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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
Brasher, Paul

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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2022 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Essendon's 2022 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Essendon 2.13.36.311.6 72 LOST Geelong 7.512.917.1420.18 138 -66 MCG Mar 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Essendon 4.55.98.1310.15 75 LOST Brisbane 1.17.213.515.7 97 -22 DOC Mar 26 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
3 A Essendon 0.43.58.510.10 70 LOST Melbourne 3.54.89.1214.15 99 -29 MCG Apr 1 (Fri, 7:20) Scores
4 H Essendon 5.39.612.1115.13 103 WON Adelaide 4.28.412.615.9 99 4 DOC Apr 10 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
5 H Essendon 1.45.85.108.11 59 LOST Fremantle 2.26.512.816.11 107 -48 DOC Apr 17 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
6 H Essendon 2.24.68.812.10 82 LOST Collingwood 3.26.29.315.3 93 -11 MCG Apr 25 (Mon, 3:20) Scores
7 A Essendon 2.33.76.1010.11 71 LOST Western Bulldogs 3.16.313.416.7 103 -32 DOC May 1 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
8 H Essendon 2.26.38.1016.12 108 WON Hawthorn 3.78.910.1311.15 81 27 DOC May 7 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
9 A Essendon 2.34.45.76.11 47 LOST Sydney 5.59.1212.1614.21 105 -58 SCG May 14 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
10 A Essendon 1.23.36.37.6 48 LOST Richmond 2.37.59.1211.14 80 -32 MCG May 21 (Sat, 7:30) Scores
11 A Essendon 0.62.96.126.14 50 LOST Port Adelaide 4.28.49.89.12 66 -16 ADO May 29 (Sun, 4:10) Scores
12 Essendon       Bye        
13 H Essendon 3.25.47.87.12 54 LOST Carlton 4.19.412.612.8 80 -26 MCG Jun 10 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
14 A Essendon 4.57.713.1115.17 107 WON St. Kilda 2.13.38.411.6 72 35 DOC Jun 17 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
15 A Essendon 5.57.1010.1314.13 97 LOST West Coast 3.39.313.616.11 107 -10 PER Jun 24 (Fri, 6:40) Scores
16 H Essendon 2.27.29.315.5 95 WON Sydney 5.27.69.1412.14 86 9 MCG Jul 2 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
17 A Essendon 2.37.611.915.10 100 WON Brisbane 2.34.89.913.12 90 10 GAB Jul 10 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
18 H Essendon 4.49.1011.1614.19 103 WON Gold Coast 4.15.45.68.7 55 48 DOC Jul 17 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
19 A Essendon 0.15.310.711.10 76 LOST Collingwood 6.27.48.512.8 80 -4 MCG Jul 24 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
20 H Essendon 5.19.513.617.12 114 WON North Melbourne 2.45.67.99.12 66 48 DOC Jul 31 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
21 A Essendon 3.37.59.810.9 69 LOST Greater Western Sydney 3.57.711.914.12 96 -27 SSH Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 H Essendon 3.43.56.59.8 62 LOST Port Adelaide 5.012.214.623.8 146 -84 DOC Aug 14 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
23 H Essendon 3.27.69.811.9 75 LOST Richmond 6.310.716.1021.15 141 -66 MCG Aug 20 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
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2022 Player Stats

# Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
26 Baldwin, Kaine 4 17 4.3 6 1.5 23 5.8 9 2.3 5 1.3 9 2.3 5 4 2 0.5 3 15
24 Bryan, Nick 5 24 4.8 11 2.2 35 7.0 9 1.8 51 10.2 13 2.6 5 3 1 0.2 1 7
6 Caldwell, Jye 20 175 8.8 200 10.0 375 18.8 67 3.4 0 0.0 86 4.3 21 20 6 0.3 8 44
13 Cox, Nik 5 26 5.2 37 7.4 63 12.6 20 4.0 0 0.0 7 1.4 8 6 1 0.2 3 9
12 Cutler, Tom 9 110 12.2 50 5.6 160 17.8 51 5.7 0 0.0 8 0.9 1 8 5 0.6 3 33
42 D'Ambrosio, Massimo 8 56 7.0 40 5.0 96 12.0 28 3.5 0 0.0 11 1.4 3 6 4 0.5 0 24
2 Draper, Sam 22 140 6.4 74 3.4 214 9.7 35 1.6 523 23.8 33 1.5 27 44 12 0.5 7 79
22 Durham, Sam 20 140 7.0 161 8.1 301 15.1 91 4.6 0 0.0 35 1.8 17 24 5 0.3 6 36
10 Francis, Aaron 4 15 3.8 13 3.3 28 7.0 16 4.0 0 0.0 6 1.5 1 3 4 1.0 3 27
35 Guelfi, Matt 20 141 7.1 118 5.9 259 13.0 77 3.9 0 0.0 47 2.4 21 27 17 0.9 10 112
33 Ham, Brayden 11 32 2.9 32 2.9 64 5.8 20 1.8 0 0.0 12 1.1 1 5 0 0.0 2 2
21 Heppell, Dyson 22 259 11.8 224 10.2 483 22.0 145 6.6 0 0.0 41 1.9 27 13 4 0.2 2 26
19 Hind, Nick 21 338 16.1 91 4.3 429 20.4 93 4.4 0 0.0 37 1.8 16 12 2 0.1 6 18
8 Hobbs, Ben 17 121 7.1 124 7.3 245 14.4 60 3.5 0 0.0 43 2.5 20 22 8 0.5 12 60
18 Hurley, Michael 1 5 5.0 1 1.0 6 6.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0 1 1.0 0 6
23 Jones, Harrison 10 44 4.4 32 3.2 76 7.6 28 2.8 0 0.0 14 1.4 6 2 13 1.3 5 83
29 Kelly, Jake 21 196 9.3 104 5.0 300 14.3 132 6.3 0 0.0 27 1.3 12 28 1 0.0 0 6
4 Langford, Kyle 9 73 8.1 51 5.7 124 13.8 42 4.7 0 0.0 22 2.4 4 7 10 1.1 7 67
15 Laverde, Jayden 22 190 8.6 123 5.6 313 14.2 137 6.2 0 0.0 45 2.0 18 29 0 0.0 1 1
28 Lord, Alastair 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
37 Martin, Nic 21 225 10.7 193 9.2 418 19.9 123 5.9 0 0.0 35 1.7 15 12 19 0.9 12 126
1 McGrath, Andrew 18 214 11.9 171 9.5 385 21.4 90 5.0 0 0.0 47 2.6 17 5 2 0.1 5 17
47 Menzie, Jye 2 10 5.0 9 4.5 19 9.5 7 3.5 0 0.0 3 1.5 0 1 1 0.5 0 6
7 Merrett, Zach 19 297 15.6 275 14.5 572 30.1 75 3.9 0 0.0 82 4.3 36 12 6 0.3 6 42
3 Parish, Darcy 16 221 13.8 280 17.5 501 31.3 59 3.7 0 0.0 52 3.3 14 14 3 0.2 6 24
16 Perkins, Archie 18 151 8.4 68 3.8 219 12.2 68 3.8 0 0.0 45 2.5 16 9 16 0.9 13 109
34 Phillips, Andrew 10 41 4.1 17 1.7 58 5.8 20 2.0 142 14.2 25 2.5 8 14 4 0.4 0 24
27 Redman, Mason 20 312 15.6 112 5.6 424 21.2 124 6.2 0 0.0 44 2.2 21 17 3 0.2 6 24
31 Reid, Zach 7 35 5.0 24 3.4 59 8.4 23 3.3 0 0.0 16 2.3 4 3 0 0.0 0 0
14 Ridley, Jordan 20 299 15.0 83 4.2 382 19.1 126 6.3 0 0.0 21 1.1 16 11 0 0.0 2 2
9 Shiel, Dylan 19 189 9.9 247 13.0 436 22.9 62 3.3 0 0.0 86 4.5 26 12 3 0.2 4 22
5 Smith, Devon 8 47 5.9 31 3.9 78 9.8 9 1.1 0 0.0 21 2.6 5 4 3 0.4 8 26
11 Snelling, Will 8 41 5.1 66 8.3 107 13.4 24 3.0 0 0.0 28 3.5 5 5 0 0.0 0 0
17 Stewart, James 6 33 5.5 18 3.0 51 8.5 21 3.5 2 0.3 6 1.0 4 7 4 0.7 0 24
25 Stringer, Jake 15 136 9.1 60 4.0 196 13.1 33 2.2 0 0.0 45 3.0 16 16 25 1.7 19 169
40 Wanganeen, Tex 5 7 1.4 6 1.2 13 2.6 3 0.6 0 0.0 10 2.0 0 1 1 0.2 3 9
45 Waterman, Alec 8 31 3.9 29 3.6 60 7.5 23 2.9 0 0.0 14 1.8 0 7 10 1.3 4 64
20 Wright, Peter 22 181 8.2 63 2.9 244 11.1 128 5.8 69 3.1 15 0.7 29 13 53 2.4 26 344
30 Zerk-Thatcher, Brandon 12 100 8.3 52 4.3 152 12.7 70 5.8 0 0.0 12 1.0 9 6 0 0.0 0 0
Totals 506 4672 9.2 3296 6.5 7968 15.7 2150 4.2 792 1.6 1103 2.2 456 432 249 0.5 193 1687
 

Footnotes

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