2000 AFL Season: Essendon

Season Team Details

Season: 2000 AFL Season
Team: Essendon
Home Ground: Colonial Stadium (Docklands Stadium)

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 21-0-1, P%: 159.1%)
Finals Performance: Premiers
Players: 31
Brownlow Leader(s): James Hird (16)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Matthew Lloyd (94)
W. S. Crichton Medal Recipient(s): Dustin Fletcher

Team Leaders

Captain(s): James Hird

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Alessio, Steven #27 24 R01-R10, R12-R22, QF, PF, GF 24 3
Barnard, Paul #16 22 R01-R05, R07-R15, R17-R20, R22, QF, PF, GF 10 0
Barnes, John #22 24 R01-R21, QF, PF, GF 10 2
Bewick, Darren #8 19 R01-R11, R18-R22, QF, PF, GF 14 0
Blumfield, Justin #32 24 R01-R08, R10-R22, QF, PF, GF 27 8
Bolton, Mark #23 1 R22 0 0
Caracella, Blake #33 24 R01-R03, R05-R22, QF, PF, GF 35 10
Denham, Sean #38 9 R01-R03, R05-R06, R14-R15, R17, R22 0 0
Fletcher, Dustin #31 23 R01-R08, R10-R19, R21-R22, QF, PF, GF 14 11
Fraser, Mark #30 4 R03-R04, R16-R17 1 0
Hardwick, Damien #11 24 R01-R21, QF, PF, GF 0 0
Heffernan, Chris #26 21 R01-R16, R21-R22, QF, PF, GF 4 0
Henneman, Aaron #3 8 R11-R12, R15-R20 0 0
Hird, James #5 20 R01-R15, R19-R20, QF, PF, GF 36 16
Jacobs, Danny #42 9 R06, R09-R14, R17-R18 3 0
Johnson, Jason #14 25 R01-R22, QF, PF, GF 14 8
Johnson, Mark #1 24 R01-R16, R18-R22, QF, PF, GF 5 8
Lloyd, Matthew #18 25 R01-R22, QF, PF, GF 109 14
Long, Michael #13 23 R01-R04, R07-R22, QF, PF, GF 18 2
Lucas, Scott #25 23 R03-R22, QF, PF, GF 57 7
McVeigh, Mark #10 1 R22 0 0
Mercuri, Mark #2 20 R01, R04-R05, R07-R13, R15-R21, QF, PF, GF 32 3
Misiti, Joe #24 25 R01-R22, QF, PF, GF 14 11
Moorcroft, Gary #29 18 R04-R09, R12-R13, R16-R22, QF, PF, GF 23 1
Prior, Michael #15 11 R04, R06, R08-R09, R14-R18, R21-R22 0 0
Ramanauskas, Adam #9 24 R01-R03, R05-R22, QF, PF, GF 13 4
Rioli, Dean #43 5 R01-R02, R19-R21 4 0
Robran, Jonathon #12 4 R02, R20-R22 0 0
Solomon, Dean #7 25 R01-R22, QF, PF, GF 8 2
Wallis, Dean #21 16 R01-R07, R09-R11, R13-R14, R16, QF, PF, GF 3 2
Wellman, Sean #6 25 R01-R22, QF, PF, GF 5 4

Team Line-Up

Back: Mark Johnson Dustin Fletcher Sean Wellman
Half-Back: Damien Hardwick Dean Wallis Dean Solomon
Centre: Chris Heffernan Joe Misiti Blake Caracella
Half-Forward: Mark Mercuri Scott Lucas James Hird
Forward: Adam Ramanauskas Matthew Lloyd Michael Long
Follower: John Barnes Justin Blumfield Jason Johnson
Interchange: Steven Alessio Paul Barnard Darren Bewick
Gary Moorcroft

This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Sheedy, Kevin 25 24 -0- 1 R01-R22, QF, PF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
09/03/2000 Round 1 Port Adelaide HOME WIN ESS by 94 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
16/03/2000 Round 2 Richmond HOME WIN ESS by 43 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
26/03/2000 Round 3 Fremantle AWAY WIN ESS by 36 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
01/04/2000 Round 4 Hawthorn AWAY WIN ESS by 47 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
08/04/2000 Round 5 Carlton HOME WIN ESS by 24 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
14/04/2000 Round 6 Western Bulldogs AWAY WIN ESS by 63 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
25/04/2000 Round 7 Collingwood AWAY WIN ESS by 40 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
01/05/2000 Round 8 Brisbane Lions AWAY WIN ESS by 64 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
07/05/2000 Round 9 Melbourne AWAY WIN ESS by 13 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
14/05/2000 Round 10 Adelaide HOME WIN ESS by 48 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
20/05/2000 Round 11 Geelong AWAY WIN ESS by 58 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
26/05/2000 Round 12 St Kilda HOME WIN ESS by 86 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
04/06/2000 Round 13 Kangaroos HOME WIN ESS by 49 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
11/06/2000 Round 14 Sydney AWAY WIN ESS by 13 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
17/06/2000 Round 15 West Coast HOME WIN ESS by 32 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
24/06/2000 Round 16 Port Adelaide AWAY WIN ESS by 31 Kevin Sheedy unknown
01/07/2000 Round 17 Richmond AWAY WIN ESS by 101 Kevin Sheedy unknown
07/07/2000 Round 18 Fremantle HOME WIN ESS by 87 Kevin Sheedy unknown
15/07/2000 Round 19 Hawthorn HOME WIN ESS by 83 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
21/07/2000 Round 20 Carlton AWAY WIN ESS by 26 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
28/07/2000 Round 21 Western Bulldogs HOME LOSS BUL by 11 Kevin Sheedy unknown
05/08/2000 Round 22 Collingwood HOME WIN ESS by 19 Kevin Sheedy unknown
12/08/2000 Qualifying Final Kangaroos HOME WIN ESS by 125 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
26/08/2000 Preliminary Final Carlton HOME WIN ESS by 45 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
02/09/2000 Grand Final Melbourne HOME WIN ESS by 60 Kevin Sheedy James Hird