7,699,358 – Total attendance at matches between Collingwood and Essendon.
98, 944 – The largest attendance between the two sides, which was recorded on 6 October 1990 when Collingwood defeated Essendon by 48 points in the Grand Final for their 14th VFL/AFL premiership.
91,731 – The attendance at the most recent Collingwood v Essendon clash, who witnessed a 23-point victory by the Magpies.
41,618 – Average crowd to attend a match between the Magpies and the Bombers.
18, 862 – Total number of points scored by Collingwood against Essendon.
18, 054 – Total number of points scored by Essendon against Collingwood.
4,000 – Lowest recorded attendance between the two sides, recorded in 1921 at Victoria Park.
2005 – Last time either team kicked over 100 points against each other and still lost, when Collingwood (15.15.105) went down to Essendon (21.5.134).
1995 – First official Anzac Day match between the two sides.
1992 – The last time the two sides played at a venue other than the M.C.G. The match, which was held at Waverley Park in front of 54,984 fans, was won by Collingwood by a margin of nine points.
1990 – The last time the two teams met in a final.
229 – Total number of matches played between Essendon and Collingwood, dating back to 1897.
200 – Highest score ever kicked by Collingwood against the Bombers, when in 1971 the Magpies steamrolled Essendon by 147 points. Full-forward Peter McKenna sent a lazy 12 through the big sticks and Des Tuddenham contributed four majors as part of the Pies’ offensive barrage.
127 – Total number of Collingwood wins over Essendon.
99 – Times Collingwood has lost to Essendon since 1897.
88 – Collective disposals of Collingwood midfield trio Dane Swan, Scott Pendlebury and Dayne Beams in the 2014 Anzac Day match earlier this year.
82 – Combined number of possessions between Tony Shaw, Darren Millane and Mick McGuane in the 1990 Grand Final against Essendon. Shaw received the Norm Smith for his 32-disposal effort.
46 – Number of games Essendon father-son combination Tim and Jobe Watson have played against Collingwood.
45 – Number of touches Dane Swan had against Essendon in round 19 of his 2011 Brownlow Medal winning year.
41 – Number of goals kicked by Essendon great James Hird against Collingwood in 21 matches against the Magpies.
32 – Number of disposals Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury had in the 2011 ANZAC Day match that saw him receive his second ANZAC Medal.
31 – Combined number of VFL/AFL premierships won by the Essendon and Collingwood Football Clubs.
26 – Number of disposals midfield ball-magnet Dane Swan averages against Essendon.
26 – Number of times club record-holder Tony Shaw faced the Bombers over his 16 year career.
23 – The margin in favour of Collingwood the last time these two teams met on ANZAC Day earlier this year.
17 – Age of Collingwood midfielder Mark McGough when he won the 2002 ANZAC Day medal in just his second senior game. McGough had 24 disposals, six marks and three tackles in torrential conditions, leading to the development of a reputation as a ‘wet weather specialist’.
15 – The number of times the two teams have met in the finals.
12 – The number of wins Collingwood has had in their last 15 outings against Essendon.
11 – Number of wins in a row by Collingwood against Essendon, a streak spanning from 1932 to 1938.
11 – Number of individual goal kickers the Magpies had in their 67-point win over the Bombers in Round 2, 1978.
10 – Number of senior-listed Magpies players that were born after Essendon fullback Dustin Fletcher first played against Collingwood.
9 – The number of 90,000-plus attendances for an Essendon vs Collingwood match since the two sides began playing, the first of which turned out to watch the 1965 preliminary final at the MCG.
9 – Number of goals kicked by Sav Rocca for the Magpies in the inaugural ANZAC Day clash between the Collingwood and Essendon. The match was drawn, with both sides locked on 111 apiece.
7 – The number of goals Essendon kicked to Collingwood’s one in the first term of the 1999 Anzac Day match. The struggling Magpies finished bottom of the ladder that year, but still managed to stage an incredible comeback across the remaining three quarters to drag themselves back into the game. Ultimately the brave Collingwood side fell short, going down to the Bombers by eight points, but provided the crowd with a classic contest that few who witnessed it would ever forget.
6 – Number of goals kicked by Essendon forward Matthew Lloyd on ANZAC Day in 1999 to help sink the Magpies by eight points.
5 – Number of goals Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley kicked against Essendon in Round 16, 2005. Despite Bucks’ big haul, the Bombers went home with the 131-105 victory.
4 – The number of Grand Finals contested between the two sides, for which the ledger is 2-2.
4 – Number of times big forward Travis Cloke has kicked a bag of five goals against Essendon.
3 – Number of times a match between the two sides has been drawn.
2 – Dual ANZAC Day medallists currently rotating through the Collingwood midfield (Dane Swan and captain Scott Pendlebury).
1 – David Zaharakis’ career goal tally after slotting home the match-winning major against Collingwood on ANZAC Day, 2009. Many supporters had already begun leaving as the rain began to fall, when somehow the Magpies let slip a 14-point lead with less than five minutes to play. That one still burns.
1 – Collingwood’s lead after Jarryd Blair managed to get boot to ball and scrounge a goal from the square in the dying seconds of the Round 5, 2012 ANZAC Day battle. The game looked just about won when Brent Stanton snapped truly with two minutes left in the match to give the Bombers a five-point lead, but as history shows, the Magpies weren’t done with yet. The decision survived a nerve-wracking video review to determine whether Blair had in fact made contact with the ball, but after being given the green light the Pies held on for the final minute for a thrilling victory.
0 – The number of goals Collingwood kicked to the Bombers five in the first quarter against Essendon earlier this year.
