CREATE TABLE table_11653 ("Home team" TEXT, "Home team score" TEXT, "Away team" TEXT, "Away team score" TEXT, "Venue" TEXT, "Crowd" FLOAT, "Date" TEXT)

What was the date when the home team was Essendon?
SELECT "Date" FROM table_11653 WHERE "Home team" = 'essendon'
SELECT "Date" FROM "table_11653" WHERE "Home team" = 'essendon'