2000 AFL season

2000 AFL premiership season
2000 AFL premiership season
Overview
Date	8 March—2 September 2000
Teams	16
Premiers	Essendon; 16th premiership
Runners-up	Melbourne; 5th runners-up result
Minor premiers	Essendon; 16th minor premiership
Ansett Australia Cup	Essendon; 4th pre-season cup win
Brownlow Medallist	Shane Woewodin (Melbourne); 24 votes
Coleman Medallist	Matthew Lloyd (Essendon); 94 goals
Attendance
Matches played	185
Total attendance	6,307,373 (34,094 per match)
Highest (H&A)	91,571 (round 20, Carlton v Essendon)
Highest (finals)	96,249 (grand final, Essendon v Melbourne)
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The 2000 AFL season was the 104th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football 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 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Essendon won the premiership, defeating Melbourne by 60 points in the 2000 AFL Grand Final; it was Essendon's 16th VFL/AFL premiership. Essendon also won the minor premiership 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 Brownlow Medal as the league's best and fairest player, and Essendon's Matthew Lloyd won the Coleman Medal as the league's leading goalkicker.

Ansett Australia Cup

The 2000 pre-season began with the 2000 Ansett Australia Cup. Unlike most pre-season competitions which start in February, the 2000 series started on 31 December 1999 with a one-off "Match of the Millennium" between Carlton and Collingwood, which was notable for Brendan Fevola kicking twelve goals, a pre-season record.^[1]^[2] Essendon defeated the Kangaroos by 41 points in the grand final.^[3]


	2000 Ansett Australia Cup Grand Final
Saturday, 26 February (7:10 pm)	Kangaroos 11.10 (76)	def. by	Essendon 16.21 (117)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 56,720)

Home-and-away season

All starting times are local time. Source: AFL Tables

Round 1


	Round 1
Wednesday, 8 March (7:40 pm)	Richmond 14.10 (94)	def.	Melbourne 13.14 (92)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 41,648)	Statistics
Thursday, 9 March (8:15 pm)	Essendon 24.12 (156)	def.	Port Adelaide 8.14 (62)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 43,012)	Statistics
Friday, 10 March (7:40 pm)	Kangaroos 16.15 (111)	def. by	West Coast 24.10 (154)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 20,580)	Statistics
Saturday, 11 March (2:50 pm)	Adelaide 15.18 (108)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 19.17 (131)	Football Park (crowd: 37,222)	Statistics
Saturday, 11 March (5:40 pm)	Fremantle 16.11 (107)	def. by	Geelong 19.15 (129)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 19,777)	Statistics
Sunday, 12 March (7:40 pm)	St Kilda 15.10 (100)	def. by	Sydney 21.8 (134)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 31,440)	Statistics
Monday, 13 March (2:10 pm)	Carlton 22.20 (152)	def.	Brisbane Lions 16.16 (112)	Optus Oval (crowd: 22,374)	Statistics
Monday, 13 March (2:10 pm)	Hawthorn 13.8 (86)	def. by	Collingwood 20.20 (140)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 53,776)	Statistics
The Essendon v Port Adelaide match was the first match played for premiership points at Colonial Stadium. Essendon recorded its biggest win over Port Adelaide, winning by 94 points.^[4]

Round 2


	Round 2
Thursday, 16 March (7:40 pm)	Essendon 20.10 (130)	def.	Richmond 12.15 (87)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 49,521)	Statistics
Friday, 17 March (7:40 pm)	Melbourne 23.7 (145)	def.	Kangaroos 17.18 (120)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 23,348)	Statistics
Saturday, 18 March (2:10 pm)	Geelong 21.13 (139)	def.	St Kilda 15.9 (99)	Shell Stadium (crowd: 20,476)	Statistics
Saturday, 18 March (7:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 12.15 (87)	def. by	Fremantle 19.11 (125)	Football Park (crowd: 24,695)	Statistics
Sunday, 19 March (2:10 pm)	Collingwood 14.19 (103)	def.	Adelaide 13.14 (92)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 33,076)	Statistics
Sunday, 19 March (2:10 pm)	Carlton 22.22 (154)	def.	Hawthorn 18.4 (112)	Optus Oval (crowd: 21,161)	Statistics
Sunday, 19 March (7:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs 17.8 (110)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 21.13 (139)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 24,460)	Statistics
Sunday, 19 March (5:40 pm)	West Coast 10.10 (70)	def. by	Sydney 12.10 (82)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 38,127)	Statistics

Round 3


	Round 3
Friday, 24 March (7:40 pm)	Richmond 20.14 (134)	def. by	Kangaroos 27.8 (170)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 37,543)	Statistics
Saturday, 25 March (2:10 pm)	Hawthorn 16.14 (110)	def.	Brisbane Lions 15.13 (103)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 20,374)	Statistics
Saturday, 25 March (7:10 pm)	Adelaide 14.16 (100)	def. by	Geelong 17.9 (111)	Football Park (crowd: 39,179)	Statistics
Saturday, 25 March (7:40 pm)	St Kilda 18.8 (116)	drew with	West Coast 17.14 (116)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 21,215)	Statistics
Sunday, 26 March (2:10 pm)	Collingwood 24.16 (160)	def.	Carlton 11.21 (87)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 82,669)	Statistics
Sunday, 26 March (2:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs 22.9 (141)	def.	Port Adelaide 14.10 (94)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 18,134)	Statistics
Sunday, 26 March (2:10 pm)	Sydney 19.12 (126)	def.	Melbourne 17.12 (114)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 26,920)	Statistics
Sunday, 26 March (6:40 pm)	Fremantle 12.16 (88)	def. by	Essendon 19.10 (124)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 27,230)	Statistics

