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The 2000 Australian Football League season was the 104th season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 11th under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989.
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.
AFL Draft
See 2000 AFL Draft .
Ansett Australia Cup
Essendon defeated the Kangaroos 16.21 (117) to 11.10 (76) in the final.
Premiership season
Round 1
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Richmond
14.10 (94)
Melbourne
13.14 (92)
MCG
41,648
Wednesday, 8 March
Essendon
24.12 (156)
Port Adelaide
8.14 (62)
Colonial Stadium
43,012
Thursday, 9 March
Kangaroos
16.15 (111)
West Coast
24.10 (154)
MCG
20,580
Friday, 10 March
Adelaide
15.18 (108)
Western Bulldogs
19.17 (131)
Football Park
37,222
Saturday, 11 March
Fremantle
16.11 (107)
Geelong
19.15 (129)
Subiaco Oval
19,777
Saturday, 11 March
St Kilda
15.10 (100)
Sydney
21.8 (134)
Colonial Stadium
31,440
Sunday, 12 March
Carlton
22.20 (152)
Brisbane Lions
16.16 (112)
Optus Oval
22,374
Monday, 13 March
Hawthorn
13.8 (86)
Collingwood
20.20 (140)
MCG
53,776
Monday, 13 March
Round 2
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Essendon
20.10 (130)
Richmond
12.15 (87)
MCG
49,521
Thursday, 16 March
Melbourne
23.7 (145)
Kangaroos
17.18 (120)
MCG
23,348
Friday, 17 March
Geelong
21.13 (139)
St Kilda
15.9 (99)
Shell Stadium
20,476
Saturday, 18 March
Port Adelaide
12.15 (87)
Fremantle
19.11 (125)
Football Park
24,695
Saturday, 18 March
Carlton
22.22 (154)
Hawthorn
18.4 (112)
Optus Oval
21,161
Sunday, 19 March
Collingwood
14.19 (103)
Adelaide
13.14 (92)
MCG
33,076
Sunday, 19 March
West Coast
10.10 (70)
Sydney
12.10 (82)
Subiaco Oval
38,127
Sunday, 19 March
Western Bulldogs
17.8 (110)
Brisbane Lions
21.13 (139)
Colonial Stadium
24,460
Sunday, 19 March
Round 3
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Richmond
20.14 (134)
Kangaroos
27.8 (170)
MCG
37,543
Friday, 24 March
Hawthorn
16.14 (110)
Brisbane Lions
15.13 (103)
MCG
20,374
Saturday, 25 March
Adelaide
14.16 (100)
Geelong
17.9 (111)
Football Park
39,179
Saturday, 25 March
St Kilda
18.8 (116)
West Coast
17.14 (116)
Colonial Stadium
21,215
Saturday, 25 March
Collingwood
24.16 (160)
Carlton
11.21 (87)
MCG
82,669
Sunday, 26 March
Sydney
19.12 (126)
Melbourne
17.12 (114)
SCG
26,920
Sunday, 26 March
Western Bulldogs
22.9 (141)
Port Adelaide
14.10 (94)
Colonial Stadium
18,134
Sunday, 26 March
Fremantle
12.16 (88)
Essendon
19.10 (124)
Subiaco Oval
27,230
Sunday, 26 March
Round 4
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Kangaroos
15.14 (104)
Geelong
15.9 (99)
Colonial Stadium
34,623
Friday, 31 March
Western Bulldogs
14.14 (98)
Carlton
8.11 (59)
Colonial Stadium
30,576
Saturday, 1 April
Hawthorn
14.6 (90)
Essendon
20.17 (137)
MCG
46,889
Saturday, 1 April
Sydney
15.11 (101)
Collingwood
15.16 (106)
SCG
34,687
Saturday, 1 April
West Coast
29.13 (187)
Adelaide
10.13 (73)
WACA
26,008
Saturday, 1 April
Port Adelaide
23.11 (149)
Brisbane Lions
15.16 (106)
Football Park
24,458
Sunday, 2 April
Melbourne
25.15 (165)
St Kilda
