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
1954 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1954 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-04-19 1 | A | Essendon | 4.3 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 14.11 | 95 | WON | Hawthorn | 4.2 | 6.4 | 8.9 | 8.13 | 61 | 34 | GLE | 1954-04-19 Apr 19 (Mon, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1954-04-24 2 | H | Essendon | 1.1 | 3.6 | 4.10 | 5.18 | 48 | LOST | South Melbourne | 1.6 | 2.7 | 6.13 | 8.13 | 61 | -13 | WIN | 1954-04-24 Apr 24 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1954-05-01 3 | H | Essendon | 5.2 | 6.4 | 9.8 | 15.10 | 100 | LOST | Geelong | 2.6 | 10.13 | 12.17 | 16.20 | 116 | -16 | WIN | 1954-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1954-05-08 4 | A | Essendon | 3.1 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 9.10 | 64 | LOST | Collingwood | 3.5 | 5.6 | 9.14 | 10.17 | 77 | -13 | VIC | 1954-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1954-05-15 5 | H | Essendon | 4.6 | 4.7 | 6.14 | 8.18 | 66 | LOST | Carlton | 0.2 | 6.10 | 7.13 | 9.15 | 69 | -3 | WIN | 1954-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1954-05-22 6 | A | Essendon | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 31 | LOST | Footscray | 5.4 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 12.8 | 80 | -49 | WES | 1954-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1954-05-29 7 | H | Essendon | 4.5 | 10.11 | 16.13 | 22.13 | 145 | WON | Fitzroy | 1.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 7.12 | 54 | 91 | WIN | 1954-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1954-06-05 8 | H | Essendon | 3.2 | 3.8 | 9.13 | 14.14 | 98 | WON | North Melbourne | 4.3 | 7.9 | 10.12 | 10.15 | 75 | 23 | WIN | 1954-06-05 Jun 5 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1954-06-14 9 | A | Essendon | 2.3 | 5.10 | 9.15 | 14.17 | 101 | WON | Melbourne | 5.6 | 5.7 | 7.12 | 11.13 | 79 | 22 | MCG | 1954-06-14 Jun 14 (Mon, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1954-06-26 10 | A | Essendon | 3.7 | 5.11 | 8.17 | 10.19 | 79 | WON | St. Kilda | 0.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 9.12 | 66 | 13 | JUN | 1954-06-26 Jun 26 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1954-07-03 11 | H | Essendon | 2.1 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 13.9 | 87 | WON | Richmond | 4.3 | 8.4 | 11.4 | 13.6 | 84 | 3 | WIN | 1954-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1954-07-10 12 | H | Essendon | 2.4 | 4.8 | 9.14 | 13.16 | 94 | WON | Hawthorn | 3.1 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 63 | 31 | WIN | 1954-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1954-07-24 13 | A | Essendon | 6.3 | 8.4 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 86 | WON | South Melbourne | 0.2 | 4.5 | 5.10 | 8.18 | 66 | 20 | LAK | 1954-07-24 Jul 24 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1954-07-31 14 | A | Essendon | 2.3 | 4.8 | 8.10 | 11.10 | 76 | LOST | Geelong | 3.3 | 7.9 | 10.13 | 16.14 | 110 | -34 | KAR | 1954-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1954-08-07 15 | H | Essendon | 3.2 | 3.5 | 7.10 | 10.11 | 71 | WON | Collingwood | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.10 | 6.16 | 52 | 19 | WIN | 1954-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1954-08-14 16 | A | Essendon | 1.5 | 5.7 | 8.10 | 11.14 | 80 | WON | Carlton | 1.3 | 6.5 | 8.13 | 10.16 | 76 | 4 | PRI | 1954-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1954-08-21 17 | H | Essendon | 1.1 | 3.8 | 3.12 | 7.17 | 59 | LOST | Footscray | 3.5 | 5.8 | 10.11 | 11.12 | 78 | -19 | WIN | 1954-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1954-08-28 18 | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 3.5 | 8.11 | 13.13 | 91 | LOST | Fitzroy | 5.3 | 12.6 | 12.10 | 14.13 | 97 | -6 | BWS | 1954-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |