2000 AFL Season

Season Details

Name: 2000 AFL Season
Team(s): 16
Round(s): 22
Finals System: AFL Final Eight System
Match(es): 185

Season Results

Premiers: Essendon
Runners-Up: Melbourne
Minor Premiers: Essendon
Brownlow Medallist(s): Shane Woewodin (Melbourne)
Coleman Medallist(s): Matthew Lloyd (Essendon)
Norm Smith Medallist(s): James Hird (Essendon)
Leigh Matthews Trophy Winner(s): Anthony Koutoufides (Carlton)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Essendon (P) 1st 21 -0- 1 159.1% James Hird (16) Matthew Lloyd (94)
Carlton 2nd 16 -0- 6 134.8% Anthony Koutoufides (19) Lance Whitnall (65)
Melbourne (R) 3rd 14 -0- 8 118.4% Shane Woewodin (24) Jeff Farmer (65)
Kangaroos 4th 14 -0- 8 106.2% Wayne Carey, Brent Harvey (14) Wayne Carey (62)
Geelong 5th 12 -1- 9 96.9% Brad Sholl (12) Ronnie Burns (38)
Brisbane Lions 6th 12 -0- 10 117.1% Michael Voss (16) Alastair Lynch (61)
Western Bulldogs 7th 12 -0- 10 103.6% Scott West (22) Rohan Smith (41)
Hawthorn 8th 12 -0- 10 97.6% Nick Holland (14) Nick Holland (48)
Richmond 9th 11 -0- 11 93.1% Matthew Knights (9) Matthew Rogers (37)
Sydney 10th 10 -0- 12 101.6% Michael O'Loughlin (16) Michael O'Loughlin (53)
Adelaide 11th 9 -0- 13 96.1% Andrew McLeod (20) Scott Welsh (47)
Fremantle 12th 8 -0- 14 72.0% Troy Cook (13) Clive Waterhouse (53)
West Coast 13th 7 -1- 14 92.4% Dean Kemp (13) Phillip Matera (49)
Port Adelaide 14th 7 -1- 14 84.0% Josh Francou (8) Warren Tredrea (32)
Collingwood 15th 7 -0- 15 85.9% Nathan Buckley (18) Anthony Rocca (33)
St Kilda 16th 2 -1- 19 70.5% Stewart Loewe (7) Peter Everitt (40)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 32
Goal Umpire 23
Boundary Umpire 32

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
WED 08/03/2000 7:40 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 94 - 92 41,648
THU 09/03/2000 8:15 PM Essendon v Port Adelaide Colonial Stadium 156 - 62 43,012
FRI 10/03/2000 7:40 PM Kangaroos v West Coast MCG 111 - 154 20,580
SAT 11/03/2000 2:50 PM Adelaide v Western Bulldogs Football Park 108 - 131 37,222
SAT 11/03/2000 5:40 PM Fremantle v Geelong Subiaco Oval 107 - 129 19,777
SUN 12/03/2000 7:40 PM St Kilda v Sydney Colonial Stadium 100 - 134 31,440
MON 13/03/2000 2:10 PM Carlton v Brisbane Lions Optus Oval 152 - 112 22,374
MON 13/03/2000 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood MCG 86 - 140 53,776

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
THU 16/03/2000 7:40 PM Essendon v Richmond MCG 130 - 87 49,521
FRI 17/03/2000 7:40 PM Melbourne v Kangaroos MCG 145 - 120 23,348
SAT 18/03/2000 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Shell Stadium 139 - 99 20,476
SAT 18/03/2000 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Fremantle Football Park 87 - 125 24,695
SUN 19/03/2000 2:10 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Optus Oval 154 - 112 21,161
SUN 19/03/2000 2:10 PM Collingwood v Adelaide MCG 103 - 92 33,076
SUN 19/03/2000 5:40 PM West Coast v Sydney Subiaco Oval 70 - 82 38,127
SUN 19/03/2000 7:40 PM Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions Colonial Stadium 110 - 139 24,460