11.9 (75)
MCG
31,642
Sunday, 2 April
Richmond
13.9 (87)
Fremantle
12.16 (88)
Colonial Stadium
23,578
Sunday, 2 April
Round 5
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Western Bulldogs
16.14 (110)
Collingwood
17.16 (118)
Colonial Stadium
45,141
Friday, 7 April
Essendon
18.15 (123)
Carlton
15.9 (99)
MCG
64,658
Saturday, 8 April
Brisbane Lions
17.20 (122)
Adelaide
13.14 (92)
Gabba
26,395
Saturday, 8 April
Fremantle
10.15 (75)
Melbourne
14.22 (106)
WACA
20,484
Saturday, 8 April
Kangaroos
19.14 (128)
Sydney
18.12 (120)
SCG
19,306
Sunday, 9 April
St Kilda
11.18 (84)
Richmond
17.8 (110)
Colonial Stadium
26,374
Sunday, 9 April
Geelong
24.18 (162)
West Coast
11.15 (81)
Shell Stadium
22,623
Sunday, 9 April
Port Adelaide
10.14 (74)
Hawthorn
16.17 (113)
Football Park
22,086
Sunday, 9 April
Round 6
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Western Bulldogs
12.9 (81)
Essendon
22.12 (144)
Colonial Stadium
42,029
Friday, 14 April
Carlton
26.13 (169)
Port Adelaide
12.6 (78)
Optus Oval
16,415
Saturday, 15 April
Collingwood
11.16 (82)
Kangaroos
17.12 (114)
MCG
55,802
Saturday, 15 April
West Coast
28.10 (178)
Fremantle
9.7 (61)
Subiaco Oval
40,519
Saturday, 15 April
St Kilda
9.12 (66)
Brisbane Lions
15.15 (105)
Colonial Stadium
18,194
Saturday, 15 April
Adelaide
22.11 (143)
Hawthorn
8.9 (57)
Football Park
38,158
Sunday, 16 April
Sydney
16.10 (106)
Richmond
17.10 (112)
SCG
25,049
Sunday, 16 April
Geelong
15.19 (109)
Melbourne
12.12 (84)
Shell Stadium
26,761
Sunday, 16 April
Round 7
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Hawthorn
19.9 (123)
Western Bulldogs
14.8 (92)
MCG
29,405
Saturday, 22 April
St Kilda
18.9 (117)
Kangaroos
19.15 (129)
Colonial Stadium
25,977
Saturday, 22 April
Sydney
15.9 (99)
Geelong
17.6 (108)
SCG
27,040
Saturday, 22 April
Port Adelaide
13.13 (91)
Adelaide
14.14 (98)
Football Park
41,101
Sunday, 23 April
Melbourne
20.18 (138)
West Coast
12.5 (77)
Colonial Stadium
20,774
Sunday, 23 April
Richmond
10.9 (69)
Carlton
18.12 (120)
MCG
63,149
Monday, 24 April
Collingwood
15.10 (100)
Essendon
21.14 (140)
MCG
88,390
Tuesday, 25 April
Fremantle
17.9 (111)
Brisbane Lions
15.10 (100)
Subiaco Oval
19,800
Tuesday, 25 April
Round 8
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Kangaroos
9.13 (67)
Hawthorn
18.20 (128)
MCG
36,514
Friday, 28 April
St Kilda
10.8 (68)
Adelaide
14.24 (108)
Colonial Stadium
20,125
Saturday, 29 April
West Coast
15.18 (108)
Western Bulldogs
15.12 (102)
WACA
26,554
Saturday, 29 April
Port Adelaide
10.10 (70)
Melbourne
20.10 (130)
Football Park
22,490
Sunday, 30 April
Carlton
16.13 (109)
Sydney
9.10 (64)
Optus Oval
19,964
Sunday, 30 April
Geelong
11.11 (77)
Richmond
23.9 (147)
Colonial Stadium
35,171
Sunday, 30 April
Collingwood
12.13 (85)
Fremantle
15.17 (107)
Colonial Stadium
33,947
Monday, 1 May
Brisbane Lions
9.9 (63)
Essendon
19.13 (127)
Gabba
31,887
Monday, 1 May
Round 9
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Western Bulldogs
16.9 (105)
St Kilda
16.8 (104)
Colonial Stadium
35,505
Friday, 5 May
Hawthorn
14.14 (98)
Geelong
10.13 (73)
MCG
39,116
