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KEY FACTS

Official name
Essendon Football Club

Known as
Essendon

Nickname
Bombers

Formed
1873

Colours
Black and red

Associated clubs
Essendon Reserves; Essendon WFC (VFLW); Essendon WFC; Essendon U19s

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2024

Affiliation (Historical)
Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1878–1896

AFL Premierships
1993, 2000 (2 total)

VFL Premierships
1897, 1901, 1911-12, 1923-4, 1942, 1946, 1949-50, 1962, 1965, 1984-5 (14 total)

VFA Premierships
1891-2-3-4 (4 total)

Senior Premierships
Championship of Australia: 1893 (1 total); VFL/AFL Night Series: 1981, 1984, 1990, 1993-4, 2000 (6 total); McClelland Trophy: 1951, 1953, 1957, 1968, 1989, 1993, 1999, 2000-1 (9 total)

Most Games
400 - Dustin Fletcher (1993-2015)

Most Goals
926 - Matthew Lloyd (1995-2009)

League Top Goalkickers
A.Thurgood (25) 1900; F.Hiskins (34) 1901; G.Stockdale (68) 1923; W.Brittingham (66) 1946; J.Coleman (100) 1949, (120) 1950, (103) 1951 & (97) 1952; R.Evans (78) 1959 & (67) 1960; E.Fordham (76) 1966; M.Lloyd (109) 2000, (105) 2001 & (93) 2003 (8 winners/14 wins)

Brownlow Medalists
Dick Reynolds 1934, 1937 & 1938; Bill Hutchison 1952 & 1953; Graham Moss 1976; Gavin Wanganeen 1993; James Hird 1996 (5 medallists/8 medals)

Headquarters
275 Melrose Drive, Melbourne Airport, VIC 3045

Postal Address
PO Box 17, Essendon, VIC, 3040

Phone: (03) 8340 2000 

Email
generalenquiries@essendonfc.com.au

Website
essendonfc.com.au

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"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