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 24/03/2000 7:40 PM Richmond v Kangaroos MCG 134 - 170 37,543
SAT 25/03/2000 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions MCG 110 - 103 20,374
SAT 25/03/2000 7:10 PM Adelaide v Geelong Football Park 100 - 111 39,179
SAT 25/03/2000 7:40 PM St Kilda v West Coast Colonial Stadium 116 - 116 21,215
SUN 26/03/2000 2:10 PM Sydney v Melbourne SCG 126 - 114 26,920
SUN 26/03/2000 2:10 PM Collingwood v Carlton MCG 160 - 87 82,669
SUN 26/03/2000 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide Colonial Stadium 141 - 94 18,134
SUN 26/03/2000 6:40 PM Fremantle v Essendon Subiaco Oval 88 - 124 27,230

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 31/03/2000 7:40 PM Kangaroos v Geelong Colonial Stadium 104 - 99 34,623
SAT 01/04/2000 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Carlton Colonial Stadium 98 - 59 30,576
SAT 01/04/2000 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Essendon MCG 90 - 137 46,889
SAT 01/04/2000 7:40 PM Sydney v Collingwood SCG 101 - 106 34,687
SAT 01/04/2000 8:10 PM West Coast v Adelaide WACA 187 - 73 26,008
SUN 02/04/2000 1:40 PM Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions Football Park 149 - 106 24,458
SUN 02/04/2000 2:10 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 165 - 75 31,642
SUN 02/04/2000 2:10 PM Richmond v Fremantle Colonial Stadium 87 - 88 23,578

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 07/04/2000 7:40 PM Western Bulldogs v Collingwood Colonial Stadium 110 - 118 45,141
SAT 08/04/2000 2:10 PM Essendon v Carlton MCG 123 - 99 64,658
SAT 08/04/2000 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Adelaide Gabba 122 - 92 26,395
SAT 08/04/2000 8:10 PM Fremantle v Melbourne WACA 75 - 106 20,484
SUN 09/04/2000 2:10 PM Geelong v West Coast Shell Stadium 162 - 81 22,623
SUN 09/04/2000 2:10 PM St Kilda v Richmond Colonial Stadium 84 - 110 26,374
SUN 09/04/2000 2:10 PM Kangaroos v Sydney SCG 128 - 120 19,306
SUN 09/04/2000 8:10 PM Port Adelaide v Hawthorn Football Park 74 - 113 22,086

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 14/04/2000 7:40 PM Western Bulldogs v Essendon Colonial Stadium 81 - 144 42,029
SAT 15/04/2000 2:10 PM Carlton v Port Adelaide Optus Oval 169 - 78 16,415
SAT 15/04/2000 2:10 PM Collingwood v Kangaroos MCG 82 - 114 55,802
SAT 15/04/2000 6:40 PM West Coast v Fremantle Subiaco Oval 178 - 61 40,519
SAT 15/04/2000 7:40 PM St Kilda v Brisbane Lions Colonial Stadium 66 - 105 18,194
SUN 16/04/2000 2:10 PM Geelong v Melbourne Shell Stadium 109 - 84 26,761
SUN 16/04/2000 2:40 PM Sydney v Richmond SCG 106 - 112 25,049
SUN 16/04/2000 2:50 PM Adelaide v Hawthorn Football Park 143 - 57 38,158

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/04/2000 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs MCG 123 - 92 29,405
SAT 22/04/2000 7:40 PM Sydney v Geelong SCG 99 - 108 27,040
SAT 22/04/2000 7:40 PM St Kilda v Kangaroos Colonial Stadium 117 - 129 25,977
SUN 23/04/2000 1:40 PM Port Adelaide v Adelaide Football Park 91 - 98 41,101
SUN 23/04/2000 2:10 PM Melbourne v West Coast Colonial Stadium 138 - 77 20,774
MON 24/04/2000 2:10 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 69 - 120 63,149
TUE 25/04/2000 2:10 PM Fremantle v Brisbane Lions Subiaco Oval 111 - 100 19,800
TUE 25/04/2000 2:15 PM Collingwood v Essendon MCG 100 - 140 88,390

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 28/04/2000 7:40 PM Kangaroos v Hawthorn MCG 67 - 128 36,514
SAT 29/04/2000 2:10 PM St Kilda v Adelaide Colonial Stadium 68 - 108 20,125
SAT 29/04/2000 6:40 PM West Coast v Western Bulldogs WACA 108 - 102 26,554
SUN 30/04/2000 1:40 PM Port Adelaide v Melbourne Football Park 86 - 111 22,490
SUN 30/04/2000 2:10 PM Geelong v Richmond Colonial Stadium 77 - 147 35,171
SUN 30/04/2000 2:10 PM Carlton v Sydney Optus Oval 109 - 64 19,964
MON 01/05/2000 7:00 PM Collingwood v Fremantle Colonial Stadium 85 - 107 33,947
MON 01/05/2000 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Essendon Gabba 63 - 127 31,887

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 05/05/2000 7:40 PM Western Bulldogs v St Kilda Colonial Stadium 105 - 104 35,505
SAT 06/05/2000 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Geelong MCG 98 - 73 39,116
SAT 06/05/2000 7:10 PM Adelaide v Kangaroos Football Park 125 - 128 40,402
SAT 06/05/2000 7:40 PM Richmond v West Coast Colonial Stadium 79 - 70 26,304
SUN 07/05/2000 1:20 PM Fremantle v Carlton Subiaco Oval 82 - 147 28,421
SUN 07/05/2000 2:10 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 93 - 106 62,606
SUN 07/05/2000 2:10 PM Sydney v Port Adelaide SCG 111 - 85 22,446
SUN 07/05/2000 2:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Collingwood Gabba 146 - 117 29,046

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 12/05/2000 6:40 PM West Coast v Hawthorn Subiaco Oval 118 - 88 37,549
SAT 13/05/2000 2:10 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 102 - 54 64,769
SAT 13/05/2000 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Geelong Football Park 78 - 78 19,511
SAT 13/05/2000 7:40 PM St Kilda v Carlton Colonial Stadium 82 - 109 38,151
SUN 14/05/2000 2:10 PM Essendon v Adelaide Colonial Stadium 132 - 84 34,626
SUN 14/05/2000 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Sydney SCG 137 - 79 18,817
SUN 14/05/2000 2:10 PM Kangaroos v Fremantle MCG 148 - 60 12,400
MON 15/05/2000 7:00 PM Melbourne v Brisbane Lions Colonial Stadium 102 - 84 24,908

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 19/05/2000 7:40 PM St Kilda v Port Adelaide Colonial Stadium 117 - 55 17,509
SAT 20/05/2000 2:10 PM Carlton v Kangaroos Optus Oval 129 - 99 28,944
SAT 20/05/2000 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Richmond MCG 77 - 80 41,057
SAT 20/05/2000 6:40 PM Fremantle v Western Bulldogs Subiaco Oval 81 - 174 20,821
SAT 20/05/2000 7:40 PM Geelong v Essendon Colonial Stadium 87 - 145 47,071
SUN 21/05/2000 2:10 PM Adelaide v Melbourne Football Park 105 - 70 37,871
SUN 21/05/2000 2:10 PM Collingwood v West Coast Colonial Stadium 92 - 128 29,072
SUN 21/05/2000 3:20 PM Sydney v Brisbane Lions SCG 107 - 110 19,789

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 26/05/2000 7:40 PM Essendon v St Kilda Colonial Stadium 169 - 83 39,836
SAT 27/05/2000 2:10 PM Collingwood v Geelong MCG 67 - 71 34,367
SAT 27/05/2000 7:10 PM Adelaide v Sydney Football Park 98 - 48 30,350
SAT 27/05/2000 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Richmond Gabba 99 - 111 29,967
SAT 27/05/2000 7:40 PM Hawthorn v Fremantle Colonial Stadium 121 - 62 16,004
SUN 28/05/2000 1:20 PM West Coast v Carlton Subiaco Oval 78 - 128 39,968
SUN 28/05/2000 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Melbourne Colonial Stadium 108 - 83 26,180
SUN 28/05/2000 2:40 PM Kangaroos v Port Adelaide SCG 76 - 59 7,334

