CREATE TABLE "round_8" (
  "home_team" text,
  "home_team_score" text,
  "away_team" text,
  "away_team_score" text,
  "venue" text,
  "crowd" real,
  "date" text
);

Question: How many points did the home team Essendon score?
SQL: SELECT "home_team_score" FROM "round_8" WHERE "home_team"='essendon';