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1971 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Essendon's 1971 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Essendon 2.65.78.1010.12 72 LOST Hawthorn 4.38.1111.1513.18 96 -24 WIN Apr 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Essendon 1.23.57.129.15 69 LOST Carlton 5.39.411.520.9 129 -60 PRI Apr 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Essendon 1.24.76.89.12 66 DRAW Collingwood 2.35.38.69.12 66 0 WIN Apr 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Essendon 3.35.56.66.7 43 LOST Melbourne 1.63.86.1110.18 78 -35 VFL Apr 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Essendon 8.413.518.921.15 141 WON Geelong 2.010.214.716.12 108 33 WIN May 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Essendon 2.06.67.79.11 65 LOST St. Kilda 6.119.1212.2014.25 109 -44 MOO May 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Essendon 2.67.89.1212.17 89 LOST South Melbourne 4.16.511.816.9 105 -16 WIN May 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Essendon 2.16.39.612.7 79 LOST Footscray 5.39.612.1317.17 119 -40 WES May 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Essendon 1.24.67.913.11 89 LOST Richmond 8.29.313.617.11 113 -24 VFL May 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Essendon 3.34.109.1313.18 96 WON North Melbourne 2.35.57.98.15 63 33 WIN Jun 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Essendon 3.24.37.78.9 57 LOST Fitzroy 2.26.68.717.13 115 -58 JUN Jun 14 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
12 A Essendon 2.15.110.511.5 71 LOST Hawthorn 3.68.911.1014.20 104 -33 GLE Jun 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Essendon 2.14.47.513.6 84 LOST Carlton 1.45.710.1214.14 98 -14 WIN Jun 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Essendon 2.53.95.107.11 53 LOST Collingwood 5.513.1023.1530.20 200 -147 VIC Jul 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Essendon 3.14.57.1111.12 78 LOST Melbourne 4.56.89.1312.17 89 -11 WIN Jul 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A Essendon 8.58.813.1416.18 114 WON Geelong 4.110.210.613.7 85 29 VFL Jul 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Essendon 0.33.65.87.8 50 LOST St. Kilda 4.78.1110.1214.15 99 -49 WIN Jul 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Essendon 1.28.109.1213.18 96 WON South Melbourne 4.46.49.513.8 86 10 LAK Jul 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Essendon 1.44.67.177.23 65 LOST Footscray 0.24.78.89.12 66 -1 WIN Aug 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Essendon 2.23.48.610.12 72 LOST Richmond 4.710.1113.1418.18 126 -54 MCG Aug 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 A Essendon 2.33.56.1110.12 72 LOST North Melbourne 6.410.712.815.13 103 -31 ARD Aug 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 H Essendon 4.57.511.1012.12 84 LOST Fitzroy 1.45.119.1513.17 95 -11 WIN Aug 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
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1971 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Anderson, Ian 6 29 4.8 7 1.2 36 6.0 18 3.0 12 2.0     7 8 13 2.2 5 83
Barclay, Stuart 12 107 8.9 19 1.6 126 10.5 44 3.7 0 0.0     26 23 1 0.1 3 9
Bates, Mick 2 11 5.5 0 0.0 11 5.5 4 2.0 1 0.5     3 4 1 0.5 4 10
Blethyn, Geoff 15 215 14.3 37 2.5 252 16.8 102 6.8 0 0.0     38 32 21 1.4 22 148
Cassin, John 9 82 9.1 30 3.3 112 12.4 24 2.7 0 0.0     14 27 4 0.4 3 27
Close, Robin 3 32 10.7 12 4.0 44 14.7 17 5.7 0 0.0     6 9 5 1.7 5 35
Daniel, Peter 20 208 10.4 44 2.2 252 12.6 100 5.0 1 0.1     37 38 16 0.8 13 109
Davis, Barry 19 400 21.1 62 3.3 462 24.3 132 6.9 2 0.1     43 32 11 0.6 23 89
Delahunty, Hugh 14 164 11.7 28 2.0 192 13.7 65 4.6 1 0.1     25 49 4 0.3 0 24
Dodson, Bruce 11 92 8.4 25 2.3 117 10.6 45 4.1 0 0.0     18 25 3 0.3 8 26
Ellis, John 1 12 12.0 2 2.0 14 14.0 4 4.0 0 0.0     5 1 0 0.0 0 0
Fields, Neville 12 182 15.2 19 1.6 201 16.8 42 3.5 0 0.0     33 28 6 0.5 13 49
Fletcher, Ken 22 391 17.8 30 1.4 421 19.1 108 4.9 0 0.0     66 59 1 0.0 3 9
Gerlach, Daryl 19 251 13.2 29 1.5 280 14.7 81 4.3 0 0.0     46 23 1 0.1 0 6
Graco, Allan 8 83 10.4 24 3.0 107 13.4 23 2.9 0 0.0     14 23 2 0.3 5 17
Grainger, Gary 11 80 7.3 49 4.5 129 11.7 43 3.9 49 4.5     13 30 6 0.5 4 40
Greenwood, Bob 7 108 15.4 15 2.1 123 17.6 28 4.0 0 0.0     12 20 9 1.3 7 61
Grinter, Barry 6 31 5.2 20 3.3 51 8.5 14 2.3 6 1.0     10 9 1 0.2 1 7
Gross, Don 19 324 17.1 78 4.1 402 21.2 66 3.5 0 0.0     68 24 22 1.2 14 146
Halley, Len 5 26 5.2 15 3.0 41 8.2 16 3.2 2 0.4     4 12 1 0.2 2 8
Hampson, Roger 2 29 14.5 7 3.5 36 18.0 6 3.0 0 0.0     6 6 0 0.0 0 0
Headlam, Wayne 22 251 11.4 60 2.7 311 14.1 154 7.0 194 8.8     33 59 3 0.1 5 23
Heath, Trevor 1 2 2.0 1 1.0 3 3.0 1 1.0 0 0.0     0 2 0 0.0 0 0
Hogan, Ken 8 62 7.8 9 1.1 71 8.9 7 0.9 0 0.0     13 13 5 0.6 8 38
Lake, Eddie 12 132 11.0 21 1.8 153 12.8 38 3.2 0 0.0     28 22 5 0.4 1 31
McFarlane, Rod 4 25 6.3 3 0.8 28 7.0 9 2.3 0 0.0     4 2 3 0.8 5 23
McKenzie, Don 19 171 9.0 21 1.1 192 10.1 48 2.5 196 10.3     51 63 2 0.1 2 14
Moloney, Laurie 2 11 5.5 3 1.5 14 7.0 0 0.0 0 0.0     3 3 2 1.0 0 12
Neish, Bruce 7 49 7.0 11 1.6 60 8.6 25 3.6 0 0.0     7 11 5 0.7 6 36
Noonan, Alan 18 172 9.6 32 1.8 204 11.3 88 4.9 0 0.0     27 23 31 1.7 37 223
Parkes, Gary 8 72 9.0 5 0.6 77 9.6 15 1.9 0 0.0     14 16 1 0.1 1 7
Payne, Ian 12 131 10.9 22 1.8 153 12.8 27 2.3 0 0.0     17 24 2 0.2 4 16
Payne, Charlie 17 225 13.2 32 1.9 257 15.1 91 5.4 12 0.7     46 28 9 0.5 8 62
Pirouet, Bryan 3 31 10.3 7 2.3 38 12.7 7 2.3 0 0.0     6 7 0 0.0 0 0
Roberts, Ken 1 10 10.0 3 3.0 13 13.0 2 2.0 0 0.0     4 1 0 0.0 0 0
Schultz, Graeme 16 170 10.6 35 2.2 205 12.8 52 3.3 0 0.0     29 21 29 1.8 14 188
Smith, Ray 11 96 8.7 34 3.1 130 11.8 35 3.2 0 0.0     5 20 0 0.0 2 2
Sproule, Paul 13 151 11.6 57 4.4 208 16.0 31 2.4 0 0.0     22 23 10 0.8 12 72
Starbuck, David 6 99 16.5 10 1.7 109 18.2 27 4.5 0 0.0     16 13 2 0.3 3 15
Talbot, Sandy 11 84 7.6 3 0.3 87 7.9 18 1.6 0 0.0     29 14 0 0.0 0 0
Thompson, Robert 1 7 7.0 0 0.0 7 7.0 2 2.0 0 0.0     0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Williams, John 22 368 16.7 35 1.6 403 18.3 140 6.4 0 0.0     57 41 1 0.0 1 7
Wilson, Andy 3 43 14.3 2 0.7 45 15.0 8 2.7 0 0.0     5 4 1 0.3 3 9
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.