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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

CEO
Campbell, Xavier

President
Tanner, Lindsay

Essendon



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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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2017 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Essendon's 2017 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Essendon 4.45.812.1217.14 116 WON Hawthorn 2.36.1010.1412.19 91 25 MCG Mar 25 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
2 A Essendon 4.210.512.817.9 111 WON Brisbane 3.25.611.912.12 84 27 GAB Apr 1 (Sat, 6:25) Scores
3 A Essendon 3.14.36.46.6 42 LOST Carlton 1.53.105.147.15 57 -15 MCG Apr 9 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
4 A Essendon 3.27.210.913.10 88 LOST Adelaide 9.215.617.724.9 153 -65 ADO Apr 15 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
5 H Essendon 4.36.611.915.10 100 WON Collingwood 1.25.99.1211.16 82 18 MCG Apr 25 (Tue, 3:20) Scores
6 H Essendon 2.24.86.1210.14 74 LOST Melbourne 2.44.612.917.10 112 -38 DOC Apr 30 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
7 A Essendon 4.37.711.1211.13 79 LOST Fremantle 2.25.611.1017.14 116 -37 SUB May 7 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
8 H Essendon 6.29.414.717.8 110 WON Geelong 1.53.87.913.15 93 17 MCG May 13 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
9 H Essendon 5.212.816.1019.11 125 WON West Coast 2.43.75.138.16 64 61 DOC May 21 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
10 A Essendon 6.08.110.310.6 66 LOST Richmond 4.46.99.1211.15 81 -15 MCG May 27 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
11 A Essendon 5.37.710.1015.11 101 LOST Greater Western Sydney 3.310.515.518.9 117 -16 SSH Jun 3 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
12 H Essendon 7.612.914.1319.17 131 WON Port Adelaide 1.34.57.78.13 61 70 DOC Jun 10 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
13 Essendon       Bye        
14 A Essendon 2.44.97.1112.13 85 LOST Sydney 2.55.118.1711.20 86 -1 SCG Jun 23 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
15 H Essendon 3.54.109.1311.16 82 LOST Brisbane 1.34.57.613.12 90 -8 DOC Jul 2 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
16 A Essendon 5.09.313.618.9 117 WON Collingwood 2.34.69.712.8 80 37 MCG Jul 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Essendon 2.56.1013.1217.16 118 WON St. Kilda 0.22.64.117.15 57 61 DOC Jul 14 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
18 H Essendon 4.28.313.820.12 132 WON North Melbourne 4.48.512.716.9 105 27 DOC Jul 22 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
19 A Essendon 4.57.1011.1513.19 97 LOST Western Bulldogs 5.48.915.1019.13 127 -30 DOC Jul 30 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
20 H Essendon 5.55.87.1411.18 84 WON Carlton 2.14.49.511.10 76 8 MCG Aug 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H Essendon 2.25.49.712.8 80 LOST Adelaide 5.310.614.918.15 123 -43 DOC Aug 12 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
22 A Essendon 4.26.88.1112.18 90 WON Gold Coast 3.16.18.19.3 57 33 CRR Aug 19 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
23 H Essendon 4.38.514.816.11 107 WON Fremantle 3.15.39.614.8 92 15 DOC Aug 27 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
2EF A Essendon 1.33.45.88.8 56 LOST Sydney 3.213.517.519.7 121 -65 SCG Sep 9 (Sat, 4:20) Scores
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2017 Player Stats

# Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
29 Ambrose, Patrick 10 60 6.0 62 6.2 122 12.2 40 4.0 0 0.0 18 1.8 8 4 0 0.0 0 0
12 Baguley, Mark 22 196 8.9 137 6.2 333 15.1 134 6.1 0 0.0 56 2.5 21 27 0 0.0 0 0
16 Begley, Josh 3 19 6.3 8 2.7 27 9.0 15 5.0 0 0.0 6 2.0 1 3 5 1.7 2 32
2 Bellchambers, Tom 14 86 6.1 65 4.6 151 10.8 55 3.9 460 32.9 38 2.7 19 29 9 0.6 4 58
24 Bird, Craig 2 19 9.5 22 11.0 41 20.5 4 2.0 0 0.0 8 4.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
28 Brown, Mitch 4 40 10.0 29 7.3 69 17.3 20 5.0 0 0.0 5 1.3 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
32 Colyer, Travis 22 208 9.5 160 7.3 368 16.7 86 3.9 0 0.0 63 2.9 9 7 12 0.5 13 85
6 Daniher, Joe 23 249 10.8 103 4.5 352 15.3 153 6.7 78 3.4 31 1.3 37 41 65 2.8 39 429
49 Dea, Matt 6 55 9.2 33 5.5 88 14.7 30 5.0 0 0.0 14 2.3 8 3 1 0.2 0 6
13 Fantasia, Orazio 20 161 8.1 114 5.7 275 13.8 74 3.7 0 0.0 53 2.7 21 15 39 2.0 22 256
10 Francis, Aaron 2 10 5.0 12 6.0 22 11.0 7 3.5 0 0.0 3 1.5 0 1 1 0.5 3 9
8 Gleeson, Martin 18 196 10.9 100 5.6 296 16.4 106 5.9 0 0.0 32 1.8 10 19 1 0.1 0 6
9 Goddard, Brendon 23 309 13.4 304 13.2 613 26.7 168 7.3 0 0.0 73 3.2 17 18 5 0.2 3 33
15 Green, Josh 17 123 7.2 63 3.7 186 10.9 37 2.2 0 0.0 52 3.1 11 13 17 1.0 21 123
36 Hartley, Michael 18 122 6.8 90 5.0 212 11.8 87 4.8 0 0.0 45 2.5 10 21 0 0.0 0 0
21 Heppell, Dyson 23 314 13.7 292 12.7 606 26.3 118 5.1 0 0.0 96 4.2 35 24 12 0.5 8 80
39 Hocking, Heath 2 13 6.5 6 3.0 19 9.5 5 2.5 0 0.0 4 2.0 1 1 2 1.0 0 12
26 Hooker, Cale 20 155 7.8 115 5.8 270 13.5 139 7.0 9 0.5 33 1.7 14 18 41 2.1 26 272
40 Howlett, Ben 7 40 5.7 55 7.9 95 13.6 18 2.6 0 0.0 30 4.3 3 8 1 0.1 2 8
18 Hurley, Michael 21 355 16.9 182 8.7 537 25.6 161 7.7 0 0.0 22 1.0 14 13 3 0.1 1 19
47 Kelly, James 20 209 10.5 196 9.8 405 20.3 115 5.8 0 0.0 74 3.7 8 18 0 0.0 0 0
30 Langford, Kyle 6 47 7.8 35 5.8 82 13.7 26 4.3 0 0.0 19 3.2 2 3 4 0.7 4 28
33 Laverde, Jayden 5 26 5.2 30 6.0 56 11.2 16 3.2 0 0.0 14 2.8 3 1 1 0.2 5 11
22 Leuenberger, Matthew 7 31 4.4 50 7.1 81 11.6 13 1.9 232 33.1 32 4.6 5 9 1 0.1 0 6
43 McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony 23 179 7.8 121 5.3 300 13.0 78 3.4 0 0.0 84 3.7 30 19 34 1.5 17 221
1 McGrath, Andrew 21 181 8.6 234 11.1 415 19.8 83 4.0 0 0.0 59 2.8 14 5 1 0.0 1 7
45 McKenna, Conor 19 207 10.9 115 6.1 322 16.9 69 3.6 0 0.0 29 1.5 11 16 5 0.3 1 31
44 McKernan, Shaun 3 18 6.0 19 6.3 37 12.3 12 4.0 51 17.0 7 2.3 3 10 3 1.0 0 18
41 McNiece, Ben 2 10 5.0 15 7.5 25 12.5 4 2.0 0 0.0 5 2.5 3 0 0 0.0 0 0
7 Merrett, Zach 22 382 17.4 277 12.6 659 30.0 95 4.3 0 0.0 122 5.5 37 9 9 0.4 8 62
23 Myers, David 15 129 8.6 147 9.8 276 18.4 41 2.7 0 0.0 39 2.6 4 12 3 0.2 6 24
3 Parish, Darcy 20 195 9.8 226 11.3 421 21.1 79 4.0 0 0.0 65 3.3 7 10 7 0.4 6 48
5 Stanton, Brent 7 75 10.7 38 5.4 113 16.1 38 5.4 0 0.0 20 2.9 3 2 2 0.3 1 13
17 Stewart, James 16 114 7.1 82 5.1 196 12.3 69 4.3 5 0.3 34 2.1 16 18 22 1.4 16 148
4 Watson, Jobe 20 194 9.7 276 13.8 470 23.5 97 4.9 0 0.0 85 4.3 23 16 2 0.1 7 19
11 Zaharakis, David 23 323 14.0 267 11.6 590 25.7 107 4.7 0 0.0 107 4.7 9 14 11 0.5 14 80
Totals 506 5050 10.0 4080 8.1 9130 18.0 2399 4.7 835 1.7 1477 2.9 418 428 319 0.6 230 2144
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.