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East Melbourne

Melbourne, VIC · capacity 18,000 · last AFL game 1921

games
225
finals
9
grand final
1
average score
54.1
average crowd
10,880
First game
Essendon4 goals 6 behinds, 30 pointsvCollingwood8 goals 2 behinds, 50 pointsR2 15 May 1897
Last game
Essendon10 goals 14 behinds, 74 pointsvFitzroy11 goals 8 behinds, 74 pointsR17 10 Sep 1921
Record crowd
20,181Melbourne4 goals 10 behinds, 34 pointsvFitzroy3 goals 12 behinds, 30 pointsGF 22 Sep 1900

Clubs

Essendon19711479458.9
University341518145.6
Geelong32824025.0
Fitzroy311317143.5
Carlton291414150.0
Sydney291514051.7
Collingwood28198169.6
Melbourne28621123.2
St Kilda27719127.8
Richmond1596060.0

Last games

  1. Round 17 · 10 Sep 1921Essendon10 goals 14 behinds, 74 pointsFitzroy11 goals 8 behinds, 74 points
  2. Round 16 · 3 Sep 1921Essendon5 goals 15 behinds, 45 pointsRichmond11 goals 14 behinds, 80 points
  3. Round 12 · 23 Jul 1921Essendon8 goals 13 behinds, 61 pointsSydney5 goals 13 behinds, 43 points
  4. Round 11 · 16 Jul 1921Essendon2 goals 15 behinds, 27 pointsGeelong9 goals 18 behinds, 72 points
  5. Round 9 · 2 Jul 1921Essendon5 goals 12 behinds, 42 pointsSt Kilda11 goals 17 behinds, 83 points
  6. Round 6 · 11 Jun 1921Essendon7 goals 18 behinds, 60 pointsCarlton18 goals 9 behinds, 117 points
  7. Round 4 · 28 May 1921Essendon7 goals 12 behinds, 54 pointsCollingwood9 goals 17 behinds, 71 points
  8. Round 1 · 7 May 1921Essendon11 goals 12 behinds, 78 pointsMelbourne12 goals 6 behinds, 78 points
  9. Round 18 · 4 Sep 1920Essendon6 goals 5 behinds, 41 pointsRichmond15 goals 14 behinds, 104 points
  10. Round 16 · 21 Aug 1920Essendon10 goals 7 behinds, 67 pointsFitzroy12 goals 11 behinds, 83 points

Records

Highest scores

  1. 21 goals 12 behinds, 138 pointsEssendon v CollingwoodR4 1911
  2. 19 goals 22 behinds, 136 pointsEssendon v St KildaR9 1901
  3. 16 goals 24 behinds, 120 pointsEssendon v St KildaSR1 1899
  4. 17 goals 17 behinds, 119 pointsEssendon v MelbourneR16 1908
  5. 17 goals 15 behinds, 117 pointsEssendon v St KildaR12 1900

Lowest scores

  1. 0 goals 3 behinds, 3 pointsSt Kilda v EssendonR12 1897
  2. 1 goal 0 behinds, 6 pointsSt Kilda v EssendonR9 1899
  3. 1 goal 2 behinds, 8 pointsCarlton v EssendonSR1 1898
  4. 1 goal 3 behinds, 9 pointsCarlton v EssendonR10 1898
  5. 0 goals 9 behinds, 9 pointsSydney v EssendonR3 1899

Biggest wins

  1. 107Essendon def. St KildaR9 1901
  2. 98Essendon def. St KildaSR1 1899
  3. 92Essendon def. St KildaR12 1900
  4. 91Essendon def. St KildaR12 1897
  5. 85Essendon def. CarltonSR3 1900

Biggest crowds

  1. 20,181Melbourne v FitzroyGF 1900
  2. 18,000Essendon v CollingwoodR4 1921
  3. 18,000Essendon v CarltonR6 1921
  4. 15,000Essendon v SydneyR12 1921
  5. 14,000Essendon v RichmondR16 1921

Players

Most games

  1. 95Billy Griffith7 goals
  2. 92Len Bowe1 goal
  3. 87Alan Belcher17 goals
  4. 85Bill Sewart3 goals
  5. 78Percy Ogden51 goals
  6. 75Dave Smith67 goals
  7. 72Paddy Shea85 goals
  8. 67Fred Baring39 goals
  9. 63Jim Anderson10 goals
  10. 59Son Barry13 goals

Most goals

  1. 85Paddy Shea72 games
  2. 67Dave Smith75 games
  3. 53Lou Armstrong52 games
  4. 52Jack Kirby35 games
  5. 51Percy Ogden78 games
  6. 42Jack McKenzie snr35 games
  7. 39Albert Thurgood23 games
  8. 39George Barker24 games
  9. 39Fred Baring67 games
  10. 38Ernie Lumsden21 games

Best goal hauls

  1. 7.0Dick LeeUniversity v Collingwood, R3 1908
  2. 7.0Otto LandmannEssendon v Sydney, R8 1908
  3. 7.0Fred ParkinsonEssendon v Melbourne, R16 1908
  4. 7.0Ernie LumsdenEssendon v Melbourne, R14 1914
  5. 7.0Col LaidlawEssendon v Melbourne, R9 1919

Grand finals

  1. 1900Melbourne4 goals 10 behinds, 34 pointsdef.Fitzroy3 goals 12 behinds, 30 points