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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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2009 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Essendon's 2009 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Essendon 1.14.38.89.12 66 LOST Port Adelaide 4.38.711.1215.17 107 -41 FBP Mar 29 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
2 H Essendon 5.29.514.716.13 109 WON Fremantle 1.46.610.810.11 71 38 DOC Apr 5 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
3 A Essendon 1.48.615.717.14 116 WON Carlton 4.67.1013.1316.16 112 4 MCG Apr 11 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
4 A Essendon 1.33.75.117.15 57 LOST North Melbourne 3.35.59.710.9 69 -12 DOC Apr 19 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
5 H Essendon 1.56.69.1313.15 93 WON Collingwood 4.26.68.1012.16 88 5 MCG Apr 25 (Sat, 2:20) Scores
6 A Essendon 1.33.85.129.14 68 LOST Brisbane 5.210.212.617.9 111 -43 GAB May 2 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
7 H Essendon 4.26.712.1017.14 116 WON Hawthorn 1.86.89.1110.12 72 44 DOC May 8 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
8 A Essendon 2.15.18.610.11 71 LOST St. Kilda 6.58.811.1113.12 90 -19 DOC May 17 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
9 A Essendon 3.17.413.619.11 125 WON Richmond 5.59.810.1212.13 85 40 MCG May 23 (Sat, 7:45) Scores
10 H Essendon 1.13.15.311.4 70 LOST Geelong 6.412.717.1320.14 134 -64 DOC May 31 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
11 H Essendon 5.310.416.418.6 114 LOST Adelaide 3.09.015.221.4 130 -16 DOC Jun 7 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
12 H Essendon 6.310.717.1319.17 131 WON Melbourne 3.28.39.313.5 83 48 DOC Jun 19 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
13 H Essendon 2.48.514.921.10 136 WON Carlton 2.37.78.99.13 67 69 MCG Jun 26 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
14 A Essendon 2.63.86.109.13 67 LOST Collingwood 2.39.612.1015.12 102 -35 MCG Jul 3 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
15 A Essendon 4.68.812.1215.17 107 WON Sydney 4.25.87.1110.12 72 35 SCG Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Essendon 3.16.28.211.4 70 LOST Western Bulldogs 3.54.610.915.13 103 -33 DOC Jul 17 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
17 H Essendon 2.55.610.914.12 96 LOST Richmond 3.28.412.915.11 101 -5 MCG Jul 26 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
18 A Essendon 2.14.17.610.8 68 LOST West Coast 4.28.611.714.11 95 -27 SUB Aug 2 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
19 H Essendon 4.36.511.713.9 87 DRAW Brisbane 3.36.68.1012.15 87 0 MCG Aug 8 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
20 H Essendon 3.310.616.916.14 110 WON St. Kilda 4.27.411.1016.12 108 2 DOC Aug 16 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
21 A Essendon 3.25.39.813.9 87 LOST Fremantle 4.29.615.1121.15 141 -54 SUB Aug 23 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
22 A Essendon 3.35.910.1316.20 116 WON Hawthorn 4.59.711.1214.15 99 17 MCG Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
1EF A Essendon 3.35.78.810.10 70 LOST Adelaide 4.312.418.926.10 166 -96 FBP Sep 4 (Fri, 7:45) Scores
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2009 Player Stats

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