Saturday, 6 May
Adelaide
19.11 (125)
Kangaroos
19.14 (128)
Football Park
40,402
Saturday, 6 May
Richmond
11.13 (79)
West Coast
9.16 (70)
Colonial Stadium
26,304
Saturday, 6 May
Brisbane Lions
22.14 (146)
Collingwood
18.9 (117)
Gabba
29,046
Sunday, 7 May
Fremantle
13.4 (82)
Carlton
21.21 (147)
Subiaco Oval
28,421
Sunday, 7 May
Melbourne
13.15 (93)
Essendon
15.16 (106)
MCG
62,606
Sunday, 7 May
Sydney
16.15 (111)
Port Adelaide
11.19 (85)
SCG
22,446
Sunday, 7 May
Round 10
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
West Coast
17.16 (118)
Hawthorn
13.10 (88)
Subiaco Oval
37,549
Friday, 12 May
Richmond
15.12 (102)
Collingwood
7.12 (54)
MCG
64,769
Saturday, 13 May
Port Adelaide
10.18 (78)
Geelong
12.6 (78)
Football Park
19,511
Saturday, 13 May
St Kilda
11.16 (82)
Carlton
15.19 (109)
Colonial Stadium
38,151
Saturday, 13 May
Essendon
20.12 (132)
Adelaide
12.12 (84)
Colonial Stadium
34,626
Sunday, 14 May
Kangaroos
22.16 (148)
Fremantle
8.12 (60)
MCG
12,400
Sunday, 14 May
Western Bulldogs
21.11 (137)
Sydney
12.7 (79)
SCG
18,817
Sunday, 14 May
Melbourne
15.12 (102)
Brisbane Lions
11.18 (84)
Colonial Stadium
24,908
Monday, 15 May
Round 11
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
St Kilda
17.15 (117)
Port Adelaide
8.7 (55)
Colonial Stadium
17,509
Friday, 19 May
Carlton
20.9 (129)
Kangaroos
15.9 (99)
Optus Oval
28,944
Saturday, 20 May
Hawthorn
11.11 (77)
Richmond
11.14 (80)
MCG
41,057
Saturday, 20 May
Fremantle
12.9 (81)
Western Bulldogs
27.12 (174)
Subiaco Oval
20,821
Saturday, 20 May
Geelong
13.9 (87)
Essendon
22.13 (145)
Colonial Stadium
47,071
Saturday, 20 May
Adelaide
15.15 (105)
Melbourne
8.22 (70)
Football Park
37,871
Sunday, 21 May
Collingwood
13.14 (92)
West Coast
18.20 (128)
Colonial Stadium
29,072
Sunday, 21 May
Sydney
15.17 (107)
Brisbane Lions
16.14 (110)
SCG
19,789
Sunday, 21 May
Round 12
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Essendon
25.19 (169)
St Kilda
13.5 (83)
Colonial Stadium
39,836
Friday, 26 May
Collingwood
9.13 (67)
Geelong
10.11 (71)
MCG
34,367
Saturday, 27 May
Adelaide
14.14 (98)
Sydney
7.6 (48)
Football Park
30,350
Saturday, 27 May
Hawthorn
19.7 (121)
Fremantle
8.14 (62)
Colonial Stadium
16,004
Saturday, 27 May
Brisbane Lions
14.15 (99)
Richmond
17.9 (111)
Gabba
29,967
Saturday, 27 May
Western Bulldogs
16.12 (108)
Melbourne
13.5 (83)
Colonial Stadium
26,180
Sunday, 28 May
Kangaroos
10.16 (76)
Port Adelaide
8.11 (59)
SCG
7,334
Sunday, 28 May
West Coast
11.12 (78)
Carlton
20.8 (128)
Subiaco Oval
39,968
Sunday, 28 May
Round 13
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Richmond
17.10 (112)
Adelaide
17.19 (121)
Colonial Stadium
32,959
Friday, 2 June
Melbourne
9.7 (61)
Carlton
25.9 (159)
MCG
41,889
Saturday, 3 June
Port Adelaide
12.17 (89)
Collingwood
11.9 (75)
Football Park
22,691
Saturday, 3 June
Brisbane Lions
27.11 (173)
West Coast
13.11 (89)
Gabba
25,359
Saturday, 3 June
Essendon
17.17 (119)
Kangaroos
11.4 (70)
MCG
67,172
Sunday, 4 June
Fremantle
14.16 (100)
St Kilda
8.8 (56)
Subiaco Oval
21,278
Sunday, 4 June
Geelong
19.12 (126)
Western Bulldogs
18.11 (119)
