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
1955 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1955 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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| 1955-04-16 1 | A | Essendon | 2.3 | 5.7 | 9.11 | 13.16 | 94 | WON | Richmond | 1.5 | 3.15 | 7.21 | 9.23 | 77 | 17 | PUN | 1955-04-16 Apr 16 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-04-23 2 | H | Essendon | 2.3 | 6.8 | 9.15 | 16.24 | 120 | WON | St. Kilda | 3.2 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 55 | 65 | WIN | 1955-04-23 Apr 23 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-04-30 3 | H | Essendon | 3.1 | 3.5 | 8.10 | 11.14 | 80 | WON | North Melbourne | 1.6 | 5.10 | 7.12 | 9.15 | 69 | 11 | WIN | 1955-04-30 Apr 30 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-05-07 4 | A | Essendon | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.11 | 23 | LOST | Footscray | 1.1 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 4.12 | 36 | -13 | WES | 1955-05-07 May 7 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-05-14 5 | H | Essendon | 1.3 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 8.11 | 59 | LOST | Melbourne | 1.1 | 4.6 | 7.6 | 10.13 | 73 | -14 | WIN | 1955-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-05-21 6 | A | Essendon | 0.0 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 6.11 | 47 | LOST | Collingwood | 4.4 | 8.6 | 12.7 | 15.11 | 101 | -54 | VIC | 1955-05-21 May 21 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-05-28 7 | H | Essendon | 3.3 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 9.11 | 65 | LOST | Hawthorn | 0.1 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 10.10 | 70 | -5 | WIN | 1955-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-06-04 8 | H | Essendon | 4.3 | 10.7 | 11.10 | 13.14 | 92 | WON | South Melbourne | 2.1 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 7.12 | 54 | 38 | WIN | 1955-06-04 Jun 4 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-06-11 9 | A | Essendon | 3.8 | 7.10 | 7.16 | 11.20 | 86 | WON | Carlton | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 28 | 58 | PRI | 1955-06-11 Jun 11 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-06-25 10 | A | Essendon | 2.0 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 7.10 | 52 | LOST | Geelong | 4.4 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 65 | -13 | KAR | 1955-06-25 Jun 25 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-07-02 11 | H | Essendon | 1.5 | 2.12 | 6.16 | 8.20 | 68 | WON | Fitzroy | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.12 | 42 | 26 | WIN | 1955-07-02 Jul 2 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-07-09 12 | H | Essendon | 1.1 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 14.7 | 91 | WON | Richmond | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.19 | 5.20 | 50 | 41 | WIN | 1955-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-07-16 13 | A | Essendon | 1.10 | 3.12 | 7.15 | 10.22 | 82 | WON | St. Kilda | 0.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 37 | 45 | JUN | 1955-07-16 Jul 16 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-07-23 14 | A | Essendon | 4.4 | 9.12 | 13.20 | 17.23 | 125 | WON | North Melbourne | 3.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 61 | 64 | ARD | 1955-07-23 Jul 23 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-07-30 15 | H | Essendon | 5.5 | 5.7 | 7.15 | 9.18 | 72 | WON | Footscray | 0.3 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 5.22 | 52 | 20 | WIN | 1955-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-08-06 16 | A | Essendon | 0.4 | 3.7 | 3.10 | 7.12 | 54 | LOST | Melbourne | 3.9 | 7.14 | 10.19 | 16.23 | 119 | -65 | MCG | 1955-08-06 Aug 6 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-08-13 17 | H | Essendon | 5.2 | 9.7 | 15.18 | 19.19 | 133 | WON | Collingwood | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 8.12 | 60 | 73 | WIN | 1955-08-13 Aug 13 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-08-20 18 | A | Essendon | 2.3 | 6.7 | 10.11 | 13.14 | 92 | WON | Hawthorn | 3.2 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 50 | 42 | GLE | 1955-08-20 Aug 20 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-08-27 1SF | A | Essendon | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 7.11 | 53 | LOST | Geelong | 3.1 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 61 | -8 | MCG | 1955-08-27 Aug 27 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1955 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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