Round 4


	Round 4
Friday, 31 March (7:40 pm)	Kangaroos 15.14 (104)	def.	Geelong 15.9 (99)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 34,623)	Statistics
Saturday, 1 April (2:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs 14.14 (98)	def.	Carlton 8.11 (59)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 30,576)	Statistics
Saturday, 1 April (2:10 pm)	Hawthorn 14.6 (90)	def. by	Essendon 20.17 (137)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 46,889)	Statistics
Saturday, 1 April (7:40 pm)	Sydney 15.11 (101)	def. by	Collingwood 15.16 (106)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 34,687)	Statistics
Saturday, 1 April (8:10 pm)	West Coast 29.13 (187)	def.	Adelaide 10.13 (73)	WACA Ground (crowd: 26,008)	Statistics
Sunday, 2 April (1:40 pm)	Port Adelaide 23.11 (149)	def.	Brisbane Lions 15.16 (106)	Football Park (crowd: 24,458)	Statistics
Sunday, 2 April (2:10 pm)	Richmond 13.9 (87)	def. by	Fremantle 12.16 (88)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 23,578)	Statistics
Sunday, 2 April (2:10 pm)	Melbourne 25.15 (165)	def.	St Kilda 11.9 (75)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 31,642)	Statistics

Round 5


	Round 5
Friday, 7 April (7:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110)	def. by	Collingwood 17.16 (118)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 45,141)	Statistics
Saturday, 8 April (2:10 pm)	Essendon 18.15 (123)	def.	Carlton 15.9 (99)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 64,658)	Statistics
Saturday, 8 April (7:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 17.20 (122)	def.	Adelaide 13.14 (92)	The Gabba (crowd: 26,395)	Statistics
Saturday, 8 April (8:10 pm)	Fremantle 10.15 (75)	def. by	Melbourne 14.22 (106)	WACA Ground (crowd: 20,484)	Statistics
Sunday, 9 April (2:10 pm)	Geelong 24.18 (162)	def.	West Coast 11.15 (81)	Shell Stadium (crowd: 22,623)	Statistics
Sunday, 9 April (2:10 pm)	Kangaroos 19.14 (128)	def.	Sydney 18.12 (120)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 19,306)	Statistics
Sunday, 9 April (2:10 pm)	St Kilda 11.18 (84)	def. by	Richmond 17.8 (110)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 26,374)	Statistics
Sunday, 9 April (8:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 10.14 (74)	def. by	Hawthorn 16.17 (113)	Football Park (crowd: 22,086)	Statistics

Round 6


	Round 6
Friday, 14 April (7:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs 12.9 (81)	def. by	Essendon 22.12 (144)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 42,029)	Statistics
Saturday, 15 April (2:10 pm)	Carlton 26.13 (169)	def.	Port Adelaide 12.6 (78)	Optus Oval (crowd: 16,415)	Statistics
Saturday, 15 April (2:10 pm)	Collingwood 11.16 (82)	def. by	Kangaroos 17.12 (114)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 55,802)	Statistics
Saturday, 15 April (7:40 pm)	St Kilda 9.12 (66)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 15.15 (105)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 18,194)	Statistics
Saturday, 15 April (6:40 pm)	West Coast 28.10 (178)	def.	Fremantle 9.7 (61)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,519)	Statistics
Sunday, 16 April (2:10 pm)	Geelong 15.19 (109)	def.	Melbourne 12.12 (84)	Shell Stadium (crowd: 26,761)	Statistics
Sunday, 16 April (2:40 pm)	Sydney 16.10 (106)	def. by	Richmond 17.10 (112)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 25,049)	Statistics
Sunday, 16 April (2:50 pm)	Adelaide 22.11 (143)	def.	Hawthorn 8.9 (57)	Football Park (crowd: 38,158)	Statistics
West Coast's 117-point win over Fremantle is the biggest win by either team in a Western Derby. West Coast forward Scott Cummings kicked ten goals in the win.^[5]

Round 7


	Round 7
Saturday, 22 April (2:10 pm)	Hawthorn 19.9 (123)	def.	Western Bulldogs 14.8 (92)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 29,405)	Statistics
Saturday, 22 April (7:40 pm)	Sydney 15.9 (99)	def. by	Geelong 17.6 (108)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 27,040)	Statistics
Saturday, 22 April (7:40 pm)	St Kilda 18.9 (117)	def. by	Kangaroos 19.15 (129)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 25,977)	Statistics
Sunday, 23 April (1:40 pm)	Port Adelaide 13.13 (91)	def. by	Adelaide 14.14 (98)	Football Park (crowd: 41,101)	Statistics
Sunday, 23 April (2:10 pm)	Melbourne 20.18 (138)	def.	West Coast 12.5 (77)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 20,774)	Statistics
Monday, 24 April (2:10 pm)	Richmond 10.9 (69)	def. by	Carlton 18.12 (120)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 63,149)	Statistics
Tuesday, 25 April (2:15 pm)	Collingwood 15.10 (100)	def. by	Essendon 21.14 (140)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 88,390)	Statistics
Tuesday, 25 April (2:10 pm)	Fremantle 17.9 (111)	def.	Brisbane Lions 15.10 (100)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 19,800)	Statistics
Melbourne recorded its equal-biggest win against West Coast, winning by 61 points.^[6]

Round 8


	Round 8
Friday, 28 April (7:40 pm)	Kangaroos 9.13 (67)	def. by	Hawthorn 18.20 (128)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 36,514)	Statistics
Saturday, 29 April (2:10 pm)	St Kilda 10.8 (68)	def. by	Adelaide 14.24 (108)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 20,125)	Statistics
Saturday, 29 April (6:40 pm)	West Coast 15.18 (108)	def.	Western Bulldogs 15.12 (102)	WACA Ground (crowd: 26,554)	Statistics
Sunday, 30 April (1:40 pm)	Port Adelaide 12.14 (86)	def. by	Melbourne 17.9 (111)	Football Park (crowd: 22,490)	Statistics
Sunday, 30 April (2:10 pm)	Carlton 16.13 (109)	def.	Sydney 9.10 (64)	Optus Oval (crowd: 19,964)	Statistics
Sunday, 30 April (2:10 pm)	Geelong 11.11 (77)	def. by	Richmond 23.9 (147)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 35,171)	Statistics
Monday, 1 May (7:00 pm)	Collingwood 12.13 (85)	def. by	Fremantle 15.17 (107)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 33,947)	Statistics
Monday, 1 May (7:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 9.9 (63)	def. by	Essendon 19.13 (127)	The Gabba (crowd: 31,887)	Statistics

Round 9


	Round 9
Friday, 5 May (7:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs 16.9 (105)	def.	St Kilda 16.8 (104)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 35,505)	Statistics
Saturday, 6 May (2:10 pm)	Hawthorn 14.14 (98)	def.	Geelong 10.13 (73)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 39,116)	Statistics
Saturday, 6 May (7:10 pm)	Adelaide 19.11 (125)	def. by	Kangaroos 19.14 (128)	Football Park (crowd: 40,402)	Statistics
Saturday, 6 May (7:40 pm)	Richmond 11.13 (79)	def.	West Coast 9.16 (70)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 26,304)	Statistics
Sunday, 7 May (2:10 pm)	Melbourne 13.15 (93)	def. by	Essendon 15.16 (106)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 62,606)	Statistics
Sunday, 7 May (2:10 pm)	Sydney 16.15 (111)	def.	Port Adelaide 11.19 (85)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 22,446)	Statistics
Sunday, 7 May (2:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 22.14 (146)	def.	Collingwood 18.9 (117)	The Gabba (crowd: 29,046)	Statistics
Sunday, 7 May (1:20 pm)	Fremantle 13.4 (82)	def. by	Carlton 21.21 (147)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 28,421)	Statistics

Round 10


	Round 10
Friday, 12 May (6:40 pm)	West Coast 17.16 (118)	def.	Hawthorn 13.10 (88)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,549)	Statistics
Saturday, 13 May (2:10 pm)	Richmond 15.12 (102)	def.	Collingwood 7.12 (54)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 64,769)	Statistics
Saturday, 13 May (7:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 10.18 (78)	drew with	Geelong 12.6 (78)	Football Park (crowd: 19,511)	Statistics
Saturday, 13 May (7:40 pm)	St Kilda 11.16 (82)	def. by	Carlton 15.19 (109)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 38,151)	Statistics
Sunday, 14 May (2:10 pm)	Essendon 20.12 (132)	def.	Adelaide 12.12 (84)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 34,626)	Statistics
Sunday, 14 May (2:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs 21.11 (137)	def.	Sydney 12.7 (79)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 18,817)	Statistics
Sunday, 14 May (2:10 pm)	Kangaroos 22.16 (148)	def.	Fremantle 8.12 (60)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 12,400)	Statistics
Monday, 15 May (7:00 pm)	Melbourne 15.12 (102)	def.	Brisbane Lions 11.18 (84)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 24,908)	Statistics

Round 11


	Round 11
Friday, 19 May (7:40 pm)	St Kilda 17.15 (117)	def.	Port Adelaide 8.7 (55)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 17,509)	Statistics
Saturday, 20 May (2:10 pm)	Carlton 20.9 (129)	def.	Kangaroos 15.9 (99)	Optus Oval (crowd: 28,944)	Statistics
Saturday, 20 May (2:10 pm)	Hawthorn 11.11 (77)	def. by	Richmond 11.14 (80)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 41,057)	Statistics
Saturday, 20 May (7:40 pm)	Geelong 13.9 (87)	def. by	Essendon 22.13 (145)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 47,071)	Statistics
Saturday, 20 May (6:40 pm)	Fremantle 12.9 (81)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 27.12 (174)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 20,821)	Statistics
Sunday, 21 May (2:10 pm)	Collingwood 13.14 (92)	def. by	West Coast 18.20 (128)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 29,072)	Statistics
Sunday, 21 May (2:10 pm)	Adelaide 15.15 (105)	def.	Melbourne 8.22 (70)	Football Park (crowd: 37,871)	Statistics
Sunday, 21 May (3:20 pm)	Sydney 15.17 (107)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 16.14 (110)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 19,789)	Statistics

Round 12


	Round 12
Friday, 26 May (7:40 pm)	Essendon 25.19 (169)	def.	St Kilda 13.5 (83)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 39,836)	Statistics
Saturday, 27 May (2:10 pm)	Collingwood 9.13 (67)	def. by	Geelong 10.11 (71)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 34,367)	Statistics
Saturday, 27 May (7:10 pm)	Adelaide 14.14 (98)	def.	Sydney 7.6 (48)	Football Park (crowd: 30,350)	Statistics
Saturday, 27 May (7:40 pm)	Hawthorn 19.7 (121)	def.	Fremantle 8.14 (62)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 16,004)	Statistics
Saturday, 27 May (7:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 14.15 (99)	def. by	Richmond 17.9 (111)	The Gabba (crowd: 29,967)	Statistics
Sunday, 28 May (2:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs 16.12 (108)	def.	Melbourne 13.5 (83)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 26,180)	Statistics
Sunday, 28 May (2:40 pm)	Kangaroos 10.16 (76)	def.	Port Adelaide 8.11 (59)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 7,334)	Statistics
Sunday, 28 May (1:20 pm)	West Coast 11.12 (78)	def. by	Carlton 20.8 (128)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,968)	Statistics

