Essendon

Essendon

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Nickname

Bombers

Colours

Red and black

Entered comp

1897

Home ground

Docklands (games)
Tullamarine (training)
Windy Hill (historic)

Premierships

16

Most recent

2000

Current coach

Brad Scott

Current captain

Zach Merrett

Record v WCE

32-27

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Formed in 1871, Essendon were one of the foundation members of the Victorian Football League in 1897 and won the league's first premiership that year. The Bombers have won 16 premierships, the equal most of any club (along with Carlton). The club's most recent flag was in 2000.

Head to head

	Games	Wins	Losses	Draws	Win %
Overall	59	27	32	0	45.8%
Finals	6	1	5	0	16.7%
By venue
Subiaco Oval	19	16	3	0	84.2%
Perth Stadium	6	3	3	0	50.0%
WACA	3	1	2	0	33.3%
Docklands	15	3	12	0	20.0%
MCG	7	2	5	0	28.6%
Windy Hill	5	1	4	0	20.0%
Waverley	3	0	3	0	0.0%
Gabba	1	1	0	0	100.0%

Every game

Year	Round	Venue	Result	Score
1987	2	Windy Hill	L	114-119
1987	15	WACA	L	118-146
1988	2	WACA	W	175-76
1988	14	Windy Hill	L	85-112
1989	1	WACA	L	96-112
1989	15	Windy Hill	L	18-160
1990	11	Windy Hill	L	60-99
1990	PF	Waverley	L	58-121
1991	8	Windy Hill	W	94-87
1991	23	Subiaco	W	115-52
1992	15	MCG	W	137-62
1993	1	Subiaco	W	123-110
1993	16	MCG	L	87-89
1993	SF	MCG	L	76-108
1994	1	MCG	L	79-82
1994	16	Subiaco	W	80-44
1995	8	Subiaco	L	90-108
1995	QF	Waverley	L	55-74
1996	3	Waverley	L	50-109
1996	18	Subiaco	W	99-93
1996	SF	MCG	L	67-144
1997	9	Subiaco	W	110-85
1998	13	MCG	W	83-72
1999	4	Subiaco	W	97-23
1999	19	MCG	L	93-153
2000	15	Docklands	L	76-108
2001	6	Docklands	L	70-158
2001	21	Subiaco	L	47-136
2002	15	Subiaco	W	90-63
2002	EF	Docklands	L	78-111
2003	10	Docklands	L	106-128
2004	3	Docklands	L	131-137
2004	16	Subiaco	W	117-73
2005	12	Subiaco	W	106-82
2006	8	Docklands	W	113-92
2007	11	Docklands	L	94-95
2007	22	Subiaco	W	132-124
2008	12	Docklands	L	91-113
2008	19	Subiaco	W	113-103
2009	18	Subiaco	W	95-68
2010	4	Subiaco	W	101-78
2010	16	Docklands	W	132-100
2011	7	Docklands	L	90-106
2011	22	Subiaco	W	134-77
2012	7	Docklands	L	52-113
2013	14	Subiaco	L	91-98
2013	20	Docklands	W	120-67
2014	21	Docklands	L	74-77
2015	11	Subiaco	W	96-46
2016	15	Subiaco	W	130-52
2017	9	Docklands	L	64-125
2018	14	Perth Stadium	L	52-80
2019	14	Perth Stadium	W	106-71
2019	EF	Perth Stadium	W	116-61
2020	15	Gabba	W	60-45
2021	11	Perth Stadium	L	71-87
2022	15	Perth Stadium	W	107-97
2023	11	Perth Stadium	L	46-96
2023	21	Docklands	L	72-73

Records

Biggest win: 99 points in Round 2 1988 at the WACA

Biggest loss: 142 points in Round 15 1989 at Windy Hill, the club's biggest ever loss

Highest score: 175 in Round 2 1988 at the WACA

Lowest score: 18 in Round 15 1989 at Windy Hill, the club's lowest-ever score

Highest score against: 160 in Round 15 1989 at Windy Hill

Lowest score against: 23 in Round 4 1999 at Subiaco

Most goals in a match: 12 by Mark LeCras in Round 16 2010 at Docklands.

Players to have appeared for both clubs

Player		WCE games		Years at WCE		Ess games		Years at Ess
Scott Cummings		46		1999-2001		40		1994-1996
Jonathan Giles		9		2016-2017		3		2015
Ilija Grgic		23		1997-1998		1		1999
Dale Kickett		2		1991		8		1994
Michael Prior		9		2001-2002		81		1994-2000
On playing list at both clubs
Darren Bartsch		0		1989		0		1993
Shane Ellis		10		1989-1990		0		1985
Toby McGrath		0		2000		0		2002-2003
David Regan		0		1992		0		1989-1991
Luke Trew		0		1996		0		1997
Alec Waterman		0		2015-2016		22		2021-2022
Tim Watson		0		1992		307		1977-1991, 1993-1994

Trade history

Year	Traded	Acquired	Notes
1991	Pick 63 (Brendan Bower)	David Regan
2000	Pick 27 (Ted Richards)	Michael Prior
2015	Pick 57 (Mitch W. Brown)	Jonathan Giles Pick 62 (Kurt Mutimer)

AFLW record

Head to head

	Games	Wins	Losses	Draws	Win %
Overall	2	1	1	0	50.0%
By venue
Lathlain Park	1	0	1	0	0.0%
Windy Hill	1	1	0	0	100.0%

Every game

Year	Round	Venue	Result	Score
2022B(S7)	3	Lathlain Park	L	32-84
2023	8	Windy Hill	W	23-19