Colonial Stadium
30,573
Sunday, 4 June
Sydney
16.13 (109)
Hawthorn
11.12 (78)
SCG
21,353
Sunday, 4 June
Round 14
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Kangaroos
17.14 (116)
Brisbane Lions
17.10 (112)
Colonial Stadium
26,326
Friday, 9 June
Melbourne
22.11 (143)
Collingwood
12.6 (78)
MCG
39,710
Saturday, 10 June
West Coast
10.11 (71)
Port Adelaide
16.11 (107)
Subiaco Oval
31,996
Saturday, 10 June
St Kilda
13.8 (86)
Hawthorn
27.9 (171)
MCG
21,744
Sunday, 11 June
Carlton
15.17 (107)
Geelong
15.7 (97)
Optus Oval
31,988
Sunday, 11 June
Sydney
11.10 (76)
Essendon
12.17 (89)
SCG
29,199
Sunday, 11 June
Adelaide
22.13 (145)
Fremantle
11.6 (72)
Football Park
40,917
Sunday, 11 June
Richmond
12.15 (87)
Western Bulldogs
7.10 (52)
MCG
49,557
Monday, 12 June
Round 15
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Collingwood
17.13 (115)
St Kilda
13.4 (82)
MCG
35,542
Friday, 16 June
Carlton
19.6 (120)
Adelaide
14.12 (96)
Optus Oval
25,563
Saturday, 17 June
Geelong
7.17 (59)
Brisbane Lions
20.8 (128)
Shell Stadium
21,003
Saturday, 17 June
Hawthorn
10.12 (72)
Melbourne
22.9 (141)
MCG
39,215
Saturday, 17 June
Essendon
15.18 (108)
West Coast
11.10 (76)
Colonial Stadium
39,694
Saturday, 17 June
Port Adelaide
15.13 (103)
Richmond
11.9 (75)
Football Park
26,053
Sunday, 18 June
Fremantle
20.3 (123)
Sydney
14.12 (96)
Subiaco Oval
20,465
Sunday, 18 June
Western Bulldogs
16.10 (106)
Kangaroos
15.12 (102)
Colonial Stadium
27,695
Sunday, 18 June
Round 16
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Collingwood
10.8 (68)
Hawthorn
19.11 (125)
Colonial Stadium
38,745
Friday, 23 June
Geelong
12.18 (90)
Fremantle
12.12 (84)
Shell Stadium
17,399
Saturday, 24 June
Melbourne
16.14 (110)
Richmond
14.16 (100)
MCG
43,200
Saturday, 24 June
Sydney
14.9 (93)
St Kilda
10.5 (65)
SCG
22,154
Saturday, 24 June
Port Adelaide
7.16 (58)
Essendon
12.17 (89)
Football Park
35,129
Saturday, 24 June
Brisbane Lions
17.10 (112)
Carlton
23.18 (156)
Gabba
34,743
Sunday, 25 June
West Coast
7.10 (52)
Kangaroos
16.17 (113)
Subiaco Oval
36,461
Sunday, 25 June
Western Bulldogs
21.9 (135)
Adelaide
10.14 (74)
Colonial Stadium
22,229
Sunday, 25 June
Round 17
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
St Kilda
16.13 (109)
Geelong
13.7 (85)
Colonial Stadium
23,870
Friday, 30 June
Richmond
10.6 (66)
Essendon
24.23 (167)
MCG
73,465
Saturday, 1 July
Fremantle
12.10 (82)
Port Adelaide
8.16 (64)
WACA
10,826
Saturday, 1 July
Kangaroos
14.19 (103)
Melbourne
14.18 (102)
Colonial Stadium
30,423
Saturday, 1 July
Brisbane Lions
20.18 (138)
Western Bulldogs
11.15 (81)
Gabba
24,662
Sunday, 2 July
Hawthorn
9.9 (63)
Carlton
18.12 (120)
MCG
48,268
Sunday, 2 July
Sydney
22.19 (151)
West Coast
12.8 (80)
SCG
22,002
Sunday, 2 July
Adelaide
22.15 (147)
Collingwood
16.13 (109)
Football Park
40,171
Sunday, 2 July
Round 18
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Essendon
24.15 (159)
Fremantle
11.6 (72)
Colonial Stadium
34,567
Friday, 7 July
Geelong
17.7 (109)
Adelaide
14.18 (102)
Shell Stadium
20,480
Saturday, 8 July
Melbourne
19.11 (125)
Sydney
15.9 (99)
