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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) 1897–2026
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
"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
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-131 | H | Essendon | vs | Hawthorn | MCG | 2026-03-13Mar 13 (Fri, 7:40) | ||||||||||||
| 2026-03-222 | A | Essendon | vs | Port Adelaide | ADO | 2026-03-22Mar 22 (Sun, 2:45) | ||||||||||||
| 2026-03-283 | H | Essendon | vs | North Melbourne | DOC | 2026-03-28Mar 28 (Sat, 7:35) | ||||||||||||
| 2026-04-054 | A | Essendon | vs | Western Bulldogs | DOC | 2026-04-05Apr 5 (Sun, 7:20) | ||||||||||||
| 2026-04-115 | H | Essendon | vs | Melbourne | ADO | 2026-04-11Apr 11 (Sat, 12:45) | ||||||||||||
| 2026-04-186 | A | Essendon | vs | Gold Coast | CRR | 2026-04-18Apr 18 (Sat, 1:15) | ||||||||||||
| 2026-04-257 | H | Essendon | vs | Collingwood | MCG | 2026-04-25Apr 25 (Sat, 3:15) | ||||||||||||
| 2026-05-028 | H | Essendon | vs | Brisbane | DOC | 2026-05-02May 2 (Sat, 12:35) | ||||||||||||
| 2026-05-099 | A | Essendon | vs | Greater Western Sydney | SSH | 2026-05-09May 9 (Sat, 4:15) | ||||||||||||
| 2026-05-1710 | H | Essendon | vs | Fremantle | MCG | 2026-05-17May 17 (Sun, 1:10) | ||||||||||||
| 2026-05-2211 | A | Essendon | vs | Richmond | MCG | 2026-05-22May 22 (Fri, 7:40) | ||||||||||||
| 2026-05-3112 | A | Essendon | vs | West Coast | PER | 2026-05-31May 31 (Sun, 5:20) | ||||||||||||
| 2026-06-0713 | H | Essendon | vs | Carlton | MCG | 2026-06-07Jun 7 (Sun, 7:20) | ||||||||||||
| 2026-06-1314 | A | Essendon | vs | Melbourne | MCG | 2026-06-13Jun 13 (Sat, 1:15) | ||||||||||||
| 2026-06-2215 | Essendon | Bye | 2026-06-22 Jun 22 (Mon, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2026-06-2716 | A | Essendon | vs | North Melbourne | DOC | 2026-06-27Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) | ||||||||||||
| 2026-07-0417 | H | Essendon | vs | St. Kilda | DOC | 2026-07-04Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) | ||||||||||||
| 2026-07-1118 | A | Essendon | vs | Brisbane | GAB | 2026-07-11Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) | ||||||||||||
| 2026-07-1819 | H | Essendon | vs | Greater Western Sydney | DOC | 2026-07-18Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) | ||||||||||||
| 2026-07-2520 | A | Essendon | vs | Hawthorn | MCG | 2026-07-25Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) | ||||||||||||
| 2026-08-0121 | H | Essendon | vs | Adelaide | DOC | 2026-08-01Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) | ||||||||||||
| 2026-08-0822 | A | Essendon | vs | Geelong | KAR | 2026-08-08Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) | ||||||||||||
| 2026-08-1523 | H | Essendon | vs | Sydney | MCG | 2026-08-15Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) | ||||||||||||
| 2026-08-2224 | H | Essendon | vs | Port Adelaide | DOC | 2026-08-22Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) |