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

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

1999 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Essendon's 1999 Fixture

Rnd	H&A	Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	R	Opponent	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	Mgn	Grd	Date	SC
1999-03-25 1	H	Essendon	3.4	5.8	7.9	16.14	110	WON	Carlton	3.5	4.11	5.12	9.17	71	39	MCG	1999-03-25 Mar 25 (Thu, 7:40)	Scores
1999-04-01 2	A	Essendon	8.2	14.5	17.8	22.9	141	WON	North Melbourne	3.3	10.9	12.13	15.16	106	35	MCG	1999-04-01 Apr 1 (Thu, 7:40)	Scores
1999-04-10 3	H	Essendon	3.3	10.4	17.11	22.17	149	WON	Sydney	3.6	4.10	8.12	9.14	68	81	MCG	1999-04-10 Apr 10 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1999-04-18 4	A	Essendon	2.2	2.2	2.4	3.5	23	LOST	West Coast	3.1	8.3	11.4	15.7	97	-74	SUB	1999-04-18 Apr 18 (Sun, 4:50)	Scores
1999-04-25 5	H	Essendon	7.3	8.8	14.12	15.18	108	WON	Collingwood	1.1	6.2	11.4	15.10	100	8	MCG	1999-04-25 Apr 25 (Sun, 2:10)	Scores
1999-05-01 6	A	Essendon	2.1	9.3	10.10	17.11	113	WON	Richmond	2.2	6.4	9.9	11.12	78	35	MCG	1999-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1999-05-08 7	A	Essendon	6.2	12.4	16.8	17.11	113	LOST	Melbourne	6.1	12.5	17.7	20.14	134	-21	MCG	1999-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1999-05-14 8	H	Essendon	2.3	3.3	4.9	7.9	51	LOST	St. Kilda	1.3	5.7	7.10	13.16	94	-43	MCG	1999-05-14 May 14 (Fri, 7:40)	Scores
1999-05-22 9	A	Essendon	5.4	8.7	9.11	15.17	107	WON	Hawthorn	1.0	2.1	3.4	7.5	47	60	WAV	1999-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1999-06-04 10	A	Essendon	5.4	9.10	12.11	16.13	109	WON	Adelaide	2.2	5.3	6.9	8.13	61	48	FBP	1999-06-04 Jun 4 (Fri, 8:40)	Scores
1999-06-11 11	H	Essendon	9.2	13.5	18.8	21.11	137	WON	Geelong	5.4	8.9	13.11	15.14	104	33	MCG	1999-06-11 Jun 11 (Fri, 7:40)	Scores
1999-06-19 12	A	Essendon	3.5	6.8	11.10	13.11	89	WON	Brisbane	2.6	4.11	6.14	9.17	71	18	GAB	1999-06-19 Jun 19 (Sat, 7:40)	Scores
1999-06-25 13	H	Essendon	3.7	6.12	8.16	10.20	80	WON	Western Bulldogs	3.2	7.4	9.7	11.10	76	4	MCG	1999-06-25 Jun 25 (Fri, 7:40)	Scores
1999-07-04 14	H	Essendon	6.1	9.6	13.8	16.12	108	WON	Fremantle	2.2	3.5	7.8	10.12	72	36	MCG	1999-07-04 Jul 4 (Sun, 2:10)	Scores
1999-07-11 15	A	Essendon	3.1	6.5	8.7	9.8	62	LOST	Port Adelaide	4.3	8.8	11.11	14.15	99	-37	FBP	1999-07-11 Jul 11 (Sun, 2:10)	Scores
1999-07-18 16	A	Essendon	4.4	11.5	16.6	23.8	146	WON	Carlton	1.1	4.5	5.13	9.16	70	76	MCG	1999-07-18 Jul 18 (Sun, 2:10)	Scores
1999-07-24 17	H	Essendon	7.2	14.7	18.10	24.14	158	WON	North Melbourne	8.1	10.4	16.8	20.12	132	26	MCG	1999-07-24 Jul 24 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1999-07-31 18	A	Essendon	6.1	11.2	13.2	15.3	93	WON	Sydney	2.3	5.5	8.9	11.13	79	14	SCG	1999-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 7:40)	Scores
1999-08-06 19	H	Essendon	2.2	7.7	15.11	23.15	153	WON	West Coast	5.1	9.1	11.3	15.3	93	60	MCG	1999-08-06 Aug 6 (Fri, 7:40)	Scores
1999-08-13 20	A	Essendon	2.2	5.6	9.10	12.15	87	WON	Collingwood	2.3	4.4	6.4	10.5	65	22	MCG	1999-08-13 Aug 13 (Fri, 7:40)	Scores
1999-08-20 21	H	Essendon	4.3	13.8	16.11	22.15	147	WON	Richmond	3.3	6.3	11.5	13.11	89	58	MCG	1999-08-20 Aug 20 (Fri, 7:40)	Scores
1999-08-28 22	H	Essendon	3.2	8.5	12.13	17.14	116	WON	Melbourne	7.2	12.5	13.6	15.9	99	17	MCG	1999-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1999-09-05 4QF	H	Essendon	8.3	11.9	14.12	18.15	123	WON	Sydney	1.2	3.3	6.9	7.12	54	69	MCG	1999-09-05 Sep 5 (Sun, 2:30)	Scores
1999-09-18 2PF	H	Essendon	3.5	3.10	10.17	14.19	103	LOST	Carlton	6.3	8.4	10.6	16.8	104	-1	MCG	1999-09-18 Sep 18 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores

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1999 Player Stats

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