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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)

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2022

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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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        vs Port Adelaide          ADO May 29 (Sun, 4:10)  
12 Essendon       Bye        
13 H Essendon        vs Carlton          MCG Jun 10 (Fri, 7:50)  
14 A Essendon        vs St. Kilda          DOC Jun 17 (Fri, 7:50)  
15 A Essendon        vs West Coast          PER Jun 24 (Fri, 6:40)  
16 H Essendon        vs Sydney          MCG Jul 2 (Sat, 1:45)  
17 A Essendon        vs Brisbane          GAB Jul 10 (Sun, 1:10)  
18 H Essendon        vs Gold Coast          DOC Jul 17 (Sun, 4:40)  
19 A Essendon        vs Collingwood          MCG Jul 24 (Sun, 3:20)  
20 H Essendon        vs North Melbourne          DOC Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10)  
21 A Essendon        vs Greater Western Sydney          SSH Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10)  
22 H Essendon        vs Port Adelaide          DOC Aug 13 (Sat, 2:10)  
23 H Essendon        vs Richmond          MCG Aug 20 (Sat, 2:10)  
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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 3 15 5.0 7 2.3 22 7.3 8 2.7 26 8.7 8 2.7 3 3 1 0.3 1 7
6 Caldwell, Jye 9 79 8.8 94 10.4 173 19.2 31 3.4 0 0.0 31 3.4 8 11 5 0.6 6 36
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 8 100 12.5 46 5.8 146 18.3 45 5.6 0 0.0 6 0.8 0 6 5 0.6 3 33
2 Draper, Sam 10 51 5.1 43 4.3 94 9.4 13 1.3 250 25.0 14 1.4 20 28 3 0.3 4 22
22 Durham, Sam 8 50 6.3 65 8.1 115 14.4 29 3.6 0 0.0 15 1.9 11 12 1 0.1 3 9
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 9 63 7.0 63 7.0 126 14.0 39 4.3 0 0.0 19 2.1 10 12 5 0.6 6 36
33 Ham, Brayden 5 27 5.4 20 4.0 47 9.4 15 3.0 0 0.0 6 1.2 1 3 0 0.0 2 2
21 Heppell, Dyson 10 122 12.2 109 10.9 231 23.1 64 6.4 0 0.0 18 1.8 12 3 0 0.0 0 0
19 Hind, Nick 9 130 14.4 35 3.9 165 18.3 33 3.7 0 0.0 17 1.9 6 2 0 0.0 1 1
8 Hobbs, Ben 6 42 7.0 38 6.3 80 13.3 27 4.5 0 0.0 17 2.8 7 7 4 0.7 3 27
29 Kelly, Jake 9 81 9.0 39 4.3 120 13.3 53 5.9 0 0.0 11 1.2 6 14 0 0.0 0 0
4 Langford, Kyle 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
15 Laverde, Jayden 10 79 7.9 55 5.5 134 13.4 56 5.6 0 0.0 14 1.4 8 14 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 9 109 12.1 80 8.9 189 21.0 52 5.8 0 0.0 10 1.1 7 3 11 1.2 6 72
1 McGrath, Andrew 10 118 11.8 106 10.6 224 22.4 37 3.7 0 0.0 29 2.9 13 3 1 0.1 4 10
7 Merrett, Zach 7 94 13.4 123 17.6 217 31.0 30 4.3 0 0.0 17 2.4 7 6 2 0.3 0 12
3 Parish, Darcy 10 145 14.5 201 20.1 346 34.6 40 4.0 0 0.0 32 3.2 7 9 1 0.1 3 9
16 Perkins, Archie 10 79 7.9 40 4.0 119 11.9 31 3.1 0 0.0 25 2.5 11 4 11 1.1 3 69
34 Phillips, Andrew 3 14 4.7 6 2.0 20 6.7 7 2.3 43 14.3 6 2.0 4 4 1 0.3 0 6
27 Redman, Mason 10 151 15.1 57 5.7 208 20.8 59 5.9 0 0.0 22 2.2 12 7 1 0.1 2 8
31 Reid, Zach 4 26 6.5 16 4.0 42 10.5 20 5.0 0 0.0 12 3.0 3 2 0 0.0 0 0
14 Ridley, Jordan 8 122 15.3 30 3.8 152 19.0 46 5.8 0 0.0 8 1.0 9 3 0 0.0 2 2
9 Shiel, Dylan 9 79 8.8 100 11.1 179 19.9 31 3.4 0 0.0 30 3.3 11 10 1 0.1 2 8
5 Smith, Devon 7 43 6.1 27 3.9 70 10.0 8 1.1 0 0.0 18 2.6 5 4 3 0.4 6 24
11 Snelling, Will 1 3 3.0 2 2.0 5 5.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 3 3.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
17 Stewart, James 3 19 6.3 9 3.0 28 9.3 10 3.3 0 0.0 5 1.7 2 6 0 0.0 0 0
25 Stringer, Jake 4 40 10.0 10 2.5 50 12.5 12 3.0 0 0.0 11 2.8 2 5 7 1.8 3 45
40 Wanganeen, Tex 4 6 1.5 0 0.0 6 1.5 3 0.8 0 0.0 7 1.8 0 0 1 0.3 2 8
45 Waterman, Alec 6 26 4.3 21 3.5 47 7.8 18 3.0 0 0.0 10 1.7 0 6 9 1.5 3 57
20 Wright, Peter 10 75 7.5 28 2.8 103 10.3 51 5.1 42 4.2 7 0.7 14 8 25 2.5 7 157
30 Zerk-Thatcher, Brandon 4 22 5.5 23 5.8 45 11.3 15 3.8 0 0.0 2 0.5 1 2 0 0.0 0 0
Totals 230 2068 9.0 1549 6.7 3617 15.7 930 4.0 366 1.6 452 2.0 215 210 105 0.5 82 712
 

Footnotes

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