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Essendon Football Club History

• Formed in 1871 as a junior club and as a senior club in 1873.
• The club has won the equal most premierships in the VFL/AFL.

 

Club Details
Full name	Essendon Football Club
Nickname	The Bombers, The Dons
Founded	1871
Colours	Red and Black
Competition	Australian Football League
President	Ray Horsburgh
Coach	Matthew Knights
Captain	Matthew Lloyd
Grounds	Telstra Dome (56,000)
	Windy Hill (15,000)
Season 2007
Position	12th
Top Goalkicker	Matthew Lloyd
Best & Fairest	James Hird

 

Current Playing List

1	Jay Neagle	24	John Williams
2	Ricky Dyson	25	Scott Lucas
3	Scott Gumbleton	26	Cale Hooker
4	Jobe Watson	27	Jason Laycock
5	Brent Stanton	28	Darcy Daniher
6	Angus Monfries	29	Alwyn Davey
7	Leroy Jetta	30	Patrick Ryder
8	Jason Winderlich	31	Dustin Fletcher (vice-captain)
9	Adam Ramanauskas	32	Andrew Lee
10	Mark McVeigh	33	Adam McPhee
11	Damien Peverill	35	Tom Hislop
12	Andrew Welsh	36	Sam Lonergan
13	Andrew Lovett	37	Kyle Reimers
14	Jason Johnson	39	Heath Hocking
15	Courtenay Dempsey	42	Nathan Lovett-Murray
16	Tayte Pears	43	Bachar Houli
17	Jay Nash	44	Tom Bellchambers
18	Matthew Lloyd (captain)	Rookies
19	David Hille	34	Rhys Magin
20	Henry Slattery	38	Jarrod Atkinson
21	Courtney Johns	40	Dean Dick
22	Mal Michael	41	Danny Chartres
23	David Myers

Player’s Awards

Mark of the Year			Goal of the Year
Player	Year		Player	Year
Gary Moorcroft	2001		Matthew Lloyd	2007
Army Award			Leigh Matthews Trophy
Player	Year		Player	Year
Alwyn Davey	2007		Terry Daniher	1983
			Tim Watson	1989
Coleman Medal			Norm Smith Medal
Player	Year		Player	Year
Ron Evans	1959, 1960		Billy Duckworth	1984
Ted Fordham	1966		Simon Madden	1985
Matthew Lloyd	2000, 2001 2003		Michael Long	1993
			James Hird	2000
Brownlow Medal			Michael Tuck Medal
Player	Year		Player	Year
Dick Reynolds	1934, 1937 1938		Gavin Wanganeen	1993
			Gary O'Donnell	1994
Bill Hutchison	1952, 1953		Meark Mercuri	2000
Graham Moss	1976
Gavin Wanganeen	1993		National Team representatives
James Hird	1996		Player	Year
			Justin Blumfield	2000
			Chris Heffernan	2000
			James Hird	2000, 2004
			Jason Johnson	2001
			Matthew Lloyd	2001
			Adam Ramanauskas	2001
			Adam McPhee	2004
			Mark McVeigh	2004
			Kepler Bradley	2005
			Dustin Fletcher	2005, 2006
			Andrew Lovett	2005
			Brent Stanton	2006

Premierships

VFA Premierships:

1891, 1892, 1893, 1894.

VFL/AFL Premierships:

1897, 1901, 1911, 1912, 1923, 1924, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1962, 1965, 1984, 1985, 1993, 2000, 2007.

Significant Club Achievements

VFL/AFL Runner-Up:

1898, 1902, 1908, 1941, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1983, 1990, 2001.

VFL/AFL Night Series/Pre-Season Premierships:

1981, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2000.

VFL/AFL Minor Premierships:

1898, 1911, 1923, 1924, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1962, 1968, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001.

McClelland Trophies

Awarded to Minor Premiers since 1991:

1951, 1953, 1957, 1968, 1990, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001.