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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

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

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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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2007 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Essendon's 2007 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Essendon 5.18.312.816.9 105 WON Adelaide 3.45.97.1410.14 74 31 FBP Apr 1 (Sun, 12:40) Scores
2 H Essendon 5.28.515.619.8 122 WON Fremantle 2.36.512.817.10 112 10 DOC Apr 8 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
3 A Essendon 7.912.1313.1617.20 122 LOST Carlton 2.18.715.1118.17 125 -3 MCG Apr 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Essendon 1.27.311.815.9 99 WON St. Kilda 2.44.67.99.14 68 31 DOC Apr 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Essendon 3.46.68.1011.13 79 LOST Collingwood 1.55.129.1612.23 95 -16 MCG Apr 25 (Wed, 2:40) Scores
6 H Essendon 4.28.311.315.6 96 LOST Hawthorn 3.39.515.820.11 131 -35 MCG May 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Essendon 2.95.118.1413.17 95 LOST North Melbourne 4.08.514.818.9 117 -22 DOC May 11 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
8 H Essendon 3.67.1013.1518.19 127 WON Brisbane 2.45.85.108.15 63 64 DOC May 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Essendon 3.45.97.1412.20 92 WON Richmond 2.36.610.912.12 84 8 MCG May 26 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
10 A Essendon 5.17.27.711.8 74 WON Sydney 3.27.48.411.7 73 1 SCG Jun 2 (Sat, 7:15) Scores
11 H Essendon 1.06.212.415.5 95 WON West Coast 5.510.813.914.10 94 1 DOC Jun 8 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
12 A Essendon 1.35.87.1313.17 95 LOST Port Adelaide 7.413.619.1019.12 126 -31 FBP Jun 17 (Sun, 4:10) Scores
13 H Essendon 8.312.514.819.11 125 WON Melbourne 2.29.416.918.15 123 2 DOC Jun 29 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
14 H Essendon 3.46.911.1012.11 83 LOST Geelong 4.37.912.1419.19 133 -50 DOC Jul 6 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
15 H Essendon 4.55.109.1214.14 98 LOST Western Bulldogs 4.49.812.920.11 131 -33 DOC Jul 14 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
16 A Essendon 1.25.513.814.9 93 LOST Collingwood 5.411.815.1118.14 122 -29 MCG Jul 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Essendon 6.210.414.618.9 117 WON Adelaide 5.310.412.716.9 105 12 DOC Jul 29 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
18 A Essendon 0.63.87.127.14 56 LOST Hawthorn 4.47.911.1117.17 119 -63 MCG Aug 5 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
19 A Essendon 4.77.108.1011.11 77 LOST Fremantle 5.210.414.1021.14 140 -63 SUB Aug 12 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
20 H Essendon 2.15.312.618.10 118 WON Carlton 4.58.811.1116.12 108 10 MCG Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H Essendon 5.37.59.1113.14 92 LOST Richmond 3.37.910.1517.17 119 -27 MCG Aug 26 (Sun, 5:10) Scores
22 A Essendon 2.35.611.819.10 124 LOST West Coast 5.112.219.421.6 132 -8 SUB Sep 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
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2007 Player Stats

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