Round 13


	Round 13
Friday, 2 June (7:40 pm)	Richmond 17.10 (112)	def. by	Adelaide 17.19 (121)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 32,959)	Statistics
Saturday, 3 June (2:10 pm)	Melbourne 9.7 (61)	def. by	Carlton 25.9 (159)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 41,889)	Statistics
Saturday, 3 June (7:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 12.17 (89)	def.	Collingwood 11.9 (75)	Football Park (crowd: 22,691)	Statistics
Saturday, 3 June (7:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 27.11 (173)	def.	West Coast 13.11 (89)	The Gabba (crowd: 25,359)	Statistics
Sunday, 4 June (2:10 pm)	Essendon 17.17 (119)	def.	Kangaroos 11.4 (70)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 67,172)	Statistics
Sunday, 4 June (2:10 pm)	Geelong 19.12 (126)	def.	Western Bulldogs 18.11 (119)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 30,573)	Statistics
Sunday, 4 June (2:40 pm)	Sydney 16.13 (109)	def.	Hawthorn 11.12 (78)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 21,353)	Statistics
Sunday, 4 June (1:20 pm)	Fremantle 14.16 (100)	def.	St Kilda 8.8 (56)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 21,278)	Statistics

Round 14


	Round 14
Friday, 9 June (7:40 pm)	Kangaroos 17.14 (116)	def.	Brisbane Lions 17.10 (112)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 26,326)	Statistics
Saturday, 10 June (2:10 pm)	Melbourne 22.11 (143)	def.	Collingwood 12.6 (78)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 39,710)	Statistics
Saturday, 10 June (6:40 pm)	West Coast 10.11 (71)	def. by	Port Adelaide 16.11 (107)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 31,996)	Statistics
Sunday, 11 June (2:10 pm)	Carlton 15.17 (107)	def.	Geelong 15.7 (97)	Optus Oval (crowd: 31,988)	Statistics
Sunday, 11 June (2:10 pm)	Sydney 11.10 (76)	def. by	Essendon 12.17 (89)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 29,199)	Statistics
Sunday, 11 June (2:10 pm)	St Kilda 13.8 (86)	def. by	Hawthorn 27.9 (171)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 21,744)	Statistics
Sunday, 11 June (8:10 pm)	Adelaide 22.13 (145)	def.	Fremantle 11.6 (72)	Football Park (crowd: 40,917)	Statistics
Monday, 12 June (2:10 pm)	Richmond 12.15 (87)	def.	Western Bulldogs 7.10 (52)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 49,557)	Statistics
The St Kilda v Hawthorn match was moved from Colonial Stadium to the Melbourne Cricket Ground^[7] after the former's playing surface was so poor it was deemed an unsafe workplace.^[8]

Round 15


	Round 15
Friday, 16 June (7:40 pm)	Collingwood 17.13 (115)	def.	St Kilda 13.4 (82)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 35,542)	Statistics
Saturday, 17 June (2:10 pm)	Carlton 19.6 (120)	def.	Adelaide 14.12 (96)	Optus Oval (crowd: 25,563)	Statistics
Saturday, 17 June (2:10 pm)	Geelong 7.17 (59)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 20.8 (128)	Shell Stadium (crowd: 21,003)	Statistics
Saturday, 17 June (2:10 pm)	Hawthorn 10.12 (72)	def. by	Melbourne 22.9 (141)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 39,215)	Statistics
Saturday, 17 June (7:40 pm)	Essendon 15.18 (108)	def.	West Coast 11.10 (76)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 39,694)	Statistics
Sunday, 18 June (2:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs 16.10 (106)	def.	Kangaroos 15.12 (102)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 27,695)	Statistics
Sunday, 18 June (2:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 15.13 (103)	def.	Richmond 11.9 (75)	Football Park (crowd: 26,053)	Statistics
Sunday, 18 June (1:20 pm)	Fremantle 20.3 (123)	def.	Sydney 14.12 (96)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 20,465)	Statistics

Round 16


	Round 16
Friday, 23 June (7:40 pm)	Collingwood 10.8 (68)	def. by	Hawthorn 19.11 (125)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 38,745)	Statistics
Saturday, 24 June (2:10 pm)	Geelong 12.18 (90)	def.	Fremantle 12.12 (84)	Shell Stadium (crowd: 17,399)	Statistics
Saturday, 24 June (2:10 pm)	Melbourne 16.14 (110)	def.	Richmond 14.16 (100)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 43,200)	Statistics
Saturday, 24 June (7:40 pm)	Sydney 14.9 (93)	def.	St Kilda 10.5 (65)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 22,154)	Statistics
Saturday, 24 June (8:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 7.16 (58)	def. by	Essendon 12.17 (89)	Football Park (crowd: 35,129)	Statistics
Sunday, 25 June (2:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs 21.9 (135)	def.	Adelaide 10.14 (74)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 22,229)	Statistics
Sunday, 25 June (2:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 17.10 (112)	def. by	Carlton 23.18 (156)	The Gabba (crowd: 34,743)	Statistics
Sunday, 25 June (1:20 pm)	West Coast 7.10 (52)	def. by	Kangaroos 16.17 (113)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,461)	Statistics

