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
1962 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1962 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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| 1962-04-23 1 | H | Essendon | 1.6 | 4.7 | 8.13 | 12.13 | 85 | WON | Fitzroy | 0.2 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 7.6 | 48 | 37 | WIN | 1962-04-23 Apr 23 (Mon, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1962-04-28 2 | A | Essendon | 4.0 | 8.3 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 68 | WON | North Melbourne | 3.3 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 51 | 17 | ARD | 1962-04-28 Apr 28 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1962-05-05 3 | H | Essendon | 3.4 | 6.10 | 8.14 | 12.22 | 94 | WON | Richmond | 2.5 | 5.6 | 8.11 | 9.13 | 67 | 27 | WIN | 1962-05-05 May 5 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1962-05-12 4 | A | Essendon | 2.3 | 5.6 | 7.12 | 11.13 | 79 | WON | St. Kilda | 3.4 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 10.15 | 75 | 4 | JUN | 1962-05-12 May 12 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1962-05-19 5 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 8.8 | 12.11 | 17.16 | 118 | WON | Carlton | 2.2 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 11.7 | 73 | 45 | PRI | 1962-05-19 May 19 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1962-05-26 6 | H | Essendon | 3.0 | 8.3 | 11.7 | 14.9 | 93 | WON | Footscray | 8.2 | 8.4 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 87 | 6 | WIN | 1962-05-26 May 26 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1962-06-02 7 | A | Essendon | 4.3 | 11.6 | 14.9 | 16.15 | 111 | WON | South Melbourne | 0.7 | 3.7 | 6.10 | 7.11 | 53 | 58 | LAK | 1962-06-02 Jun 2 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1962-06-09 8 | A | Essendon | 0.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 7.10 | 52 | LOST | Hawthorn | 1.4 | 3.8 | 7.11 | 9.15 | 69 | -17 | GLE | 1962-06-09 Jun 9 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1962-06-23 9 | H | Essendon | 4.6 | 6.8 | 11.12 | 15.17 | 107 | WON | Geelong | 2.0 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 10.7 | 67 | 40 | WIN | 1962-06-23 Jun 23 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1962-06-30 10 | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 5.5 | 9.9 | 10.13 | 73 | WON | Melbourne | 2.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 7.13 | 55 | 18 | MCG | 1962-06-30 Jun 30 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1962-07-07 11 | H | Essendon | 3.4 | 5.5 | 9.10 | 13.16 | 94 | WON | Collingwood | 1.2 | 5.6 | 10.9 | 11.11 | 77 | 17 | WIN | 1962-07-07 Jul 7 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1962-07-14 12 | A | Essendon | 5.5 | 7.11 | 10.16 | 14.18 | 102 | WON | Fitzroy | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.14 | 5.19 | 49 | 53 | BWS | 1962-07-14 Jul 14 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1962-07-21 13 | H | Essendon | 3.4 | 5.4 | 9.7 | 13.11 | 89 | WON | North Melbourne | 3.1 | 5.4 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 55 | 34 | WIN | 1962-07-21 Jul 21 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1962-07-28 14 | A | Essendon | 6.4 | 9.6 | 12.12 | 12.12 | 84 | WON | Richmond | 1.3 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 11.17 | 83 | 1 | PUN | 1962-07-28 Jul 28 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1962-08-04 15 | H | Essendon | 3.0 | 6.1 | 10.3 | 15.7 | 97 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.12 | 5.17 | 47 | 50 | WIN | 1962-08-04 Aug 4 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1962-08-11 16 | H | Essendon | 3.1 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 10.11 | 71 | WON | Carlton | 1.2 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 9.8 | 62 | 9 | WIN | 1962-08-11 Aug 11 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1962-08-18 17 | A | Essendon | 2.6 | 3.7 | 7.9 | 9.10 | 64 | LOST | Footscray | 2.1 | 6.3 | 10.7 | 15.11 | 101 | -37 | WES | 1962-08-18 Aug 18 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1962-08-25 18 | H | Essendon | 3.5 | 5.6 | 8.13 | 13.15 | 93 | WON | South Melbourne | 4.3 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 13.10 | 88 | 5 | WIN | 1962-08-25 Aug 25 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1962-09-08 2SF | A | Essendon | 3.3 | 7.6 | 10.13 | 14.21 | 105 | WON | Geelong | 2.8 | 6.13 | 7.15 | 7.17 | 59 | 46 | MCG | 1962-09-08 Sep 8 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1962-09-29 GF | H | Essendon | 6.5 | 7.7 | 10.10 | 13.12 | 90 | WON | Carlton | 1.1 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 8.10 | 58 | 32 | MCG | 1962-09-29 Sep 29 (Sat, 2:50) | Scores |
1962 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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