Table: t_1940_vfl_football_games_5
Columns: home_team
home_team_score
away_team
away_team_score
venue
crowd
date

Question: How many points did the home team Essendon score?
SQL: SELECT "home_team_score" FROM t_1940_vfl_football_games_5 WHERE "home_team" = 'essendon'