CREATE TABLE table_53295 ("Home team" CLOB, "Home team score" CLOB, "Away team" CLOB, "Away team score" CLOB, "Venue" CLOB, "Crowd" FLOAT, "Date" CLOB)

How many fans were at Essendon?
SELECT COUNT("Crowd") FROM table_53295 WHERE "Home team" = 'essendon'
SELECT COUNT("Crowd") FROM "table_53295" WHERE "Home team" = 'essendon'