Head to head, all time

CarltonvEssendon

131

Carlton wins

Draws

119

Essendon wins

256 games since 1897 · finals 10–10 · Carlton have won the last 4

Records

Carlton’s best

Biggest win: 102 points, 1936

Longest run: 13 in a row, 1968–1974

Essendon’s best

Biggest win: 109 points, 1985

Longest run: 14 in a row, 1897–1902

Grand finals

6 meetings

L13.11 (89) – 20.13 (133)Grand Final · 25 Sept 1993 · MCG−44

W7.14 (56) – 8.5 (53)Grand Final · 28 Sept 1968 · MCG+3

L8.10 (58) – 13.12 (90)Grand Final · 29 Sept 1962 · MCG−32

L6.16 (52) – 18.17 (125)Grand Final · 24 Sept 1949 · MCG−73

W13.8 (86) – 11.19 (85)Grand Final · 27 Sept 1947 · MCG+1

W5.5 (35) – 3.8 (26)Grand Final · 26 Sept 1908 · MCG+9

Last 10 meetings

From Carlton’s side

W10.12 (72) – 10.7 (67)7 June 2026 · MCG+5 W13.12 (90) – 8.8 (56)21 Aug 2025 · MCG+34 W11.12 (78) – 11.4 (70)8 June 2025 · MCG+8 W15.6 (96) – 9.16 (70)9 June 2024 · MCG+26 L6.16 (52) – 13.8 (86)11 June 2023 · MCG−34 W12.8 (80) – 7.12 (54)10 June 2022 · MCG+26 W19.9 (123) – 16.11 (107)2 May 2021 · MCG+16 W7.10 (52) – 8.3 (51)27 June 2020 · MCG+1 L4.9 (33) – 11.8 (74)2 June 2019 · MCG−41 W14.7 (91) – 10.18 (78)12 May 2018 · MCG+13

By decade

2020s7–1

2010s7–9–2

2000s7–13–1

1990s10–11–1

1980s7–13

1970s15–5

1960s11–9

1950s7–10

1940s10–12

1930s14–1

1920s11–8–1

1910s9–8–1

1900s16–12

1890s0–7

Grounds

Where they've met most

Princes ParkCarlton 48–28–1

MCGCarlton 34–39–4

Windy HillCarlton 30–27

East Melbourne Cricket GroundCarlton 11–14–1

Waverley ParkCarlton 6–11

Victoria ParkCarlton 1–0