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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; Essendon U19s; Essendon Wheelchair

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2024

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
[email protected]

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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2002 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Essendon's 2002 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Essendon 4.511.917.1218.18 126 WON Geelong 2.07.28.611.10 76 50 MCG Mar 30 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
2 H Essendon 7.213.714.1216.16 112 WON Richmond 0.32.65.98.12 60 52 MCG Apr 5 (Fri, 7:45) Scores
3 A Essendon 3.24.66.109.13 67 LOST Brisbane 3.48.711.1217.15 117 -50 GAB Apr 13 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
4 H Essendon 7.211.417.519.8 122 WON Adelaide 3.16.28.811.15 81 41 DOC Apr 19 (Fri, 7:45) Scores
5 A Essendon 1.12.42.74.9 33 LOST Collingwood 1.23.57.89.12 66 -33 MCG Apr 25 (Thu, 2:15) Scores
6 A Essendon 3.25.57.69.8 62 LOST Fremantle 2.35.89.913.11 89 -27 SUB May 4 (Sat, 1:40) Scores
7 H Essendon 4.17.79.1212.15 87 WON Carlton 0.42.54.79.8 62 25 MCG May 10 (Fri, 7:45) Scores
8 H Essendon 3.513.821.1226.15 171 WON St. Kilda 2.23.34.511.6 72 99 DOC May 19 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
9 A Essendon 6.17.69.912.13 85 WON Sydney 3.74.118.1211.17 83 2 STA May 25 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
10 A Essendon 4.36.68.1012.12 84 LOST North Melbourne 4.56.1111.1612.20 92 -8 MCG May 31 (Fri, 7:45) Scores
11 H Essendon 1.14.35.77.7 49 LOST Port Adelaide 4.27.610.1016.12 108 -59 DOC Jun 8 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
12 H Essendon 3.36.68.1110.12 72 WON Hawthorn 3.24.39.310.5 65 7 MCG Jun 14 (Fri, 7:45) Scores
13 H Essendon 7.212.717.1118.12 120 WON Melbourne 3.45.510.916.12 108 12 DOC Jun 28 (Fri, 7:45) Scores
14 A Essendon 5.48.913.1317.16 118 DRAW Western Bulldogs 3.39.514.618.10 118 0 DOC Jul 6 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
15 A Essendon 1.23.66.108.15 63 LOST West Coast 3.46.97.1013.12 90 -27 SUB Jul 14 (Sun, 1:40) Scores
16 H Essendon 2.24.27.48.8 56 LOST Geelong 4.38.511.714.11 95 -39 DOC Jul 20 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
17 A Essendon 4.25.85.97.12 54 WON Richmond 1.22.36.67.11 53 1 MCG Jul 26 (Fri, 7:45) Scores
18 H Essendon 3.07.28.311.5 71 LOST Brisbane 5.29.311.516.12 108 -37 DOC Aug 3 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
19 A Essendon 3.36.57.611.10 76 LOST Adelaide 5.38.714.1118.16 124 -48 FBP Aug 11 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
20 H Essendon 6.310.614.1019.12 126 WON Collingwood 2.24.48.810.11 71 55 MCG Aug 17 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
21 H Essendon 5.37.89.1213.15 93 WON Fremantle 2.55.67.1010.12 72 21 DOC Aug 25 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
22 A Essendon 4.79.1112.1612.20 92 WON Carlton 0.22.63.65.7 37 55 MCG Sep 1 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
1EF H Essendon 3.46.611.717.9 111 WON West Coast 2.26.69.811.12 78 33 DOC Sep 7 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