Round 17


	Round 17
Friday, 30 June (7:40 pm)	St Kilda 16.13 (109)	def.	Geelong 13.7 (85)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 23,870)	Statistics
Saturday, 1 July (2:10 pm)	Richmond 10.6 (66)	def. by	Essendon 24.23 (167)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 73,465)	Statistics
Saturday, 1 July (7:40 pm)	Kangaroos 14.19 (103)	def.	Melbourne 14.18 (102)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 30,423)	Statistics
Saturday, 1 July (6:40 pm)	Fremantle 12.10 (82)	def.	Port Adelaide 8.16 (64)	WACA Ground (crowd: 10,826)	Statistics
Sunday, 2 July (2:10 pm)	Hawthorn 9.9 (63)	def. by	Carlton 18.12 (120)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 48,268)	Statistics
Sunday, 2 July (2:10 pm)	Sydney 22.19 (151)	def.	West Coast 12.8 (80)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 22,002)	Statistics
Sunday, 2 July (2:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 20.18 (138)	def.	Western Bulldogs 11.15 (81)	The Gabba (crowd: 24,662)	Statistics
Sunday, 2 July (2:50 pm)	Adelaide 22.15 (147)	def.	Collingwood 16.13 (109)	Football Park (crowd: 40,171)	Statistics
Essendon broke the record for its longest winning streak by winning its first 17 matches of the season. Essendon would win a further three consecutive matches to set the record at 20.^[9] Essendon's 101-point win over Richmond was its biggest since 1960 and second-biggest of all time over Richmond.^[10]

Round 18


	Round 18
Friday, 7 July (7:40 pm)	Essendon 24.15 (159)	def.	Fremantle 11.6 (72)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 34,567)	Statistics
Saturday, 8 July (2:10 pm)	Geelong 17.7 (109)	def.	Adelaide 14.18 (102)	Shell Stadium (crowd: 20,480)	Statistics
Saturday, 8 July (2:10 pm)	Melbourne 19.11 (125)	def.	Sydney 15.9 (99)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 33,923)	Statistics
Saturday, 8 July (7:40 pm)	Kangaroos 20.14 (134)	def.	Richmond 7.14 (56)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 9,198)	Statistics
Saturday, 8 July (7:10 pm)	West Coast 17.13 (115)	def.	St Kilda 4.5 (29)	WACA Ground (crowd: 22,232)	Statistics
Sunday, 9 July (2:10 pm)	Carlton 28.12 (180)	def.	Collingwood 10.9 (69)	Optus Oval (crowd: 30,096)	Statistics
Sunday, 9 July (2:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 23.11 (149)	def.	Western Bulldogs 16.10 (106)	Football Park (crowd: 21,783)	Statistics
Sunday, 9 July (3:20 pm)	Brisbane Lions 16.10 (106)	def. by	Hawthorn 18.16 (124)	The Gabba (crowd: 26,782)	Statistics
Carlton played against Collingwood at Optus Oval for the first time since 1982 (and the last time to date). Carlton recorded its highest score (180) and biggest win (111 points) against Collingwood.^[11]

Round 19


	Round 19
Friday, 14 July (7:40 pm)	Geelong 13.7 (85)	def. by	Kangaroos 18.16 (124)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 37,446)	Statistics
Friday, 14 July (8:10 pm)	Adelaide 15.17 (107)	def.	West Coast 13.12 (90)	Football Park (crowd: 35,425)	Statistics
Saturday, 15 July (2:10 pm)	Carlton 11.6 (72)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 11.9 (75)	Optus Oval (crowd: 25,397)	Statistics
Saturday, 15 July (7:40 pm)	Essendon 25.15 (165)	def.	Hawthorn 13.4 (82)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 46,946)	Statistics
Sunday, 16 July (12:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 18.12 (120)	def.	Port Adelaide 7.11 (53)	The Gabba (crowd: 21,956)	Statistics
Sunday, 16 July (2:10 pm)	Collingwood 12.12 (84)	def. by	Sydney 15.14 (104)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 33,182)	Statistics
Sunday, 16 July (2:10 pm)	St Kilda 14.14 (98)	def. by	Melbourne 17.14 (116)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 24,039)	Statistics
Sunday, 16 July (1:20 pm)	Fremantle 12.7 (79)	def. by	Richmond 15.16 (106)	WACA Ground (crowd: 19,116)	Statistics
The match between Fremantle and Richmond was the final VFL/AFL match held at the WACA Ground.^[12]

Round 20


	Round 20
Friday, 21 July (7:40 pm)	Carlton 12.11 (83)	def. by	Essendon 16.13 (109)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 91,571)	Statistics
Saturday, 22 July (2:10 pm)	Hawthorn 15.11 (101)	def.	Port Adelaide 12.8 (80)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 18,976)	Statistics
Saturday, 22 July (7:40 pm)	Collingwood 13.13 (91)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 15.10 (100)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 30,342)	Statistics
Saturday, 22 July (7:40 pm)	Sydney 21.19 (145)	def.	Kangaroos 14.7 (91)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 30,551)	Statistics
Saturday, 22 July (6:40 pm)	West Coast 12.6 (78)	def. by	Geelong 14.24 (108)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 30,615)	Statistics
Sunday, 23 July (1:40 pm)	Adelaide 11.12 (78)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 17.13 (115)	Football Park (crowd: 40,817)	Statistics
Sunday, 23 July (2:10 pm)	Melbourne 25.10 (160)	def.	Fremantle 11.11 (77)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 16,120)	Statistics
Sunday, 23 July (2:10 pm)	Richmond 18.11 (119)	def.	St Kilda 12.7 (79)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 35,463)	Statistics

