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
1964 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1964 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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| 1964-04-18 1 | H | Essendon | 4.1 | 8.4 | 11.7 | 12.13 | 85 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.5 | 8.9 | 10.12 | 11.13 | 79 | 6 | WIN | 1964-04-18 Apr 18 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1964-04-25 2 | A | Essendon | 5.12 | 9.14 | 14.20 | 15.21 | 111 | WON | Richmond | 2.1 | 5.4 | 10.4 | 11.9 | 75 | 36 | PUN | 1964-04-25 Apr 25 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1964-05-02 3 | H | Essendon | 6.1 | 7.4 | 11.8 | 16.11 | 107 | LOST | North Melbourne | 6.1 | 9.4 | 15.6 | 19.7 | 121 | -14 | WIN | 1964-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1964-05-09 4 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 7.4 | 12.6 | 14.7 | 91 | WON | Geelong | 0.5 | 1.8 | 6.13 | 8.21 | 69 | 22 | KAR | 1964-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1964-05-16 5 | H | Essendon | 2.0 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 7.11 | 53 | LOST | Melbourne | 1.6 | 2.10 | 5.18 | 10.25 | 85 | -32 | WIN | 1964-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1964-05-23 6 | H | Essendon | 2.4 | 4.7 | 6.10 | 9.19 | 73 | WON | Collingwood | 5.1 | 8.2 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 69 | 4 | WIN | 1964-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1964-05-30 7 | A | Essendon | 3.3 | 9.5 | 12.9 | 14.12 | 96 | WON | South Melbourne | 2.4 | 4.8 | 7.13 | 11.18 | 84 | 12 | LAK | 1964-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1964-06-06 8 | A | Essendon | 3.5 | 4.7 | 6.11 | 6.12 | 48 | LOST | Hawthorn | 2.4 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 62 | -14 | GLE | 1964-06-06 Jun 6 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1964-06-13 9 | H | Essendon | 4.3 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 13.10 | 88 | WON | Footscray | 0.4 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 10.13 | 73 | 15 | WIN | 1964-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1964-06-27 10 | H | Essendon | 3.2 | 3.3 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 69 | WON | Carlton | 1.7 | 3.10 | 7.12 | 8.15 | 63 | 6 | WIN | 1964-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1964-07-04 11 | A | Essendon | 3.1 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 10.9 | 69 | WON | Fitzroy | 2.2 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 50 | 19 | BWS | 1964-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1964-07-11 12 | A | Essendon | 0.1 | 4.7 | 7.9 | 11.10 | 76 | WON | St. Kilda | 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.13 | 5.13 | 43 | 33 | JUN | 1964-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1964-07-18 13 | H | Essendon | 3.5 | 5.11 | 10.19 | 13.28 | 106 | WON | Richmond | 1.1 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 44 | 62 | WIN | 1964-07-18 Jul 18 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1964-07-25 14 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 12.13 | 85 | WON | North Melbourne | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.13 | 7.14 | 56 | 29 | ARD | 1964-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1964-08-01 15 | H | Essendon | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.11 | 5.13 | 43 | DRAW | Geelong | 1.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 43 | 0 | WIN | 1964-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1964-08-08 16 | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 6.14 | 50 | WON | Melbourne | 2.2 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 48 | 2 | MCG | 1964-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1964-08-15 17 | A | Essendon | 0.0 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 9.11 | 65 | LOST | Collingwood | 3.9 | 4.11 | 7.12 | 9.14 | 68 | -3 | VIC | 1964-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1964-08-22 18 | H | Essendon | 7.4 | 12.10 | 21.11 | 28.16 | 184 | WON | South Melbourne | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 19 | 165 | WIN | 1964-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1964-08-29 1SF | A | Essendon | 4.0 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 65 | LOST | Geelong | 1.5 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 12.12 | 84 | -19 | MCG | 1964-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1964 Player Stats
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