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
1968 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1968 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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1968-04-15 1 | H | Essendon | 5.4 | 12.6 | 16.9 | 26.16 | 172 | WON | Hawthorn | 3.4 | 6.6 | 11.8 | 15.9 | 99 | 73 | WIN | 1968-04-15 Apr 15 (Mon, 2:15) | Scores |
1968-04-20 2 | A | Essendon | 1.5 | 5.11 | 9.16 | 10.22 | 82 | WON | North Melbourne | 1.1 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 63 | 19 | ARD | 1968-04-20 Apr 20 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1968-04-25 3 | A | Essendon | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 50 | WON | Carlton | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 17 | 33 | PRI | 1968-04-25 Apr 25 (Thu, 2:15) | Scores |
1968-05-04 4 | H | Essendon | 3.8 | 9.9 | 14.17 | 16.19 | 115 | WON | South Melbourne | 2.2 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 10.15 | 75 | 40 | WIN | 1968-05-04 May 4 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1968-05-11 5 | H | Essendon | 3.4 | 9.9 | 14.12 | 16.16 | 112 | WON | Fitzroy | 3.7 | 6.9 | 8.12 | 11.15 | 81 | 31 | WIN | 1968-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1968-05-18 6 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 9.12 | 66 | LOST | Collingwood | 6.6 | 6.9 | 10.12 | 13.14 | 92 | -26 | VIC | 1968-05-18 May 18 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1968-05-25 7 | H | Essendon | 2.6 | 4.8 | 7.12 | 11.14 | 80 | WON | Richmond | 1.1 | 6.7 | 9.9 | 10.18 | 78 | 2 | WIN | 1968-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1968-06-10 8 | A | Essendon | 0.0 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 57 | LOST | St. Kilda | 8.7 | 8.10 | 12.15 | 16.17 | 113 | -56 | MOO | 1968-06-10 Jun 10 (Mon, 2:15) | Scores |
1968-06-15 9 | H | Essendon | 5.1 | 6.6 | 6.10 | 11.17 | 83 | WON | Footscray | 1.4 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 5.11 | 41 | 42 | WIN | 1968-06-15 Jun 15 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1968-06-22 10 | A | Essendon | 4.4 | 8.4 | 11.4 | 15.6 | 96 | WON | Melbourne | 4.5 | 4.9 | 9.13 | 9.14 | 68 | 28 | MCG | 1968-06-22 Jun 22 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1968-06-29 11 | H | Essendon | 3.1 | 9.6 | 12.14 | 14.20 | 104 | WON | Geelong | 2.1 | 4.4 | 10.8 | 12.9 | 81 | 23 | WIN | 1968-06-29 Jun 29 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1968-07-06 12 | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 17.10 | 112 | WON | Hawthorn | 5.6 | 6.11 | 9.16 | 11.17 | 83 | 29 | GLE | 1968-07-06 Jul 6 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1968-07-13 13 | H | Essendon | 3.7 | 4.10 | 10.17 | 16.19 | 115 | WON | North Melbourne | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 9.9 | 63 | 52 | WIN | 1968-07-13 Jul 13 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1968-07-20 14 | H | Essendon | 0.3 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 7.13 | 55 | WON | Carlton | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.12 | 6.13 | 49 | 6 | WIN | 1968-07-20 Jul 20 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1968-07-27 15 | A | Essendon | 5.2 | 8.3 | 11.7 | 14.13 | 97 | WON | South Melbourne | 1.1 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 7.12 | 54 | 43 | LAK | 1968-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1968-08-03 16 | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 5.6 | 9.10 | 13.16 | 94 | WON | Fitzroy | 4.5 | 9.7 | 11.9 | 13.15 | 93 | 1 | PRI | 1968-08-03 Aug 3 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1968-08-10 17 | H | Essendon | 4.6 | 7.10 | 14.15 | 20.18 | 138 | WON | Collingwood | 4.1 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 7.11 | 53 | 85 | WIN | 1968-08-10 Aug 10 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1968-08-17 18 | A | Essendon | 2.4 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 7.12 | 54 | LOST | Richmond | 3.4 | 6.7 | 9.12 | 10.14 | 74 | -20 | MCG | 1968-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1968-08-24 19 | H | Essendon | 2.1 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 66 | DRAW | St. Kilda | 4.2 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 9.12 | 66 | 0 | WIN | 1968-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1968-08-31 20 | A | Essendon | 4.6 | 6.9 | 11.14 | 15.22 | 112 | WON | Footscray | 2.2 | 6.6 | 10.10 | 12.13 | 85 | 27 | WES | 1968-08-31 Aug 31 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1968-09-14 2SF | A | Essendon | 1.2 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.11 | 59 | LOST | Carlton | 5.8 | 6.9 | 11.12 | 13.17 | 95 | -36 | MCG | 1968-09-14 Sep 14 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1968-09-21 PF | A | Essendon | 3.6 | 7.10 | 10.18 | 11.25 | 91 | WON | Geelong | 5.3 | 8.6 | 8.10 | 9.13 | 67 | 24 | MCG | 1968-09-21 Sep 21 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1968-09-28 GF | A | Essendon | 2.1 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 53 | LOST | Carlton | 2.2 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 7.14 | 56 | -3 | MCG | 1968-09-28 Sep 28 (Sat, 2:50) | Scores |