1SF A Essendon 3.45.86.88.11 59 LOST Port Adelaide 3.53.89.1211.17 83 -24 FBP Sep 13 (Fri, 7:30) Scores
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2002 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Alessio, Steven 15 79 5.3 63 4.2 142 9.5 44 2.9 146 9.7 30 2.0 17 21 11 0.7 6 72
Bannister, Jordan 5 8 1.6 17 3.4 25 5.0 6 1.2 2 0.4 6 1.2 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Barnard, Paul 24 191 8.0 104 4.3 295 12.3 106 4.4 9 0.4 37 1.5 11 21 23 1.0 22 160
Blumfield, Justin 22 214 9.7 147 6.7 361 16.4 108 4.9 9 0.4 62 2.8 9 17 11 0.5 9 75
Bolton, Mark 19 123 6.5 99 5.2 222 11.7 85 4.5 16 0.8 29 1.5 19 15 8 0.4 2 50
Bullen, Marc 2 11 5.5 9 4.5 20 10.0 2 1.0 1 0.5 6 3.0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Caracella, Blake 24 287 12.0 150 6.3 437 18.2 111 4.6 6 0.3 43 1.8 16 22 22 0.9 14 146
Davies, James 1 1 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Fletcher, Dustin 18 202 11.2 44 2.4 246 13.7 51 2.8 9 0.5 30 1.7 9 13 3 0.2 2 20
Forster-Knight, Robert 18 109 6.1 83 4.6 192 10.7 50 2.8 0 0.0 27 1.5 6 5 0 0.0 0 0
Hall, Ken 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
Harvey, Shane 7 33 4.7 8 1.1 41 5.9 14 2.0 0 0.0 7 1.0 2 1 6 0.9 9 45
Heffernan, Chris 23 195 8.5 101 4.4 296 12.9 58 2.5 3 0.1 64 2.8 18 23 12 0.5 4 76
Henneman, Aaron 8 29 3.6 19 2.4 48 6.0 9 1.1 10 1.3 12 1.5 1 4 0 0.0 2 2
Hille, David 19 100 5.3 65 3.4 165 8.7 77 4.1 132 6.9 27 1.4 8 15 11 0.6 10 76
Hird, James 16 232 14.5 104 6.5 336 21.0 84 5.3 1 0.1 29 1.8 9 11 11 0.7 9 75
Hunt, Sam 3 22 7.3 8 2.7 30 10.0 10 3.3 0 0.0 1 0.3 0 0 1 0.3 1 7
Jacobs, Danny 24 257 10.7 133 5.5 390 16.3 146 6.1 7 0.3 38 1.6 13 13 9 0.4 9 63
Johnson, Mark 24 247 10.3 142 5.9 389 16.2 109 4.5 14 0.6 78 3.3 24 27 5 0.2 2 32
Johnson, Jason 24 324 13.5 196 8.2 520 21.7 95 4.0 0 0.0 86 3.6 22 19 14 0.6 15 99
Lloyd, Matthew 16 143 8.9 40 2.5 183 11.4 96 6.0 4 0.3 11 0.7 17 15 47 2.9 29 311
Lucas, Scott 19 235 12.4 60 3.2 295 15.5 108 5.7 1 0.1 33 1.7 10 13 25 1.3 15 165
McAlister, Daniel 3 12 4.0 4 1.3 16 5.3 5 1.7 0 0.0 2 0.7 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
McGrath, Cory 6 23 3.8 13 2.2 36 6.0 13 2.2 0 0.0 9 1.5 1 4 1 0.2 4 10
McVeigh, Mark 24 223 9.3 68 2.8 291 12.1 73 3.0 1 0.0 60 2.5 6 11 7 0.3 13 55
Mercuri, Mark 11 101 9.2 93 8.5 194 17.6 50 4.5 0 0.0 21 1.9 12 13 7 0.6 9 51
Misiti, Joe 15 189 12.6 168 11.2 357 23.8 80 5.3 0 0.0 41 2.7 12 16 6 0.4 5 41
Moorcroft, Gary 15 113 7.5 47 3.1 160 10.7 54 3.6 0 0.0 13 0.9 6 8 13 0.9 10 88
Peverill, Damien 21 192 9.1 215 10.2 407 19.4 77 3.7 7 0.3 67 3.2 19 11 5 0.2 8 38
Ramanauskas, Adam 23 275 12.0 124 5.4 399 17.3 109 4.7 11 0.5 49 2.1 14 21 13 0.6 5 83
Reynolds, Joel 9 23 2.6 20 2.2 43 4.8 10 1.1 2 0.2 5 0.6 0 2 5 0.6 4 34
Richards, Ted 2 4 2.0 6 3.0 10 5.0 3 1.5 0 0.0 2 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1
Rioli, Dean 15 125 8.3 59 3.9 184 12.3 41 2.7 2 0.1 27 1.8 0 10 12 0.8 8 80
Salmon, Paul 15 71 4.7 60 4.0 131 8.7 56 3.7 231 15.4 14 0.9 11 18 11 0.7 3 69
Wellman, Sean 22 243 11.0 99 4.5 342 15.5 128 5.8 2 0.1 29 1.3 15 17 3 0.1 4 22
Welsh, Andrew 15 113 7.5 38 2.5 151 10.1 47 3.1 0 0.0 29 1.9 16 2 1 0.1 3 9
 

Footnotes

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