MCG
33,923
Saturday, 8 July
West Coast
17.13 (115)
St Kilda
4.5 (29)
WACA
22,232
Saturday, 8 July
Kangaroos
20.14 (134)
Richmond
7.14 (56)
SCG
9,198
Saturday, 8 July
Port Adelaide
23.11 (149)
Western Bulldogs
16.10 (106)
Football Park
21,783
Sunday, 9 July
Carlton
28.12 (180)
Collingwood
10.9 (69)
Optus Oval
30,096
Sunday, 9 July
Brisbane Lions
16.10 (106)
Hawthorn
18.16 (124)
Gabba
26,782
Sunday, 9 July
Round 19
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Geelong
13.7 (85)
Kangaroos
18.16 (124)
Colonial Stadium
37,446
Friday, 14 July
Adelaide
15.17 (107)
West Coast
13.12 (90)
Football Park
35,425
Friday, 14 July
Carlton
11.6 (72)
Western Bulldogs
11.9 (75)
Optus Oval
25,397
Saturday, 15 July
Essendon
25.15 (165)
Hawthorn
13.4 (82)
Colonial Stadium
46,946
Saturday, 15 July
Brisbane Lions
18.12 (120)
Port Adelaide
7.11 (53)
Gabba
21,956
Sunday, 16 July
Fremantle
12.7 (79)
Richmond
15.16 (106)
WACA
19,116
Sunday, 16 July
Collingwood
12.12 (84)
Sydney
15.14 (104)
MCG
33,182
Sunday, 16 July
St Kilda
14.14 (98)
Melbourne
17.14 (116)
Colonial Stadium
24,039
Sunday, 16 July
Round 20
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Carlton
12.11 (83)
Essendon
16.13 (109)
MCG
91,571
Friday, 21 July
Hawthorn
15.11 (101)
Port Adelaide
12.8 (80)
MCG
18,976
Saturday, 22 July
West Coast
12.6 (78)
Geelong
14.24 (108)
Subiaco Oval
30,615
Saturday, 22 July
Collingwood
13.13 (91)
Western Bulldogs
15.10 (100)
Colonial Stadium
30,342
Saturday, 22 July
Sydney
21.19 (145)
Kangaroos
14.7 (91)
SCG
30,551
Saturday, 22 July
Adelaide
11.12 (78)
Brisbane Lions
17.13 (115)
Football Park
40,817
Sunday, 23 July
Melbourne
25.10 (160)
Fremantle
11.11 (77)
Colonial Stadium
16,120
Sunday, 23 July
Richmond
18.11 (119)
St Kilda
12.7 (79)
MCG
35,463
Sunday, 23 July
Round 21
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Essendon
12.9 (81)
Western Bulldogs
14.8 (92)
Colonial Stadium
45,725
Friday, 28 July
Hawthorn
15.8 (98)
Adelaide
9.13 (67)
MCG
25,512
Saturday, 29 July
Richmond
12.11 (83)
Sydney
12.12 (84)
Colonial Stadium
35,697
Saturday, 29 July
Brisbane Lions
23.15 (153)
St Kilda
8.15 (63)
Gabba
25,603
Saturday, 29 July
Port Adelaide
12.16 (88)
Carlton
12.11 (83)
Football Park
30,152
Sunday, 30 July
Fremantle
15.11 (101)
West Coast
15.10 (100)
Subiaco Oval
37,710
Sunday, 30 July
Melbourne
18.18 (126)
Geelong
17.6 (108)
MCG
75,033
Sunday, 30 July
Kangaroos
11.14 (80)
Collingwood
14.14 (98)
Colonial Stadium
30,003
Sunday, 30 July
Note: Essendon lost its first and only game in 2000, ending a 20-game winning streak
Round 22
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Western Bulldogs
9.12 (66)
Hawthorn
11.15 (81)
Colonial Stadium
45,527
Friday, 4 August
Essendon
13.19 (97)
Collingwood
11.12 (78)
MCG
66,122
Saturday, 5 August
Geelong
18.16 (124)
Sydney
18.12 (120)
Shell Stadium
26,011
Saturday, 5 August
Brisbane Lions
23.18 (156)
Fremantle
7.7 (49)
Gabba
25,070
Saturday, 5 August
Kangaroos
18.12 (120)
St Kilda
10.17 (77)
Colonial Stadium
16,310
Saturday, 5 August
Adelaide
14.8 (92)
Port Adelaide
20.19 (139)
Football Park
42,659
Sunday, 6 August
West Coast
15.10 (100)
Melbourne
26.14 (170)
Subiaco Oval
34,471
Sunday, 6 August
Carlton
19.11 (125)
Richmond
7.10 (52)
MCG
65,078
Sunday, 6 August
Ladder
All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 176. An additional nine games were played during the finals series.
Source:
AFL ladder Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Ladder progression
Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.
Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Essendon 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 80 84 Carlton 4 8 8 8 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 60 60 60 64 Melbourne 0 4 4 8 12 12 16 20 20 24 24 24 24 28 32 36 36 40 44 48 52 56 Kangaroos 0 0 4 8 12 16 20 20 24 28 28 32 32 36 36 40 44 48 52 52 52 56 Geelong 4 8 12 12 16 20 24 24 24 26 26 30 34 34 34 38 38 42 42 46 46 50 Brisbane Lions 0 4 4 4 8 12 12 12 16 16 20 20 24 24 28 28 32 32 36 40 44 48 Western Bulldogs 4 4 8 12 12 12 12 12 16 20 24 28 28 28 32 36 36 36 40 44 48 48 Hawthorn 0 0 4 4 8 8 12 16 20 20 20 24 24 28 28 32 32 36 36 40 44 48 Richmond 4 4 4 4 8 12 12 16 20 24 28 32 32 36 36 36 36 36 40 44 44 44 Sydney 4 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 16 16 16 16 20 20 20 24 28 28 32 36 40 40 Adelaide 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 12 12 12 16 20 24 28 28 28 32 32 36 36 36 36 Fremantle 0 4 4 8 8 8 12 16 16 16 16 16 20 20 24 24 28 28 28 28 32 32 West Coast 4 4 6 10 10 14 14 18 18 22 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 30 30 30 30 30 Port Adelaide 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 10 14 18 18 18 22 22 22 26 30 Collingwood 4 8 12 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 24 24 24 24 24 24 28 28 St Kilda 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 10 10 10 10 10 10
Finals series
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Week one
Week two
Week three
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Melbourne
23.18 (156)
Kangaroos
17.4 (106)
MCG
63,937
Friday, 25 August
Essendon
18.17 (125)
Carlton
12.8 (80)
MCG
84,778
Saturday, 26 August
Week four
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Essendon
19.21 (135)
Melbourne
11.9 (75)
MCG
96,249
Saturday, 2 September
Match attendance
Team
Hosted
Average
Highest
Lowest
Total
Last Year
Up/Down
Essendon
11
48,353
67,172
34,567
531,879
57,309
– 8956
Collingwood
11
45,012
88,390
29,072
495,134
39,126
+ 5886
Richmond
11
44,012
73,465
23,578
484,132
40,533
+ 3479
Adelaide
11
38,470
42,659
30,350
423,171
39,393
– 923
Melbourne
11
37,559
75,033
16,120
413,153
31,955
+ 5604
Hawthorn
11
34,417
53,776
16,004
378,592
34,864
– 446
Carlton
11
34,414
91,571
16,415
378,551
35,037
– 623
West Coast Eagles
11
33,136
40,519
22,232
364,500
30,868
+ 2268
Western Bulldogs
11
30,572
45,527
18,134
336,293
24,023
+ 6549
Geelong
11
27,729
47,071
17,399
305,014
24,840
+ 2889
Brisbane Lions
11
27,406
34,743
21,956
301,470
21,890
+ 5516
Port Adelaide
11
26,377
41,101
19,511
290,149
31,269
– 4892
Sydney
11
25,563
34,687
19,789
281,190
30,539
– 4976
St Kilda
11
24,422
38,151
17,509
268,638
33,182
– 8760
Fremantle
11
22,357
37,710
10,826
245,928
23,972
– 1615
Kangaroos
11
22,092
36,514
7334
243,017
25,890
– 3798
Total
176
32,618
91,571
7334
5,740,811
32,793
– 175
Venue
Hosted
Average
Highest
Lowest
Total
Last Year
Up/Down
MCG
42
46,141
91,571
12,400
1937,921
42,370
+ 3771
Football Park
22
32,424
42,659
19,511
713,320
35,331
– 2907
Colonial Stadium
48
30,524
47,071
16,004
1465,172
N/A
N/A
Subiaco Oval
16
30,326
40,519
19,777
485,208
28,506
+ 1820
GABBA
11
27,406
34,743
21,956
301,470
21,890
+ 5516
Optus Oval
9
24,656
31,988
16,415
221,902
21,586
+ 3070
SCG
15
22,390
34,687
7334
335,845
26,767
– 4377
Shell Stadium
7
22,108
26,761
17,399
154,753
21,922
+ 186
WACA
6
20,870
26,554
10,826
125,220
24,524
– 3654
Total
176
32,618
91,571
7334
5740,811
32,793
– 175
Awards
Notable events
The AFL season started and ended four weeks early, with the grand final taking place on the first Saturday in September to avoid scheduling conflicts with the 2000 Summer Olympics , which began in Sydney on 15 September.
The first ever AFL match held at Docklands Stadium for premiership points was played on 9 March 2000, with Essendon defeating Port Adelaide by 94 points in front of a crowd of 43,012.[1]
Essendon won the most home-and-away games (21) and total games (24) in a single season in the history of the VFL/AFL, breaking the records set by Carlton in 1995 (20 and 23 respectively), and broke Collingwood's 1929 record when it won its first twenty games; if the pre-season cup is included, Essendon won 30 games out of 31. All of these records still stand; in 2008 Geelong won 21 of 22 in the home and away season to equal that record, but lost the grand final.
Essendon's grand final win was the last by a Victorian side until Geelong won in 2007.
The McIntyre "Final Eight" system , which had operated from 1994 to 1999, was replaced by the AFL's Amended "Final Eight" system . The AFL's Amended "Final Eight" system has operated continuously from 2000 until today.
In Round 18, Carlton played against Collingwood at Princes Park (Optus Oval) for the first time since round 13, 1982. Carlton recorded its highest score and greatest winning margin against Collingwood (eclipsing those records previously set at Victoria Park in round 12, 1943).
The WACA Ground hosted its 72nd and last game of AFL football when Richmond defeated Fremantle in round 19.
Essendon's qualifying final winning margin of 125 points and their score of 198 points was the greatest ever winning margin in a qualifying final and highest ever score in any final in AFL/VFL history, it was also Essendon's highest ever score and biggest ever win over the Kangaroos.
The round 14 match between St. Kilda and Hawthorn was moved from Colonial Stadium to the MCG, as the surface of the ground was so poor it had been deemed a workplace hazard.[2] [3]
See also
References
Notes
Clubs
Seasons Grand finals Venues Awards Major recurring events Second-tier and junior competitions
Related articles Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924