CREATE TABLE table_54764 ("Home team" TEXT, "Home team score" TEXT, "Away team" TEXT, "Away team score" TEXT, "Venue" TEXT, "Crowd" FLOAT, "Date" TEXT)

What was the attendance when Essendon played as the home team?
SELECT COUNT("Crowd") FROM table_54764 WHERE "Home team" = 'essendon'
SELECT COUNT("Crowd") FROM "table_54764" WHERE "Home team" = 'essendon'