With their defeat in the Elimination Final, the Bombers are the first team in league history to lose a Final in every state of Australia.

Victoria - Lost the 1898 Grand Final to Fitzroy, an event remembered by nobody

Queensland - Lost the 1996 Qualifying Final to the Brisbane Bears by a point at the Gabba after Gavin Wanganeen hit the post with 17 seconds to go, giving the Bears their first finals win in their history

That was also the first final in league history to be played in Queensland.

New South Wales - Lost the 1996 Preliminary Final to Sydney by a point at the SCG thanks to Tony Lockett's behind after the siren

During Kevin Sheedy's tenure, Essendon played in 4 finals to be decided by a point.

They lost all of them.

South Australia - Lost the 2002 Semi-Final against Port Adelaide at Football Park, which was Port Adelaide's first finals win since they were admitted into the AFL

Fun fact - Port Adelaide are the only team to be undefeated in multiple finals against the Bombers, although admittedly they only met in 2002 & 2003.

Western Australia - Lost the 2019 Elimination Final to West Coast

That was West Coast's first finals win against the Bombers after 6 attempts.

And completing the full set, Tasmania - Lost the 2021 Elimination Final to the Western Bulldogs, producing the first goalless 2nd Half in a final since 1956

This was Essendon's 7th straight defeat in a final since that 2004 Elimination Final win, which now stands as a club record for their longest finals losing run, besting the tie of 6 between the 1968 Grand Final and the 1982 Elimination Final, in which they lost all 5 elimination finals they played in.

Lou Richards had a word for Essendon's continued defeats in Elimination Finals....

ELIMINITIS.

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