This was Essendon's first appearance in a grand final since winning the 1993 AFL Grand Final, whilst it was Melbourne's first since losing the 1988 VFL Grand Final.
In the previous week's preliminary finals, Essendon defeated Carlton by 45 points, while Melbourne defeated North Melbourne by 50 points. The following Monday saw Melbourne's Shane Woewodin awarded the Brownlow Medal with 24 votes, ahead of Western Bulldogs midfielder Scott West and Adelaide midfielder Andrew McLeod.[2]
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 they 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 games in the home-and-away season to equal that record, but they lost the grand final. Essendon's grand final win was the last by a Victorian side until Geelong won in 2007.
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Melbourne captain David Neitz won the toss and chose to kick towards the City/Members end of the MCG in the opening quarter. The first score of the game went to Melbourne. Neitz, from a very tight angle near the behind post on the Members side of the goals, kicked the ball into the far goal post resulting in one point.
It was only a short time after the first score of the game that James Hird kicked the first goal of the game for Essendon. Melbourne's first goal was kicked by Stephen Powell.
The Bombers never looked threatened from after quarter time and comfortably won its record-equaling 16th premiership by 60 points after arguably the most dominant season in VFL/AFL history.
One downside for the Bombers was an incident in which Melbourne's Troy Simmonds was hit high by Essendon's Michael Long, resulting in a 25-man brawl. Simmonds was taken from the field on a stretcher; nine players were reported on ten offences by the umpires.
^In 1897 and 1924 there were no grand finals and instead the premier was decided by a finals play-off. In 1948 and 1977 there were grand final replays after initial draws.
^Gruber, James. "Surprise Brownlow medal winner (AM transcript)". ABC. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
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Main, Jim (2001). More than a century of AFL Grand Finals. Pennon Publishing. ISBN1-877029-00-9.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2000 AFL Grand Final news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message The 2000 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and the Melbourne Football Club held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 2 September 2000 rather than in its usual last Saturday of September date to avoid conflicting with the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney It was the 104th annual grand final counting replays of the Australian Football League formerly the Victorian Football League 1 staged to determine the premiers for the 2000 AFL season The match attended by 96 249 spectators was won by Essendon by a margin of 60 points marking that club s 16th premiership and thereby equalling the record for the most VFL AFL premierships 2000 AFL Grand FinalThe Melbourne Cricket Ground where the 2000 AFL Grand Final took placeEssendon Melbourne19 21 135 11 9 75 1 2 3 4ESS 4 8 32 10 16 76 16 17 113 19 21 135 MEL 3 3 21 5 5 35 8 8 56 11 9 75 Date2 September 2000StadiumMelbourne Cricket GroundAttendance96 249FavouriteEssendonUmpiresDarren Goldspink 32 Brett Allen 10 Hayden Kennedy 7 Coin toss won byDavid Neitz MelbourneKicked towardCity EndCeremoniesPre match entertainmentThe Idea of North Trish Delaney Brown Megan Corson Andrew Piper and Nick BegieNational anthemBachelor GirlPost match entertainmentMike Brady Russell Morris and Rick PriceAccoladesNorm Smith MedallistJames Hird Essendon Jock McHale MedallistKevin Sheedy Essendon Broadcast in AustraliaNetworkSeven NetworkCommentatorsBruce McAvaney host and commentator Sandy Roberts commentator Jason Dunstall expert commentator Gerard Healy expert commentator Malcolm Blight expert commentator Tony Lockett boundary rider Anthony Hudson boundary rider Robert DiPierdomenico boundary rider 1999 AFL Grand Final 2001 Contents 1 Background 2 Match summary 3 Teams 4 Scorecard 5 See also 6 References 7 Notes 8 External linksBackground editMain article 2000 AFL season Further information 2000 AFL finals series This was Essendon s first appearance in a grand final since winning the 1993 AFL Grand Final whilst it was Melbourne s first since losing the 1988 VFL Grand Final In the previous week s preliminary finals Essendon defeated Carlton by 45 points while Melbourne defeated North Melbourne by 50 points The following Monday saw Melbourne s Shane Woewodin awarded the Brownlow Medal with 24 votes ahead of Western Bulldogs midfielder Scott West and Adelaide midfielder Andrew McLeod 2 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 they 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 games in the home and away season to equal that record but they lost the grand final Essendon s grand final win was the last by a Victorian side until Geelong won in 2007 Match summary editThis section needs expansion with Scant on details Mention specific plays quarterly reports details etc You can help by adding to it July 2023 Melbourne captain David Neitz won the toss and chose to kick towards the City Members end of the MCG in the opening quarter The first score of the game went to Melbourne Neitz from a very tight angle near the behind post on the Members side of the goals kicked the ball into the far goal post resulting in one point It was only a short time after the first score of the game that James Hird kicked the first goal of the game for Essendon Melbourne s first goal was kicked by Stephen Powell The Bombers never looked threatened from after quarter time and comfortably won its record equaling 16th premiership by 60 points after arguably the most dominant season in VFL AFL history One downside for the Bombers was an incident in which Melbourne s Troy Simmonds was hit high by Essendon s Michael Long resulting in a 25 man brawl Simmonds was taken from the field on a stretcher nine players were reported on ten offences by the umpires Hird was awarded the Norm Smith Medal for being judged the best player afield Paul Barnard and Matthew Lloyd each kicked four goals for the Bombers Essendon s triumph would be the last by any Victorian team until the 2007 AFL Grand Final when Geelong won its first premiership in 44 years The National Anthem was sung by Tania Doko of Bachelor Girl Teams edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Essendon nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Melbourne Essendon B 1 Mark Johnson 31 Dustin Fletcher 6 Sean Wellman HB 11 Damien Hardwick 21 Dean Wallis 7 Dean Solomon C 26 Chris Heffernan 24 Joe Misiti 33 Blake Caracella HF 2 Mark Mercuri 25 Scott Lucas 5 James Hird c F 9 Adam Ramanauskas 18 Matthew Lloyd 13 Michael Long Foll 22 John Barnes 32 Justin Blumfield 14 Jason Johnson Int 8 Darren Bewick 16 Paul Barnard 27 Steven Alessio 29 Gary Moorcroft Coach Kevin Sheedy Melbourne B 26 Daniel Ward 27 Anthony Ingerson 44 Alistair Nicholson HB 42 Peter Walsh 28 Matthew Collins 21 Steven Febey C 13 Adem Yze 22 Shane Woewodin 35 Anthony McDonald HF 18 Brad Green 5 David Schwarz 7 Stephen Powell F 24 Russell Robertson 9 David Neitz c 33 Jeff Farmer Foll 34 Jeff White 43 Guy Rigoni 36 Andrew Leoncelli Int 4 Brent Grgic 16 Travis Johnstone 47 Ben Beams 46 Troy Simmonds Coach Neale DaniherScorecard editEssendon vs Melbourne Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Final Essendon 4 8 32 10 16 76 16 17 113 19 21 135 Melbourne 3 3 21 5 5 35 8 8 56 11 9 75 Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Date 2 September 2000 Attendance 96 249 Umpires Darren Goldspink 32 Brett Allen 10 Hayden Kennedy 7 Goal scorers Essendon 4 Paul Barnard Matthew Lloyd 3 Blake Caracella 2 James Hird 1 Gary Moorcroft Mark Mercuri Michael Long Justin Blumfield Darren Bewick Steven Alessio Melbourne 3 Jeff Farmer Stephen Powell 2 David Neitz Russell Robertson 1 Brad Green Best Essendon Hird Barnes Caracella Misiti Wallis Melbourne White Powell Johnstone Neitz Walsh Reports Essendon Wallis striking Long rough play Dustin Fletcher striking Melbourne Brent Grgic striking Injuries Melbourne Simmonds concussion Green fractured larynx Coin toss winner David Neitz Melbourne Norm Smith Medal James Hird Essendon Australian television broadcaster Seven Network National Anthem Bachelor GirlSee also edit2000 AFL season 1948 VFL Grand Final 1957 VFL Grand FinalReferences edit In 1897 and 1924 there were no grand finals and instead the premier was decided by a finals play off In 1948 and 1977 there were grand final replays after initial draws Gruber James Surprise Brownlow medal winner AM transcript ABC Retrieved 12 September 2010 Match StatsNotes editMain Jim 2001 More than a century of AFL Grand Finals Pennon Publishing ISBN 1 877029 00 9 External links editAFL Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2000 AFL Grand Final amp oldid 1181188043, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
