CREATE TABLE table_55190 ("Home team" TEXT, "Home team score" TEXT, "Away team" TEXT, "Away team score" TEXT, "Venue" TEXT, "Crowd" FLOAT, "Date" TEXT)

How big was the crowd for Essendon?
SELECT SUM("Crowd") FROM table_55190 WHERE "Home team" = 'essendon'
SELECT SUM("Crowd") FROM "table_55190" WHERE "Home team" = 'essendon'