104th season of the Australian Football League (AFL)
The 2000 AFL season was the 104th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured 16 clubs and ran from 8 March until 2 September, comprising a 22-match home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs. The season was scheduled earlier than usual to avoid a clash with the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Essendon won the premiership, defeating Melbourne by 60 points in the 2000 AFL Grand Final; it was Essendon's 16th VFL/AFL premiership. Essendon also won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 21–1 win–loss record, with its home-and-away and overall (24–1) win–loss records standing as the best in the league's history. Melbourne's Shane Woewodin won the Brownlow Medal as the league's best and fairest player, and Essendon's Matthew Lloyd won the Coleman Medal as the league's leading goalkicker.
Ansett Australia Cup
The 2000 pre-season began with the 2000 Ansett Australia Cup. Unlike most pre-season competitions which start in February, the 2000 series started on 31 December 1999 with a one-off "Match of the Millennium" between Carlton and Collingwood, which was notable for Brendan Fevola kicking twelve goals, a pre-season record.[1][2] Essendon defeated the Kangaroos by 41 points in the grand final.[3]
Home-and-away season
All starting times are local time. Source: AFL Tables
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22
Ladder
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 103.4
Source: AFL Tables
Progression by round
Source: AFL Tables
Home matches and membership
Source: AFL Tables
Finals series
All starting times are local time. Source: AFL Tables
Finals week 1
Finals week 2
Finals week 3
Grand final
Win/loss table
The following table can be sorted from biggest winning margin to biggest losing margin for each round. If two or more matches in a round are decided by the same margin, these margins are sorted by percentage (i.e. the lowest-scoring winning team is ranked highest and the lowest-scoring losing team is ranked lowest). Opponents are listed above the margins and home matches are in bold.
Source: AFL Tables
Season notes
- Essendon became the first team in VFL/AFL history to win 21 matches in a home-and-away season.[21]
- By winning the grand final, Essendon set a new record for the most wins in a season (24); the club also set a new record for the highest average winning margin in a season (51 points).[22]
Awards
Major awards
Leading goalkickers
Source: AFL Tables
References
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- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 195. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
- ^ Lovett, Michael, ed. (2001). AFL 2001: The official statistical history of the AFL. p. 16. ISBN 0-9585286-7-5.
- ^ "Essendon – all games – by opponent (section: Port Adelaide)". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Fine, Mark (1 September 2011). The Book of Footy Lists. Slattery Media Group. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-921778-30-8. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Melbourne – all games – by opponent (section: West Coast)". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Cherny, Daniel (3 February 2017). "AFL to reduce artifical [sic] turf at Etihad Stadium following concerns over Daniel Menzel injury". The Age. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Gleeson, Michael (28 May 2009). "St Kilda-Geelong clash move decided tomorrow". Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Streaks – Essendon". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Essendon – all games – by opponent (section: Richmond)". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Carlton – all games – by opponent (section: Collingwood)". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "WACA – all games". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Michell, Tim (30 April 2020). "Relive the night Western Bulldogs ended Essendon's 20-game winning streak with 'super flood'". Herald Sun. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Fremantle – all games – by opponent (section: West Coast)". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Quartermaine, Braden (29 April 2017). "Western Derby controversies: The most famous derby of them all – 2000's Demolition Derby". Perth Now. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ a b "AFL Club Member Summary 1984-2021". Sports Industry AU. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Attendances 1999". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Attendances 2000". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Essendon – all games – by opponent (section: North Melbourne)". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Carlton – all games – by opponent (section: Brisbane Lions)". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ Eddy, Dan (27 September 2017). "Grand Final Moments: Greatness". essendonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "2000 Premiership". essendonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
Sources
- 2000 AFL season at AFL Tables
- 2000 AFL season at Australian Football