Australian Football

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

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2023

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

CEO
Cookson, Bill

President
Hird, Allan

Essendon

Grand Finals | Honour board | Every player | Most games | Most goals

"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

1972 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Essendon's 1972 Fixture

Rnd	H&A	Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	R	Opponent	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	Mgn	Grd	Date	SC
1972-04-03 1	A	Essendon	7.7	7.12	14.17	18.20	128	WON	Footscray	2.3	6.7	7.9	9.13	67	61	WES	1972-04-03 Apr 3 (Mon, 2:10)	Scores
1972-04-08 2	H	Essendon	4.0	9.2	12.4	16.11	107	WON	South Melbourne	3.5	4.8	6.13	7.18	60	47	WIN	1972-04-08 Apr 8 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1972-04-15 3	A	Essendon	6.4	10.9	16.14	19.17	131	WON	Richmond	4.3	6.7	8.12	16.15	111	20	MCG	1972-04-15 Apr 15 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1972-04-22 4	H	Essendon	4.5	8.12	12.15	17.27	129	WON	Geelong	2.3	4.6	10.10	12.14	86	43	WIN	1972-04-22 Apr 22 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1972-04-25 5	H	Essendon	0.4	6.7	7.7	10.13	73	LOST	Carlton	2.3	3.4	7.9	13.10	88	-15	VFL	1972-04-25 Apr 25 (Tue, 2:10)	Scores
1972-05-06 6	A	Essendon	5.2	7.5	9.11	12.13	85	LOST	Melbourne	5.3	8.6	8.9	16.13	109	-24	MCG	1972-05-06 May 6 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1972-05-13 7	H	Essendon	5.3	10.12	16.13	18.15	123	WON	St. Kilda	2.5	5.9	7.14	10.22	82	41	WIN	1972-05-13 May 13 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1972-05-20 8	A	Essendon	1.3	10.7	14.8	14.12	96	WON	North Melbourne	2.4	3.6	6.12	8.13	61	35	ARD	1972-05-20 May 20 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1972-05-27 9	H	Essendon	5.5	7.11	9.14	15.17	107	WON	Hawthorn	4.5	8.14	11.17	14.21	105	2	WIN	1972-05-27 May 27 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1972-06-03 10	H	Essendon	4.3	6.8	12.11	14.17	101	WON	Fitzroy	4.3	5.6	12.6	15.9	99	2	VFL	1972-06-03 Jun 3 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1972-06-12 11	A	Essendon	2.2	7.9	8.12	13.15	93	LOST	Collingwood	3.4	5.5	15.8	23.10	148	-55	VIC	1972-06-12 Jun 12 (Mon, 2:10)	Scores
1972-06-24 12	H	Essendon	3.1	8.8	11.9	14.15	99	LOST	Footscray	1.8	8.11	12.13	19.19	133	-34	WIN	1972-06-24 Jun 24 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1972-07-01 13	A	Essendon	6.3	6.6	11.7	13.9	87	WON	South Melbourne	3.1	6.5	9.8	12.12	84	3	LAK	1972-07-01 Jul 1 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1972-07-08 14	A	Essendon	3.2	5.4	5.6	9.6	60	LOST	Geelong	2.1	6.6	9.9	10.10	70	-10	KAR	1972-07-08 Jul 8 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1972-07-15 15	H	Essendon	4.5	6.8	11.10	13.12	90	LOST	Richmond	2.2	5.5	10.6	17.9	111	-21	WIN	1972-07-15 Jul 15 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1972-07-22 16	A	Essendon	5.4	7.9	11.13	17.15	117	LOST	Carlton	4.4	16.4	17.7	20.13	133	-16	PRI	1972-07-22 Jul 22 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1972-07-29 17	H	Essendon	3.3	13.6	16.11	21.14	140	WON	Melbourne	4.2	7.2	10.9	14.11	95	45	WIN	1972-07-29 Jul 29 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1972-08-05 18	A	Essendon	3.2	5.5	9.13	12.16	88	WON	St. Kilda	4.2	8.8	9.8	12.9	81	7	MOO	1972-08-05 Aug 5 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1972-08-12 19	H	Essendon	3.6	16.10	18.12	21.14	140	WON	North Melbourne	3.4	3.5	7.6	14.11	95	45	WIN	1972-08-12 Aug 12 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1972-08-19 20	A	Essendon	0.5	6.9	9.14	12.15	87	LOST	Hawthorn	6.5	8.8	10.10	15.16	106	-19	VFL	1972-08-19 Aug 19 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1972-08-26 21	A	Essendon	5.2	7.3	15.8	18.11	119	WON	Fitzroy	4.6	10.14	14.17	14.20	104	15	JUN	1972-08-26 Aug 26 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1972-09-02 22	H	Essendon	5.4	10.7	13.11	17.15	117	WON	Collingwood	5.3	8.4	15.7	17.10	112	5	WIN	1972-09-02 Sep 2 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1972-09-09 EF	A	Essendon	2.2	8.3	8.4	10.11	71	LOST	St. Kilda	5.5	11.8	15.16	18.16	124	-53	VFL	1972-09-09 Sep 9 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores

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1972 Player Stats

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