The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Victoria, Australia, competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level of Australian rules football. This unofficial Essendon Football Club fan flag features the team's official logo on a black background with a diagonal red stripe derived from the club's traditional team colours and visual identity.
The triangular shield in the logo features a stylised bomber jet, referencing the club's nickname "The Bombers". The word "Essendon" appears in large, bold red letters along the top edge of the shield. The bomber symbolises speed, power, and precision, qualities associated with the club's playing style and competitive identity in Australian rules football. The red and black colour scheme is strongly associated with Essendon and reflects its long-standing team colours and heritage. Overall, the logo combines aviation-inspired imagery with traditional sporting symbolism to express the club's identity and historical identity within Australian rules football.
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| Team Name: | Essendon Football Club |
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| Team Nicknames: | Bombers, Dons, Same Olds |
| Team Abbreviation: | EFC or ESS |
| Founded: | 1872 |
| Location: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| League: | Australian Football League |
| Team Colors: | Red and Black |
| VFL/AFL premierships: | 16 |
| VFL/AFL seasons: | 124 |
| Ground: | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Capacity: | 56,347 (Docklands), 100,024 (Melbourne) |
| Mascot: | Moz "Skeeta" Reynolds |