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

2004 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Essendon's 2004 Fixture

Rnd	H&A	Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	R	Opponent	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	Mgn	Grd	Date	SC
2004-03-28 1	A	Essendon	1.5	2.6	6.12	8.14	62	LOST	Port Adelaide	2.6	7.13	15.16	23.20	158	-96	FBP	2004-03-28 Mar 28 (Sun, 12:40)	Scores
2004-04-03 2	H	Essendon	2.3	3.5	5.9	8.12	60	LOST	St. Kilda	3.5	5.10	7.15	13.16	94	-34	DOC	2004-04-03 Apr 3 (Sat, 7:10)	Scores
2004-04-10 3	H	Essendon	8.0	10.1	16.3	22.5	137	WON	West Coast	3.0	7.5	15.8	20.11	131	6	DOC	2004-04-10 Apr 10 (Sat, 7:10)	Scores
2004-04-16 4	A	Essendon	1.3	5.8	13.11	17.15	117	WON	Carlton	3.3	6.6	7.7	12.8	80	37	MCG	2004-04-16 Apr 16 (Fri, 7:40)	Scores
2004-04-25 5	A	Essendon	5.3	8.6	13.7	17.10	112	WON	Collingwood	1.2	6.5	10.9	11.13	79	33	MCG	2004-04-25 Apr 25 (Sun, 1:15)	Scores
2004-05-01 6	H	Essendon	5.6	7.8	12.10	16.12	108	WON	Sydney	4.3	4.6	8.7	15.8	98	10	MCG	2004-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
2004-05-07 7	A	Essendon	5.2	10.6	15.7	18.13	121	WON	Western Bulldogs	3.2	7.5	11.9	14.11	95	26	DOC	2004-05-07 May 7 (Fri, 7:40)	Scores
2004-05-14 8	A	Essendon	7.4	10.9	14.11	20.15	135	WON	Adelaide	2.4	5.6	7.12	12.12	84	51	FBP	2004-05-14 May 14 (Fri, 7:10)	Scores
2004-05-22 9	A	Essendon	6.1	8.8	12.11	14.13	97	LOST	Geelong	6.5	10.6	13.10	18.12	120	-23	DOC	2004-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 7:10)	Scores
2004-05-28 10	H	Essendon	4.8	11.11	14.12	17.13	115	WON	Fremantle	2.2	3.5	7.9	12.13	85	30	DOC	2004-05-28 May 28 (Fri, 7:40)	Scores
2004-06-05 11	A	Essendon	6.4	10.5	19.8	24.10	154	WON	Hawthorn	2.2	5.3	7.6	12.8	80	74	MCG	2004-06-05 Jun 5 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
2004-06-12 12	H	Essendon	7.2	11.4	12.8	14.12	96	LOST	Brisbane	5.1	13.3	20.9	25.12	162	-66	DOC	2004-06-12 Jun 12 (Sat, 7:10)	Scores
2004-06-20 13	H	Essendon	2.1	4.3	8.6	10.9	69	LOST	Melbourne	1.6	6.14	9.16	13.17	95	-26	MCG	2004-06-20 Jun 20 (Sun, 2:10)	Scores
2004-07-02 14	H	Essendon	4.3	7.5	11.6	12.7	79	LOST	North Melbourne	3.3	6.6	9.12	14.16	100	-21	DOC	2004-07-02 Jul 2 (Fri, 7:40)	Scores
2004-07-10 15	A	Essendon	2.1	7.2	14.9	24.11	155	WON	Richmond	4.2	7.6	8.8	11.11	77	78	MCG	2004-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
2004-07-16 16	A	Essendon	1.4	1.9	5.11	10.13	73	LOST	West Coast	6.5	7.7	12.8	18.9	117	-44	SUB	2004-07-16 Jul 16 (Fri, 6:40)	Scores
2004-07-23 17	A	Essendon	2.1	4.3	9.7	14.8	92	LOST	St. Kilda	6.4	9.5	15.6	20.7	127	-35	DOC	2004-07-23 Jul 23 (Fri, 7:40)	Scores
2004-07-31 18	H	Essendon	3.4	9.5	12.9	18.11	119	WON	Port Adelaide	2.7	4.8	8.11	11.13	79	40	DOC	2004-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 7:10)	Scores
2004-08-07 19	H	Essendon	2.3	3.6	6.8	8.9	57	LOST	Carlton	2.4	5.6	7.10	10.14	74	-17	MCG	2004-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
2004-08-13 20	H	Essendon	9.2	11.5	14.8	18.13	121	WON	Collingwood	2.4	5.6	10.8	13.9	87	34	MCG	2004-08-13 Aug 13 (Fri, 7:40)	Scores
2004-08-21 21	A	Essendon	3.9	6.11	11.15	12.18	90	LOST	Sydney	2.2	10.2	15.6	17.8	110	-20	STA	2004-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 7:20)	Scores
2004-08-29 22	H	Essendon	4.3	7.6	12.7	17.11	113	WON	Western Bulldogs	3.3	6.3	9.6	14.12	96	17	DOC	2004-08-29 Aug 29 (Sun, 2:10)	Scores
2004-09-04 1EF	A	Essendon	5.2	11.6	11.10	15.14	104	WON	Melbourne	5.2	6.5	13.6	15.9	99	5	MCG	2004-09-04 Sep 4 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
2004-09-11 1SF	A	Essendon	0.4	1.6	4.8	9.10	64	LOST	Geelong	2.5	5.8	9.11	10.14	74	-10	MCG	2004-09-11 Sep 11 (Sat, 7:30)	Scores

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2004 Player Stats

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