Round
|
Date and local time
|
Opponent
|
Scores (Essendon's scores indicated in bold)
|
Venue
|
Attendance
|
Ref.
|
Home
|
Away
|
Margin
|
1
|
Saturday, 25 March (7:25 pm)
|
Hawthorn
|
17.14 (116)
|
12.19 (91)
|
Won by 25 points
|
MCG (H)
|
78,294
|
[4]
|
2
|
Saturday, 1 April (6:25 pm)
|
Brisbane Lions
|
12.12 (84)
|
17.9 (111)
|
Won by 27 points
|
Gabba (A)
|
21,749
|
[5]
|
3
|
Sunday, 9 April (3:20 pm)
|
Carlton
|
7.15 (57)
|
6.6 (42)
|
Lost by 15 points
|
MCG (A)
|
48,022
|
[6]
|
4
|
Saturday, 15 April (7:10 pm)
|
Adelaide
|
24.9 (153)
|
13.10 (88)
|
Lost by 65 points
|
Adelaide Oval (A)
|
47,492
|
[7]
|
5
|
Tuesday, 25 April (3:20 pm)
|
Collingwood
|
15.10 (100)
|
11.16 (82)
|
Won by 18 points
|
MCG (H)
|
87,685
|
[8]
|
6
|
Sunday, 30 April (1:10 pm)
|
Melbourne
|
10.14 (74)
|
17.10 (112)
|
Lost by 38 points
|
Etihad Stadium (H)
|
44,040
|
[9]
|
7
|
Sunday, 7 May (2:40 pm)
|
Fremantle
|
17.14 (116)
|
11.13 (79)
|
Lost by 37 points
|
Domain Stadium (A)
|
33,393
|
[10]
|
8
|
Saturday, 13 May (7:25 pm)
|
Geelong
|
17.8 (110)
|
13.15 (93)
|
Won by 17 points
|
MCG (H)
|
57,172
|
[11]
|
9
|
Sunday, 21 May (1:10 pm)
|
West Coast
|
19.11 (125)
|
8.16 (64)
|
Won by 61 points
|
Etihad Stadium (H)
|
36,403
|
[12]
|
10
|
Saturday, 27 May (7:25 pm)
|
Richmond
|
11.15 (81)
|
10.6 (66)
|
Lost by 15 points
|
MCG (A)
|
85,656
|
[13]
|
11
|
Saturday, 3 June (4:35 pm)
|
Greater Western Sydney
|
18.9 (117)
|
15.11 (101)
|
Lost by 16 points
|
Spotless Stadium (A)
|
13,671
|
[14]
|
12
|
Saturday, 10 June (7:25 pm)
|
Port Adelaide
|
19.17 (131)
|
8.13 (61)
|
Won by 70 points
|
Etihad Stadium (H)
|
34,022
|
[15]
|
13
|
Bye
|
14
|
Friday, 23 June (7:50 pm)
|
Sydney
|
11.20 (86)
|
12.13 (85)
|
Lost by 1 point
|
SCG (A)
|
34,575
|
[16]
|
15
|
Sunday, 2 July (1:10 pm)
|
Brisbane Lions
|
11.16 (82)
|
13.12 (90)
|
Lost by 8 points
|
Etihad Stadium (H)
|
41,246
|
[17]
|
16
|
Saturday, 8 July (2:10 pm)
|
Collingwood
|
12.8 (80)
|
18.9 (117)
|
Won by 37 points
|
MCG (A)
|
63,537
|
[18]
|
17
|
Friday, 14 July (7:50 pm)
|
St Kilda
|
7.15 (57)
|
17.16 (118)
|
Won by 61 points
|
Etihad Stadium (A)
|
47,156
|
[19]
|
18
|
Saturday, 22 July (1:45 pm)
|
North Melbourne
|
20.12 (132)
|
16.9 (105)
|
Won by 27 points
|
Etihad Stadium (H)
|
40,359
|
[20]
|
19
|
Sunday, 30 July (1:10 pm)
|
Western Bulldogs
|
19.13 (127)
|
13.19 (97)
|
Lost by 30 points
|
Etihad Stadium (A)
|
48,754
|
[21]
|
20
|
Saturday, 5 August (2:10 pm)
|
Carlton
|
11.18 (84)
|
11.10 (76)
|
Won by 8 points
|
MCG (H)
|
58,562
|
[22]
|
21
|
Saturday, 12 August (7:25 pm)
|
Adelaide
|
12.8 (80)
|
18.15 (123)
|
Lost by 43 points
|
Etihad Stadium (H)
|
38,487
|
[23]
|
22
|
Saturday, 19 August (7:25 pm)
|
Gold Coast
|
9.3 (57)
|
12.18 (90)
|
Won by 33 points
|
Metricon Stadium (A)
|
16,817
|
[24]
|
23
|
Sunday, 27 August (1:10 pm)
|
Fremantle
|
16.11 (107)
|
14.8 (92)
|
Won by 15 points
|
Etihad Stadium (H)
|
42,665
|
[25]
|