Essendon
"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
1921 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Essendon's 1921 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921-05-07 1 | H | Essendon | 5.6 | 6.8 | 9.10 | 11.12 | 78 | DRAW | Melbourne | 1.2 | 5.6 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 78 | 0 | EME | 1921-05-07 May 7 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1921-05-14 2 | A | Essendon | 4.6 | 6.8 | 9.13 | 10.16 | 76 | LOST | Geelong | 4.2 | 5.10 | 7.13 | 11.19 | 85 | -9 | COR | 1921-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 3:15) | Scores |
| 1921-05-21 3 | A | Essendon | 3.5 | 6.8 | 9.11 | 11.15 | 81 | WON | South Melbourne | 0.4 | 2.7 | 4.10 | 4.14 | 38 | 43 | LAK | 1921-05-21 May 21 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1921-05-28 4 | H | Essendon | 1.3 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 7.12 | 54 | LOST | Collingwood | 4.4 | 7.7 | 9.12 | 9.17 | 71 | -17 | EME | 1921-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1921-06-07 5 | Essendon | Bye | 1921-06-07 Jun 7 (Tue, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1921-06-11 6 | H | Essendon | 1.7 | 4.8 | 4.14 | 7.18 | 60 | LOST | Carlton | 2.0 | 10.3 | 12.8 | 18.9 | 117 | -57 | EME | 1921-06-11 Jun 11 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1921-06-18 7 | A | Essendon | 3.2 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 10.11 | 71 | LOST | Richmond | 2.5 | 3.8 | 9.12 | 12.14 | 86 | -15 | PUN | 1921-06-18 Jun 18 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1921-06-25 8 | A | Essendon | 1.0 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 6.10 | 46 | LOST | Fitzroy | 6.4 | 7.9 | 11.9 | 12.13 | 85 | -39 | BWS | 1921-06-25 Jun 25 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1921-07-02 9 | H | Essendon | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 5.12 | 42 | LOST | St. Kilda | 1.6 | 5.9 | 9.12 | 11.17 | 83 | -41 | EME | 1921-07-02 Jul 2 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1921-07-09 10 | A | Essendon | 4.4 | 6.9 | 9.12 | 11.14 | 80 | WON | Melbourne | 3.2 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 7.12 | 54 | 26 | MCG | 1921-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1921-07-16 11 | H | Essendon | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.13 | 2.15 | 27 | LOST | Geelong | 2.4 | 5.12 | 7.17 | 9.18 | 72 | -45 | EME | 1921-07-16 Jul 16 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1921-07-23 12 | H | Essendon | 3.4 | 6.9 | 7.10 | 8.13 | 61 | WON | South Melbourne | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.13 | 5.13 | 43 | 18 | EME | 1921-07-23 Jul 23 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1921-07-30 13 | A | Essendon | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.11 | 23 | LOST | Collingwood | 3.1 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 10.11 | 71 | -48 | VIC | 1921-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1921-08-21 14 | Essendon | Bye | 1921-08-21 Aug 21 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1921-08-27 15 | A | Essendon | 3.7 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 7.11 | 53 | LOST | Carlton | 0.0 | 1.5 | 4.10 | 7.19 | 61 | -8 | PRI | 1921-08-27 Aug 27 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1921-09-03 16 | H | Essendon | 0.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 5.15 | 45 | LOST | Richmond | 4.3 | 7.7 | 9.11 | 11.14 | 80 | -35 | EME | 1921-09-03 Sep 3 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1921-09-10 17 | H | Essendon | 1.1 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 10.14 | 74 | DRAW | Fitzroy | 2.5 | 5.6 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 74 | 0 | EME | 1921-09-10 Sep 10 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1921-09-17 18 | A | Essendon | 4.7 | 7.10 | 11.16 | 13.16 | 94 | LOST | St. Kilda | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.6 | 14.12 | 96 | -2 | JUN | 1921-09-17 Sep 17 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1921 Player Stats
| Player | GP | K | Avg | H | Avg | D | Avg | M | Avg | HO | Avg | T | Avg | FF | FA | G | Avg | B | TS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baring, Fred | 13 | 4 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Barker, Syd | 7 | 3 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Beckton, Norm | 14 | 12 | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bell, Tommy | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Collins, Jim | 7 | 2 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Day, Bert | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Donaldson, Clyde | 16 | 7 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Donnelly, Andy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dussell, Harry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Farrell, Charlie | 12 | 3 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Faulkner, George | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fawcett, Bill | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fehring, Charlie | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fraser, Wally | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Garden, Jack | 16 | 3 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gardiner, Teddy | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gardiner, Ralph | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hardy, Charlie | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Harris, George | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hunter, Harry | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Irwin, Vince | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jenkins, Tommy | 12 | 15 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laidlaw, Col | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laing, Roy | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maher, Frank | 12 | 14 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Martyn, Percy | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maynard, Dick | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| McDonald, Frank | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ogden, Percy | 13 | 5 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ross, Ray | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stockdale, Greg | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sullivan, Jimmy | 9 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wardley, Tom | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wollacott, Bertie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Woodfield, Clarrie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Woodfield, Les | 11 | 8 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zinnick, Charlie | 13 | 0 | 0.0 |