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
1961 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1961 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-04-15 1 | A | Essendon | 3.5 | 4.6 | 6.11 | 6.13 | 49 | LOST | North Melbourne | 1.2 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 8.10 | 58 | -9 | ARD | 1961-04-15 Apr 15 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-04-22 2 | H | Essendon | 2.0 | 8.2 | 11.5 | 13.7 | 85 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.4 | 8.7 | 8.13 | 9.15 | 69 | 16 | WIN | 1961-04-22 Apr 22 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-04-25 3 | H | Essendon | 3.1 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 57 | LOST | Melbourne | 3.4 | 5.6 | 8.11 | 11.16 | 82 | -25 | WIN | 1961-04-25 Apr 25 (Tue, 2:20) | Scores |
| 1961-05-06 4 | A | Essendon | 7.4 | 7.7 | 14.10 | 22.11 | 143 | WON | Geelong | 1.7 | 4.14 | 6.16 | 7.19 | 61 | 82 | KAR | 1961-05-06 May 6 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-05-13 5 | A | Essendon | 2.1 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 12.4 | 76 | WON | Hawthorn | 1.5 | 6.9 | 8.14 | 9.21 | 75 | 1 | GLE | 1961-05-13 May 13 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-05-20 6 | H | Essendon | 7.2 | 10.5 | 15.9 | 20.13 | 133 | WON | South Melbourne | 0.5 | 2.13 | 3.17 | 6.18 | 54 | 79 | WIN | 1961-05-20 May 20 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-06-03 7 | A | Essendon | 3.5 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 8.10 | 58 | LOST | Collingwood | 0.3 | 8.8 | 12.8 | 18.11 | 119 | -61 | VIC | 1961-06-03 Jun 3 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-06-10 8 | A | Essendon | 1.5 | 2.10 | 4.14 | 6.18 | 54 | LOST | Fitzroy | 4.5 | 5.7 | 8.10 | 10.14 | 74 | -20 | BWS | 1961-06-10 Jun 10 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-06-17 9 | H | Essendon | 3.2 | 6.13 | 7.14 | 12.17 | 89 | WON | Carlton | 4.2 | 5.3 | 7.11 | 7.12 | 54 | 35 | WIN | 1961-06-17 Jun 17 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-06-24 10 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 5.6 | 7.11 | 10.14 | 74 | LOST | Richmond | 1.7 | 4.13 | 10.14 | 12.20 | 92 | -18 | PUN | 1961-06-24 Jun 24 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-07-01 11 | H | Essendon | 4.5 | 5.6 | 10.11 | 12.11 | 83 | LOST | Footscray | 3.2 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 13.14 | 92 | -9 | WIN | 1961-07-01 Jul 1 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-07-08 12 | H | Essendon | 1.3 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 9.9 | 63 | WON | North Melbourne | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.10 | 28 | 35 | WIN | 1961-07-08 Jul 8 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-07-22 13 | A | Essendon | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 50 | LOST | St. Kilda | 1.5 | 7.8 | 9.14 | 13.20 | 98 | -48 | JUN | 1961-07-22 Jul 22 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-07-29 14 | A | Essendon | 6.1 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 13.9 | 87 | WON | Melbourne | 4.3 | 6.8 | 8.14 | 10.18 | 78 | 9 | MCG | 1961-07-29 Jul 29 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-08-05 15 | H | Essendon | 1.3 | 6.4 | 10.10 | 13.16 | 94 | WON | Geelong | 2.5 | 5.10 | 6.13 | 7.14 | 56 | 38 | WIN | 1961-08-05 Aug 5 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-08-12 16 | H | Essendon | 1.3 | 4.5 | 7.10 | 10.12 | 72 | LOST | Hawthorn | 5.4 | 7.6 | 10.9 | 11.13 | 79 | -7 | WIN | 1961-08-12 Aug 12 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-08-19 17 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 4.5 | 9.7 | 16.11 | 107 | WON | South Melbourne | 4.2 | 7.5 | 10.9 | 11.12 | 78 | 29 | LAK | 1961-08-19 Aug 19 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-08-26 18 | H | Essendon | 6.5 | 6.9 | 10.13 | 12.16 | 88 | DRAW | Collingwood | 2.3 | 5.6 | 10.8 | 13.10 | 88 | 0 | WIN | 1961-08-26 Aug 26 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1961 Player Stats
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