 | 4.5 | 9.10 | 11.11 | 77 | 55 | WIN | 1952-08-23 Aug 23 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-08-30 19 | A | Essendon | 4.2 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 11.10 | 76 | LOST | Richmond | 2.3 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 15.11 | 101 | -25 | PUN | 1952-08-30 Aug 30 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |