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, 2:30) | Scores |
1968 Player Stats
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