WINNER
Melissa Dumesny
Essendon is special to me because it reminds me of my unbreakable bond I share with my dad. I have been a part of my dad's love of Essendon since I was little. My hair in pig tails red and black ribbon off we'd go to Windy Hill. I'd sit on his shoulders to watch the game then at the most important time in the game I'd request to go to the toilet so off we'd go and dad would miss a whole quarter just for me! This love for Essendon has carried on to my children now and dad now takes them to the footy also complete with their mosquito membership which he brought for them. So Essendon Football Club is special to me because of the father-daughter bond it has allowed us to create.
My parents and six siblings squeezed into Dad's 1962 Holden Panel van every Saturday for Bombers' games. Dressed red and black, our crepe ""floggers"", Mum's cut sandwiches, king-sized thermos, Dad's intense scrutiny of team and player. Unbridled joy or absolute despair driving home, although ALWAYS fish & chips after every match.
EFC means more to me than just a team to support on the weekend. It is my extended family, a role model for me to mirror my values, community spirit and respect for others against. It’s a place where honesty, integrity and work ethic is demanded, but doesn’t go unrewarded.
Glenn Cox
From the cold and wet days at Windy hill with Dad and Grandpa watching Jack Clarke, to the Dome with my daughter watching Hirdy and Lloydy. Nothing’s changed. The racing heart beat. The tingle in the spine. Luv everything RED AND BLACK. Till death do us part. BOMBERS FOREVER.
Matthew McMaster
they represent an extension of ourselves. When they win, we feel invigorated, when they lose, we share the pain. Essendon looks strong, fit and focussed, and this invites us to live by this manor. Essendon holds an image in the community, one that it's supporters are proud of, and its peers are envious of.
Joshua Nelson
It’s the blood in my veins, the tears after losing, the adrenalin in victory. It’s the pump of a fist as a comeback beckons. It’s the smile that creeps to the corners of your mouth as the final siren nears. It’s Red, it’s Black. Essendon F.C.: It’s for life.
The club makes me feel. Throughout the week I'm just another supporter, but for 3 hrs on a weekend I'm not a supporter, I'm a part of the side. I experience all the emotions the players do, because this is what this club does to you, it makes you feel.
What constitutes an Essendon Supporter? Not colour, race or religion. Not the pedigree of a family or place of birth. Not social status or bank accounts. Not trade or profession. They are one who love the jumper and believes in the greater family that is the Essendon Football club.