Round 21


	Round 21
Friday, 28 July (7:40 pm)	Essendon 12.9 (81)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 14.8 (92)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 45,725)	Statistics
Saturday, 29 July (2:10 pm)	Hawthorn 15.8 (98)	def.	Adelaide 9.13 (67)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 25,512)	Statistics
Saturday, 29 July (2:10 pm)	Richmond 12.11 (83)	def. by	Sydney 12.12 (84)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 35,697)	Statistics
Saturday, 29 July (7:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 23.15 (153)	def.	St Kilda 8.15 (63)	The Gabba (crowd: 25,603)	Statistics
Sunday, 30 July (1:40 pm)	Port Adelaide 12.16 (88)	def.	Carlton 12.11 (83)	Football Park (crowd: 30,152)	Statistics
Sunday, 30 July (2:10 pm)	Kangaroos 11.14 (80)	def. by	Collingwood 14.14 (98)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 30,003)	Statistics
Sunday, 30 July (2:10 pm)	Melbourne 18.18 (126)	def.	Geelong 17.6 (108)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 75,033)	Statistics
Sunday, 30 July (1:20 pm)	Fremantle 15.11 (101)	def.	West Coast 15.10 (100)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,710)	Statistics
Essendon's loss to the Western Bulldogs was its first for the season, ending a club record 20-match winning streak. The match was later referred to as the Super-Flood, following the extreme flooding tactics implemented by the Bulldogs to win the game.^[13] Fremantle's win over West Coast, just its second in twelve Western Derbies,^[14] was later referred to as the Demolition Derby after several fights erupted during the match. Four players were suspended for a total of 15 matches (Fremantle's Dale Kickett received the most weeks with nine) and eleven players were fined.^[15]

Round 22


	Round 22
Friday, 4 August (7:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs 9.12 (66)	def. by	Hawthorn 11.15 (81)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 45,527)	Statistics
Saturday, 5 August (2:10 pm)	Essendon 13.19 (97)	def.	Collingwood 11.12 (78)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 66,122)	Statistics
Saturday, 5 August (2:10 pm)	Geelong 18.16 (124)	def.	Sydney 18.12 (120)	Shell Stadium (crowd: 26,011)	Statistics
Saturday, 5 August (7:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 23.18 (156)	def.	Fremantle 7.7 (49)	The Gabba (crowd: 25,070)	Statistics
Saturday, 5 August (7:40 pm)	Kangaroos 18.12 (120)	def.	St Kilda 10.17 (77)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 16,310)	Statistics
Sunday, 6 August (2:10 pm)	Carlton 19.11 (125)	def.	Richmond 7.10 (52)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 65,078)	Statistics
Sunday, 6 August (2:10 pm)	Adelaide 14.8 (92)	def. by	Port Adelaide 20.19 (139)	Football Park (crowd: 42,659)	Statistics
Sunday, 6 August (1:10 pm)	West Coast 15.10 (100)	def. by	Melbourne 26.14 (170)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 34,471)	Statistics
Melbourne recorded its highest score (170) and biggest win (70 points) against West Coast, the latter breaking the record equalled earlier in the season.^[6]

Ladder

(P)	Premiers
	Qualified for finals

#	Team	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	%	Pts
1	Essendon (P)	22	21	1	0	2816	1770	159.1	84
2	Carlton	22	16	6	0	2667	1979	134.8	64
3	Melbourne	22	14	8	0	2557	2159	118.4	56
4	Kangaroos	22	14	8	0	2447	2304	106.2	56
5	Geelong	22	12	9	1	2234	2306	96.9	50
6	Brisbane Lions	22	12	10	0	2602	2222	117.1	48
7	Western Bulldogs	22	12	10	0	2321	2241	103.6	48
8	Hawthorn	22	12	10	0	2198	2251	97.6	48
9	Richmond	22	11	11	0	2068	2221	93.1	44
10	Sydney	22	10	12	0	2254	2219	101.6	40
11	Adelaide	22	9	13	0	2255	2347	96.1	36
12	Fremantle	22	8	14	0	1886	2618	72.0	32
13	West Coast	22	7	14	1	2216	2399	92.4	30
14	Port Adelaide	22	7	14	1	1928	2295	84.0	30
15	Collingwood	22	7	15	0	2089	2431	85.9	28
16	St Kilda	22	2	19	1	1855	2631	70.5	10

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 103.4
Source: AFL Tables

Progression by round

4	Finished the round in first place	0	Finished the round in last place
4	Won the minor premiership	0	Won the wooden spoon
4	Finished the round inside the top eight
4₁	Subscript indicates the ladder position at the end of the round

