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
1963 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1963 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-04-20 1 | A | Essendon | 4.2 | 6.2 | 9.3 | 13.7 | 85 | WON | Hawthorn | 2.2 | 5.10 | 7.11 | 8.12 | 60 | 25 | GLE | 1963-04-20 Apr 20 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1963-04-27 2 | H | Essendon | 3.2 | 5.5 | 12.9 | 16.13 | 109 | WON | Geelong | 1.2 | 3.6 | 5.11 | 6.14 | 50 | 59 | WIN | 1963-04-27 Apr 27 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1963-05-04 3 | H | Essendon | 4.3 | 6.8 | 7.12 | 9.14 | 68 | WON | Melbourne | 2.4 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 9.9 | 63 | 5 | WIN | 1963-05-04 May 4 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1963-05-11 4 | A | Essendon | 2.1 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 8.13 | 61 | LOST | Carlton | 1.2 | 4.10 | 6.12 | 9.13 | 67 | -6 | PRI | 1963-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1963-05-18 5 | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 16.16 | 112 | WON | Fitzroy | 1.6 | 2.9 | 5.14 | 6.15 | 51 | 61 | BWS | 1963-05-18 May 18 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1963-05-25 6 | H | Essendon | 2.3 | 8.4 | 12.8 | 13.16 | 94 | WON | Footscray | 3.6 | 5.10 | 6.12 | 6.18 | 54 | 40 | WIN | 1963-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1963-06-01 7 | A | Essendon | 2.0 | 6.4 | 9.8 | 13.9 | 87 | WON | Collingwood | 1.2 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 10.11 | 71 | 16 | VIC | 1963-06-01 Jun 1 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1963-06-08 8 | H | Essendon | 3.3 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 13.11 | 89 | WON | Richmond | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 47 | 42 | WIN | 1963-06-08 Jun 8 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1963-06-22 9 | H | Essendon | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.16 | 40 | LOST | St. Kilda | 1.4 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 56 | -16 | WIN | 1963-06-22 Jun 22 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1963-07-06 10 | A | Essendon | 4.2 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 9.9 | 63 | WON | North Melbourne | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 35 | 28 | ARD | 1963-07-06 Jul 6 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1963-07-20 11 | A | Essendon | 1.3 | 4.7 | 6.13 | 12.20 | 92 | WON | South Melbourne | 2.1 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 6.10 | 46 | 46 | LAK | 1963-07-20 Jul 20 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1963-07-27 12 | H | Essendon | 1.4 | 3.9 | 5.13 | 11.17 | 83 | WON | Hawthorn | 2.2 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 7.10 | 52 | 31 | WIN | 1963-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1963-08-03 13 | A | Essendon | 2.1 | 4.3 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 62 | LOST | Geelong | 2.4 | 7.9 | 9.11 | 14.15 | 99 | -37 | KAR | 1963-08-03 Aug 3 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1963-08-10 14 | A | Essendon | 5.3 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 10.11 | 71 | LOST | Melbourne | 7.1 | 10.4 | 13.5 | 19.8 | 122 | -51 | MCG | 1963-08-10 Aug 10 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1963-08-17 15 | H | Essendon | 2.1 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 10.10 | 70 | LOST | Carlton | 4.3 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 11.10 | 76 | -6 | WIN | 1963-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1963-08-24 16 | H | Essendon | 3.5 | 5.13 | 11.17 | 16.21 | 117 | WON | Fitzroy | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 36 | 81 | WIN | 1963-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1963-08-31 17 | A | Essendon | 1.6 | 4.8 | 7.10 | 12.12 | 84 | WON | Footscray | 1.1 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 28 | 56 | WES | 1963-08-31 Aug 31 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1963-09-07 18 | H | Essendon | 2.3 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 12.11 | 83 | WON | Collingwood | 3.3 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 56 | 27 | WIN | 1963-09-07 Sep 7 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |