The 2000 AFL season was the 104th season of the

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(AFL), the highest-level senior

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competition in Australia. The season featured 16 clubs and ran from 8 March until 2 September, comprising a 22-match home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs. The season was scheduled earlier than usual to avoid a clash with the

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in Sydney. won the premiership, defeating by 60 points in the 2000 AFL Grand Final; it was Essendon's 16th VFL/AFL premiership. Essendon also won the

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by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 21–1 win–loss record, with its home-and-away and overall (24–1) win–loss records standing as the best in the league's history. Melbourne's Shane Woewodin won the

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as the league's best and fairest player, and Essendon's Matthew Lloyd won the

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as the league's leading goalkicker.

Ansett Australia Cup

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kicking twelve goals, a pre-season record. defeated the by 41 points in the grand final.

Home-and-away season

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Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Ladder

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Progression by round

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Home matches and membership

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Finals series

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Finals week 1

Finals week 2

Finals week 3

Grand final

Win/loss table

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Season notes

* became the first team in VFL/AFL history to win 21 matches in a home-and-away season. * By winning the grand final, Essendon set a new record for the most wins in a season (24); the club also set a new record for the highest average winning margin in a season (51 points). * Due to a major upgrade of

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, the

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played their first four regular season games away from home. They were also the only non-Victorian club to qualify for the finals.

Awards

Major awards

* The

was awarded to Shane Woewodin of

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was awarded to Matthew Lloyd of Essendon. * The

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was awarded to James Hird of Essendon. * The AFL Rising Star was awarded to Paul Hasleby of

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was "awarded" to St Kilda.

Leading goalkickers

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References

Sources

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