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Essendon	4₁	8₁	12₁	16₁	20₁	24₁	28₁	32₁	36₁	40₁	44₁	48₁	52₁	56₁	60₁	64₁	68₁	72₁	76₁	80₁	80₁	84₁
Carlton	4₄	8₂	8₆	8₁₀	8₁₀	12₈	16₆	20₄	24₂	28₂	32₂	36₂	40₂	44₂	48₂	52₂	56₂	60₂	60₂	60₂	60₂	64₂
Melbourne	0₉	4₇	4₈	8₇	12₄	12₆	16₅	20₃	20₅	24₅	24₇	24₈	24₈	28₆	32₆	36₅	36₅	40₅	44₄	48₄	52₃	56₃
Kangaroos	0₁₄	0₁₃	4₁₁	8₉	12₇	16₄	20₄	20₆	24₄	28₃	28₄	32₄	32₅	36₄	36₄	40₃	44₃	48₃	52₃	52₃	52₄	56₄
Geelong	4₇	8₄	12₃	12₄	16₃	20₂	24₂	24₂	24₃	26₄	26₆	30₅	34₃	34₅	34₅	38₄	38₄	42₄	42₅	46₅	46₆	50₅
Brisbane Lions	0₁₃	4₁₀	4₉	4₁₁	8₉	12₁₀	12₉	12₁₄	16₁₂	16₁₂	20₉	20₁₂	24₉	24₁₁	28₈	28₉	32₈	32₉	36₈	40₈	44₇	48₆
Western Bulldogs	4₆	4₉	8₅	12₃	12₅	12₉	12₁₀	12₁₂	16₁₁	20₈	24₈	28₆	28₆	28₇	32₇	36₆	36₆	36₆	40₆	44₆	48₅	48₇
Hawthorn	0₁₅	0₁₅	4₁₃	4₁₃	8₁₃	8₁₃	12₁₂	16₉	20₈	20₁₀	20₁₁	24₉	24₁₁	28₉	28₁₀	32₈	32₁₀	36₇	36₁₀	40₉	44₈	48₈
Richmond	4₈	4₁₁	4₁₂	4₁₂	8₁₁	12₁₁	12₁₁	16₈	20₇	24₆	28₃	32₃	32₄	36₃	36₃	36₇	36₇	36₈	40₇	44₇	44₉	44₉
Sydney	4₅	8₅	12₄	12₅	12₆	12₇	12₈	12₁₁	16₁₀	16₁₁	16₁₂	16₁₃	20₁₂	20₁₂	20₁₄	24₁₂	28₁₁	28₁₂	32₁₁	36₁₀	40₁₀	40₁₀
Adelaide	0₁₁	0₁₂	0₁₅	0₁₆	0₁₆	4₁₄	8₁₄	12₁₃	12₁₄	12₁₄	16₁₃	20₁₀	24₁₀	28₈	28₉	28₁₀	32₉	32₁₀	36₉	36₁₁	36₁₁	36₁₁
Fremantle	0₁₀	4₈	4₁₀	8₈	8₁₂	8₁₂	12₁₃	16₁₀	16₁₃	16₁₃	16₁₄	16₁₄	20₁₄	20₁₄	24₁₃	24₁₄	28₁₂	28₁₃	28₁₃	28₁₃	32₁₂	32₁₂
West Coast	4₃	4₆	6₇	10₆	10₈	14₅	14₇	18₇	18₉	22₇	26₅	26₇	26₇	26₁₀	26₁₁	26₁₁	26₁₃	30₁₁	30₁₂	30₁₂	30₁₃	30₁₃
Port Adelaide	0₁₆	0₁₆	0₁₆	4₁₄	4₁₄	4₁₅	4₁₅	4₁₅	4₁₅	6₁₅	6₁₆	6₁₆	10₁₅	14₁₅	18₁₅	18₁₅	18₁₅	22₁₅	22₁₅	22₁₅	26₁₅	30₁₄
Collingwood	4₂	8₃	12₂	16₂	20₂	20₃	20₃	20₅	20₆	20₉	20₁₀	20₁₁	20₁₃	20₁₃	24₁₂	24₁₃	24₁₄	24₁₄	24₁₄	24₁₄	28₁₄	28₁₅
St Kilda	0₁₂	0₁₄	2₁₄	2₁₅	2₁₅	2₁₆	2₁₆	2₁₆	2₁₆	2₁₆	6₁₅	6₁₅	6₁₆	6₁₆	6₁₆	6₁₆	10₁₆	10₁₆	10₁₆	10₁₆	10₁₆	10₁₆

Source: AFL Tables

Home matches and membership

Team	Home match attendance							Membership
	Hosted	Total	Highest	Lowest	Average			1999^[16]	2000^[16]	Change
	Hosted	Total	Highest	Lowest	1999^[17]	2000^[18]	Change	1999^[16]	2000^[16]	Change
Adelaide	11	423,171	42,659	30,350	39,393	38,470	923	42,120	42,896	776
Brisbane Lions	11	301,470	34,743	21,956	21,890	27,406	5,516	16,931	20,295	3,364
Carlton	11	378,551	91,571	16,415	35,037	34,414	623	25,719	27,571	1,852
Collingwood	11	495,134	88,390	29,072	39,126	45,012	5,886	32,358	28,932	3,426
Essendon	11	531,879	67,172	34,567	57,309	48,353	8,956	29,858	34,278	4,420
Fremantle	11	245,928	37,710	10,826	23,972	22,357	1,615	24,896	24,925	29
Geelong	11	305,014	47,071	17,399	24,840	27,729	2,889	21,032	25,595	4,563
Hawthorn	11	378,592	53,776	16,004	34,864	34,417	447	32,120	26,879	5,241
Kangaroos	11	243,017	36,514	7,334	25,890	22,092	3,798	22,080	22,156	76
Melbourne	11	413,153	75,033	16,120	31,955	37,559	5,604	19,713	18,227	1,486
Port Adelaide	11	290,149	41,101	19,511	31,269	26,377	4,892	37,166	34,925	2,241
Richmond	11	484,132	73,465	23,578	40,533	44,012	3,479	29,047	26,869	2,178
St Kilda	11	268,638	38,151	17,509	33,182	24,422	8,760	20,793	17,855	2,938
Sydney	11	281,190	34,687	19,789	30,539	25,563	4,976	31,175	30,177	998
West Coast	11	364,500	40,519	22,232	30,868	33,136	2,268	36,212	38,868	2,656
Western Bulldogs	11	336,293	45,527	18,134	24,023	30,572	6,549	20,491	18,056	2,435
Total	176	5,740,811	91,571	7,334	32,793	32,618	175	441,711	438,504	3,207

