How many fans were at Essendon?
CREATE TABLE table_name_48 (crowd VARCHAR, home_team VARCHAR)
SELECT COUNT(crowd) FROM table_name_48 WHERE home_team = "essendon"
### Context: CREATE TABLE table_name_48 (crowd VARCHAR, home_team VARCHAR) ### Question: How many fans were at Essendon? ### Answer: SELECT COUNT(crowd) FROM table_name_48 WHERE home_team = "essendon"