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
2006 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 2006 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-04-01 1 | H | Essendon | 9.1 | 11.3 | 13.6 | 17.6 | 108 | WON | Sydney | 2.2 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 81 | 27 | DOC | 2006-04-01 Apr 1 (Sat, 7:10) | Scores |
| 2006-04-08 2 | A | Essendon | 2.0 | 7.0 | 10.3 | 15.7 | 97 | LOST | Brisbane | 4.5 | 7.9 | 12.13 | 17.13 | 115 | -18 | GAB | 2006-04-08 Apr 8 (Sat, 7:10) | Scores |
| 2006-04-16 3 | H | Essendon | 5.5 | 8.10 | 10.12 | 13.15 | 93 | LOST | Western Bulldogs | 4.2 | 8.5 | 13.11 | 15.14 | 104 | -11 | DOC | 2006-04-16 Apr 16 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2006-04-25 4 | A | Essendon | 4.4 | 7.8 | 10.13 | 12.17 | 89 | LOST | Collingwood | 2.4 | 6.8 | 11.14 | 15.16 | 106 | -17 | MCG | 2006-04-25 Apr 25 (Tue, 2:40) | Scores |
| 2006-04-30 5 | A | Essendon | 4.2 | 7.5 | 9.10 | 12.11 | 83 | LOST | Hawthorn | 1.4 | 6.5 | 11.7 | 12.12 | 84 | -1 | MCG | 2006-04-30 Apr 30 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2006-05-06 6 | H | Essendon | 5.2 | 5.10 | 8.13 | 13.17 | 95 | LOST | Richmond | 4.3 | 5.12 | 9.15 | 13.19 | 97 | -2 | MCG | 2006-05-06 May 6 (Sat, 7:10) | Scores |
| 2006-05-14 7 | A | Essendon | 2.3 | 4.6 | 7.11 | 11.12 | 78 | LOST | Carlton | 2.3 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 17.9 | 111 | -33 | MCG | 2006-05-14 May 14 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2006-05-21 8 | H | Essendon | 2.3 | 6.6 | 12.7 | 14.8 | 92 | LOST | West Coast | 3.4 | 6.7 | 10.9 | 16.17 | 113 | -21 | DOC | 2006-05-21 May 21 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2006-05-27 9 | H | Essendon | 3.6 | 4.9 | 7.10 | 9.15 | 69 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 7.1 | 9.5 | 15.9 | 20.9 | 129 | -60 | DOC | 2006-05-27 May 27 (Sat, 7:10) | Scores |
| 2006-06-02 10 | A | Essendon | 2.2 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 6.14 | 50 | LOST | Adelaide | 6.1 | 13.4 | 20.7 | 30.8 | 188 | -138 | FBP | 2006-06-02 Jun 2 (Fri, 8:10) | Scores |
| 2006-06-09 11 | A | Essendon | 2.3 | 5.4 | 9.7 | 13.10 | 88 | LOST | Geelong | 6.3 | 12.5 | 16.6 | 20.10 | 130 | -42 | DOC | 2006-06-09 Jun 9 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
| 2006-06-18 12 | H | Essendon | 2.8 | 4.12 | 7.13 | 10.15 | 75 | LOST | Melbourne | 2.3 | 5.7 | 12.10 | 16.15 | 111 | -36 | DOC | 2006-06-18 Jun 18 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2006-06-30 13 | A | Essendon | 2.3 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 13.11 | 89 | LOST | North Melbourne | 4.4 | 5.8 | 12.9 | 14.12 | 96 | -7 | DOC | 2006-06-30 Jun 30 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
| 2006-07-07 14 | A | Essendon | 3.1 | 5.7 | 10.11 | 12.16 | 88 | LOST | Fremantle | 7.3 | 8.5 | 15.7 | 19.11 | 125 | -37 | SUB | 2006-07-07 Jul 7 (Fri, 6:40) | Scores |
| 2006-07-15 15 | H | Essendon | 4.5 | 6.8 | 8.10 | 10.11 | 71 | LOST | St. Kilda | 2.4 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 11.8 | 74 | -3 | MCG | 2006-07-15 Jul 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2006-07-22 16 | H | Essendon | 4.2 | 9.4 | 13.6 | 16.9 | 105 | DRAW | Carlton | 5.3 | 8.5 | 11.13 | 15.15 | 105 | 0 | MCG | 2006-07-22 Jul 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2006-07-29 17 | H | Essendon | 5.4 | 10.6 | 17.7 | 25.10 | 160 | WON | Brisbane | 6.3 | 10.8 | 15.11 | 18.15 | 123 | 37 | DOC | 2006-07-29 Jul 29 (Sat, 7:10) | Scores |
| 2006-08-05 18 | A | Essendon | 2.4 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 11.7 | 73 | LOST | Sydney | 4.1 | 6.9 | 13.10 | 17.14 | 116 | -43 | SCG | 2006-08-05 Aug 5 (Sat, 7:10) | Scores |
| 2006-08-11 19 | H | Essendon | 5.2 | 7.6 | 7.10 | 10.14 | 74 | WON | Collingwood | 2.0 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 9.7 | 61 | 13 | MCG | 2006-08-11 Aug 11 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
| 2006-08-19 20 | H | Essendon | 3.2 | 6.6 | 9.14 | 15.16 | 106 | LOST | Hawthorn | 8.5 | 16.7 | 18.8 | 19.10 | 124 | -18 | DOC | 2006-08-19 Aug 19 (Sat, 7:10) | Scores |
| 2006-08-26 21 | A | Essendon | 3.5 | 9.8 | 12.11 | 16.17 | 113 | LOST | Richmond | 5.2 | 10.3 | 14.8 | 20.9 | 129 | -16 | MCG | 2006-08-26 Aug 26 (Sat, 7:10) | Scores |
| 2006-09-01 22 | A | Essendon | 2.3 | 10.9 | 14.14 | 18.17 | 125 | LOST | Western Bulldogs | 8.2 | 13.5 | 18.9 | 22.15 | 147 | -22 | DOC | 2006-09-01 Sep 1 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |