What was the date when the home team was Essendon?
CREATE TABLE table_name_9 (date VARCHAR, home_team VARCHAR)
SELECT date FROM table_name_9 WHERE home_team = "essendon"
### Context: CREATE TABLE table_name_9 (date VARCHAR, home_team VARCHAR) ### Question: What was the date when the home team was Essendon? ### Answer: SELECT date FROM table_name_9 WHERE home_team = "essendon"