1968 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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25 | Anderson, Ian | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 4 | 0.6 | 48 | 6.9 | 21 | 3.0 | 28 | 4.0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 2.1 | 6 | 96 | ||
11 | Blethyn, Geoff | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | 25 | ||
14 | Blew, Russell | 23 | 391 | 17.0 | 55 | 2.4 | 446 | 19.4 | 100 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 0.3 | 8 | 44 | ||
18 | Brown, Greg | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 7 | 1.2 | 65 | 10.8 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | ||
2 | Buhaj, Wally | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.8 | 38 | 4.8 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 12 | ||
19 | Close, Robin | 13 | 163 | 12.5 | 13 | 1.0 | 176 | 13.5 | 63 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 1.9 | 22 | 172 | ||
34 | Crowley, Ian | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | ||
45 | Daniel, Peter | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 3 | 0.5 | 37 | 6.2 | 15 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
32 | Davis, Barry | 22 | 394 | 17.9 | 87 | 4.0 | 481 | 21.9 | 136 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 14 | ||
29 | Egan, Kevin | 12 | 107 | 8.9 | 43 | 3.6 | 150 | 12.5 | 17 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 0.3 | 7 | 31 | ||
30 | Ellis, John | 23 | 317 | 13.8 | 146 | 6.3 | 463 | 20.1 | 81 | 3.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 33 | 34 | 23 | 1.0 | 28 | 166 | ||
28 | Epis, Alec | 22 | 258 | 11.7 | 53 | 2.4 | 311 | 14.1 | 46 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
36 | Evans, Neil | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
27 | Fanning, John | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 14 | 3.5 | 3 | 0.8 | 15 | 3.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
21 | Fletcher, Ken | 12 | 137 | 11.4 | 22 | 1.8 | 159 | 13.3 | 38 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 9 | ||
20 | Fordham, Ted | 22 | 350 | 15.9 | 75 | 3.4 | 425 | 19.3 | 132 | 6.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 40 | 47 | 22 | 1.0 | 20 | 152 | ||
23 | Fraser, Ken | 21 | 248 | 11.8 | 126 | 6.0 | 374 | 17.8 | 118 | 5.6 | 37 | 1.8 | 40 | 35 | 15 | 0.7 | 22 | 112 | ||
17 | Gerlach, Daryl | 19 | 246 | 12.9 | 25 | 1.3 | 271 | 14.3 | 86 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 7 | ||
6 | Gosper, Geoff | 23 | 386 | 16.8 | 73 | 3.2 | 459 | 20.0 | 79 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | 17 | 13 | 0.6 | 21 | 99 | ||
8 | Greenwood, Bob | 12 | 217 | 18.1 | 27 | 2.3 | 244 | 20.3 | 35 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 1.1 | 22 | 100 | ||
15 | Gross, Don | 14 | 157 | 11.2 | 38 | 2.7 | 195 | 13.9 | 23 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 1.1 | 13 | 103 | ||
42 | Lake, Eddie | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 21 | 3.0 | 72 | 10.3 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0.7 | 4 | 34 | ||
16 | Lake, Bruce | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 7 | 0.6 | 60 | 5.5 | 23 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 1.6 | 12 | 120 | ||
4 | McGie, Lindsay | 14 | 101 | 7.2 | 10 | 0.7 | 111 | 7.9 | 39 | 2.8 | 2 | 0.1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 6 | ||
24 | McKenzie, Don | 23 | 213 | 9.3 | 38 | 1.7 | 251 | 10.9 | 46 | 2.0 | 481 | 20.9 | 73 | 83 | 8 | 0.3 | 3 | 51 | ||
10 | Noonan, Alan | 18 | 178 | 9.9 | 44 | 2.4 | 222 | 12.3 | 85 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 19 | 51 | 2.8 | 45 | 351 | ||
46 | Papp, Vic | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | Payne, Charlie | 19 | 213 | 11.2 | 42 | 2.2 | 255 | 13.4 | 92 | 4.8 | 19 | 1.0 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 0.7 | 19 | 103 | ||
21 | Pryor, Geoff | 23 | 296 | 12.9 | 23 | 1.0 | 319 | 13.9 | 95 | 4.1 | 81 | 3.5 | 25 | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | ||
5 | Shaw, David | 20 | 225 | 11.3 | 18 | 0.9 | 243 | 12.2 | 42 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 0.3 | 11 | 41 | ||
26 | Sproule, Paul | 9 | 85 | 9.4 | 14 | 1.6 | 99 | 11.0 | 15 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 1.2 | 14 | 80 | ||
43 | Stillman, Les | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
12 | Thompson, Bill | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
47 | Thompson, Robert | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
9 | Waite, Bruce | 13 | 92 | 7.1 | 17 | 1.3 | 109 | 8.4 | 44 | 3.4 | 115 | 8.8 | 11 | 23 | 16 | 1.2 | 7 | 103 | ||
22 | Williams, John | 22 | 240 | 10.9 | 18 | 0.8 | 258 | 11.7 | 83 | 3.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 460 | 5342 | 11.6 | 1061 | 2.3 | 6403 | 13.9 | 1613 | 3.5 | 793 | 1.7 | 597 | 608 | 289 | 0.6 | 301 | 2035 |