The 2000

South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's sports governing body, governing body for the sport. ...

(SANFL)

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saw the

Central District Bulldogs Central District Football Club is an Australian rules football club that plays in the South Australian National Football League. Based in Elizabeth in the City of Playford, about 25 km north of Adelaide, the club's development zones include th ...

defeat the

Woodville-West Torrens Woodville-West Torrens Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). The club was formed in 1990 from a merger of the neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens football club ...

by 22 points to claim the club's first ever premiership. The match was played on Sunday 10 September 2000 at

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in front of a crowd of 34,819.

Teams

Central District was captained by Dunny Hulm and coached by Peter Jonas. Woodville-West Torrens was captained by

Andrew Rogers (footballer) Andrew Rogers (born 15 August 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Geelong in the VFL/AFL. Originally from South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Woodville, Rogers was recruited by Essendo ...

and coached by

Paul Hamilton (Australian footballer) Paul Hamilton (born 19 June 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Australian Football League (AFL) during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Hamilton was a defender and ...

. Central District Goalkickers:
3 – Stuart Dew
3 – Daniel Healy
1 – Kynan Ford
1 – James Gowans The Jack Oatey Medal for the best player on the ground was won by Central's James Gowans.

References

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