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 02/06/2000 7:40 PM Richmond v Adelaide Colonial Stadium 112 - 121 32,959
SAT 03/06/2000 2:10 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 61 - 159 41,889
SAT 03/06/2000 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Collingwood Football Park 89 - 75 22,691
SAT 03/06/2000 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v West Coast Gabba 173 - 89 25,359
SUN 04/06/2000 1:20 PM Fremantle v St Kilda Subiaco Oval 100 - 56 21,278
SUN 04/06/2000 2:10 PM Geelong v Western Bulldogs Colonial Stadium 126 - 119 30,573
SUN 04/06/2000 2:10 PM Essendon v Kangaroos MCG 119 - 70 67,172
SUN 04/06/2000 2:40 PM Sydney v Hawthorn SCG 109 - 78 21,353

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 09/06/2000 7:40 PM Kangaroos v Brisbane Lions Colonial Stadium 116 - 112 26,326
SAT 10/06/2000 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 143 - 78 39,710
SAT 10/06/2000 6:40 PM West Coast v Port Adelaide Subiaco Oval 71 - 107 31,996
SUN 11/06/2000 2:10 PM Carlton v Geelong Optus Oval 107 - 97 31,988
SUN 11/06/2000 2:10 PM Sydney v Essendon SCG 76 - 89 29,199
SUN 11/06/2000 2:10 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn MCG 86 - 171 21,744
SUN 11/06/2000 8:10 PM Adelaide v Fremantle Football Park 145 - 72 40,917
MON 12/06/2000 2:10 PM Richmond v Western Bulldogs MCG 87 - 52 49,557

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 16/06/2000 7:40 PM Collingwood v St Kilda MCG 115 - 82 35,542
SAT 17/06/2000 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne MCG 72 - 141 39,215
SAT 17/06/2000 2:10 PM Geelong v Brisbane Lions Shell Stadium 59 - 128 21,003
SAT 17/06/2000 2:10 PM Carlton v Adelaide Optus Oval 120 - 96 25,563
SAT 17/06/2000 7:40 PM Essendon v West Coast Colonial Stadium 108 - 76 39,694
SUN 18/06/2000 1:20 PM Fremantle v Sydney Subiaco Oval 123 - 96 20,465
SUN 18/06/2000 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Richmond Football Park 103 - 75 26,053
SUN 18/06/2000 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Kangaroos Colonial Stadium 106 - 102 27,695

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 23/06/2000 7:40 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Colonial Stadium 68 - 125 38,745
SAT 24/06/2000 2:10 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 110 - 100 43,200
SAT 24/06/2000 2:10 PM Geelong v Fremantle Shell Stadium 90 - 84 17,399
SAT 24/06/2000 7:40 PM Sydney v St Kilda SCG 93 - 65 22,154
SAT 24/06/2000 8:10 PM Port Adelaide v Essendon Football Park 58 - 89 35,129
SUN 25/06/2000 1:20 PM West Coast v Kangaroos Subiaco Oval 52 - 113 36,461
SUN 25/06/2000 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Adelaide Colonial Stadium 135 - 74 22,229
SUN 25/06/2000 2:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Carlton Gabba 112 - 156 34,743

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 30/06/2000 7:40 PM St Kilda v Geelong Colonial Stadium 109 - 85 23,870
SAT 01/07/2000 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 66 - 167 73,465
SAT 01/07/2000 6:40 PM Fremantle v Port Adelaide WACA 82 - 64 10,826
SAT 01/07/2000 7:40 PM Kangaroos v Melbourne Colonial Stadium 103 - 102 30,423
SUN 02/07/2000 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Carlton MCG 63 - 120 48,268
SUN 02/07/2000 2:10 PM Sydney v West Coast SCG 151 - 80 22,002
SUN 02/07/2000 2:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs Gabba 138 - 81 24,662
SUN 02/07/2000 2:50 PM Adelaide v Collingwood Football Park 147 - 109 40,171

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 07/07/2000 7:40 PM Essendon v Fremantle Colonial Stadium 159 - 72 34,567
SAT 08/07/2000 2:10 PM Melbourne v Sydney MCG 125 - 99 33,923
SAT 08/07/2000 2:10 PM Geelong v Adelaide Shell Stadium 109 - 102 20,480
SAT 08/07/2000 7:10 PM West Coast v St Kilda WACA 115 - 29 22,232
SAT 08/07/2000 7:40 PM Kangaroos v Richmond SCG 134 - 56 9,198
SUN 09/07/2000 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood Optus Oval 180 - 69 30,096
SUN 09/07/2000 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs Football Park 149 - 106 21,783
SUN 09/07/2000 3:20 PM Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn Gabba 106 - 124 26,782

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 14/07/2000 7:40 PM Geelong v Kangaroos Colonial Stadium 85 - 124 37,446
FRI 14/07/2000 8:10 PM Adelaide v West Coast Football Park 107 - 90 35,425
SAT 15/07/2000 2:10 PM Carlton v Western Bulldogs Optus Oval 72 - 75 25,397
SAT 15/07/2000 7:40 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Colonial Stadium 165 - 82 46,946
SUN 16/07/2000 12:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide Gabba 120 - 53 21,956
SUN 16/07/2000 1:20 PM Fremantle v Richmond WACA 79 - 106 19,116
SUN 16/07/2000 2:10 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Colonial Stadium 98 - 116 24,039
SUN 16/07/2000 2:10 PM Collingwood v Sydney MCG 84 - 104 33,182

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 21/07/2000 7:40 PM Carlton v Essendon MCG 83 - 109 91,571
SAT 22/07/2000 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Port Adelaide MCG 101 - 80 18,976
SAT 22/07/2000 6:40 PM West Coast v Geelong Subiaco Oval 78 - 108 30,615
SAT 22/07/2000 7:40 PM Sydney v Kangaroos SCG 145 - 91 30,551
SAT 22/07/2000 7:40 PM Collingwood v Western Bulldogs Colonial Stadium 91 - 100 30,342
SUN 23/07/2000 1:40 PM Adelaide v Brisbane Lions Football Park 78 - 115 40,817
SUN 23/07/2000 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fremantle Colonial Stadium 160 - 77 16,120
SUN 23/07/2000 2:10 PM Richmond v St Kilda MCG 119 - 79 35,463

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 28/07/2000 7:40 PM Essendon v Western Bulldogs Colonial Stadium 81 - 92 45,725
SAT 29/07/2000 2:10 PM Richmond v Sydney Colonial Stadium 83 - 84 35,697
SAT 29/07/2000 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Adelaide MCG 98 - 67 25,512
SAT 29/07/2000 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v St Kilda Gabba 153 - 63 25,603
SUN 30/07/2000 1:20 PM Fremantle v West Coast Subiaco Oval 101 - 100 37,710
SUN 30/07/2000 1:40 PM Port Adelaide v Carlton Football Park 88 - 83 30,152
SUN 30/07/2000 2:10 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 126 - 108 75,033
SUN 30/07/2000 2:10 PM Kangaroos v Collingwood Colonial Stadium 80 - 98 30,003

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 04/08/2000 7:40 PM Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn Colonial Stadium 66 - 81 45,527
SAT 05/08/2000 2:10 PM Geelong v Sydney Shell Stadium 124 - 120 26,011
SAT 05/08/2000 2:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood MCG 97 - 78 66,122
SAT 05/08/2000 7:40 PM Kangaroos v St Kilda Colonial Stadium 120 - 77 16,310
SAT 05/08/2000 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Fremantle Gabba 156 - 49 25,070
SUN 06/08/2000 1:10 PM West Coast v Melbourne Subiaco Oval 100 - 170 34,471
SUN 06/08/2000 2:10 PM Carlton v Richmond MCG 125 - 52 65,078
SUN 06/08/2000 2:10 PM Adelaide v Port Adelaide Football Park 92 - 139 42,659

Finals Week 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 11/08/2000 7:45 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Colonial Stadium 83 - 92 44,709
SAT 12/08/2000 7:45 PM Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs Gabba 110 - 76 25,925

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/08/2000 2:30 PM Essendon v Kangaroos MCG 198 - 73 68,443
SUN 13/08/2000 2:30 PM Carlton v Melbourne MCG 87 - 96 75,570

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 18/08/2000 7:45 PM Kangaroos v Hawthorn MCG 110 - 100 50,027
SAT 19/08/2000 2:30 PM Carlton v Brisbane Lions MCG 151 - 69 56,924

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 25/08/2000 7:45 PM Melbourne v Kangaroos MCG 156 - 106 63,937
SAT 26/08/2000 2:30 PM Essendon v Carlton MCG 125 - 80 84,778

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/09/2000 2:45 PM Essendon v Melbourne MCG 135 - 75 96,249