Source: AFL Tables

Finals series

Qualifying and elimination finals

Semi-finals

Preliminary finals

Grand final

12 August, Melbourne Cricket Ground

1

Essendon

31.12 (198)

4

Kangaroos

11.7 (73)

18 August, Melbourne Cricket Ground

Kangaroos

16.14 (110)

11 August, Colonial Stadium

Hawthorn

15.10 (100)

26 August, Melbourne Cricket Ground

5

Geelong

12.11 (83)

Essendon

18.17 (125)

8

Hawthorn

14.8 (92)

Carlton

12.8 (80)

2 September, Melbourne Cricket Ground

Essendon

19.21 (135)

12 August, The Gabba

25 August, Melbourne Cricket Ground

Melbourne

11.9 (75)

6

Brisbane Lions

15.20 (110)

Melbourne

23.18 (156)

7

Western Bulldogs

10.16 (76)

19 August, Melbourne Cricket Ground

Kangaroos

17.4 (106)

Carlton

23.13 (151)

13 August, Melbourne Cricket Ground

Brisbane Lions

10.9 (69)

2

Carlton

12.15 (87)

3

Melbourne

15.6 (96)

All starting times are local time. Source: AFL Tables

Finals week 1


	First elimination final
Friday, 11 August (7:45 pm)	Geelong 12.11 (83)	def. by	Hawthorn 14.8 (92)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 44,709)	Statistics


	First qualifying final
Saturday, 12 August (2:30 pm)	Essendon 31.12 (198)	def.	Kangaroos 11.7 (73)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 68,443)	Statistics


	Second elimination final
Saturday, 12 August (7:45 pm)	Brisbane Lions 15.20 (110)	def.	Western Bulldogs 10.16 (76)	The Gabba (crowd: 25,925)	Statistics


	Second qualifying final
Sunday, 13 August (2:30 pm)	Carlton 12.15 (87)	def. by	Melbourne 15.6 (96)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 75,570)	Statistics
Essendon recorded its highest score (198) and biggest win (125 points) against the Kangaroos.^[19]

Finals week 2


	First semi-final
Friday, 18 August (7:45 pm)	Kangaroos 16.14 (110)	def.	Hawthorn 15.10 (100)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 50,027)	Statistics


	Second semi-final
Saturday, 19 August (2:30 pm)	Carlton 23.13 (151)	def.	Brisbane Lions 10.9 (69)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 56,924)	Statistics
Carlton broke the record set earlier in the season for its biggest win (82 points) against the Brisbane Lions.^[20]

Finals week 3


	Second preliminary final
Friday, 25 August (7:45 pm)	Melbourne 23.18 (156)	def.	Kangaroos 17.4 (106)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 63,937)	Statistics


	First preliminary final
Saturday, 26 August (2:30 pm)	Essendon 18.17 (125)	def.	Carlton 12.8 (80)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 84,778)	Statistics

Grand final


	Grand final
Saturday, 2 September (2:45 pm)	Essendon 19.21 (135)	def.	Melbourne 11.9 (75)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 96,249)	Statistics

Win/loss table

The following table can be sorted from biggest winning margin to biggest losing margin for each round. If two or more matches in a round are decided by the same margin, these margins are sorted by percentage (i.e. the lowest-scoring winning team is ranked highest and the lowest-scoring losing team is ranked lowest). Opponents are listed above the margins and home matches are in bold.

+	Win		Qualified for finals
-	Loss	X	Bye
	Draw		Eliminated

Team	Home-and-away season																						Ladder	Finals series
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Ladder	F1	F2	F3	GF
Adelaide	WB -23	COL -11	GEE -11	WC -114	BL -30	HAW +86	PA +7	STK +40	KAN -3	ESS -48	MEL +35	SYD +50	RIC +9	FRE +73	CAR -24	WB -61	COL +38	GEE -7	WC +17	BL -37	HAW -31	PA -47	11 (9–13–0)
Brisbane Lions	CAR -40	WB +29	HAW -7	PA -43	ADE +30	STK +39	FRE -11	ESS -64	COL +29	MEL -18	SYD +3	RIC -12	WC +84	KAN -4	GEE +69	CAR -44	WB +57	HAW -18	PA +67	ADE +37	STK +90	FRE +107	6 (12–10–0)	WB +34	CAR -82
Carlton	BL +40	HAW +42	COL -73	WB -39	ESS -24	PA +91	RIC +51	SYD +45	FRE +65	STK +25	KAN +30	WC +50	MEL +98	GEE +10	ADE +24	BL +44	HAW +57	COL +111	WB -3	ESS -26	PA -5	RIC +73	2 (16–6–0)	MEL -9	BL +82	ESS -45
Collingwood	HAW +54	ADE +11	CAR +73	SYD +5	WB +8	KAN -32	ESS -40	FRE -22	BL -29	RIC -48	WC -36	GEE -4	PA -14	MEL -65	STK +33	HAW -57	ADE -38	CAR -111	SYD -20	WB -9	KAN +18	ESS -19	15 (7–15–0)
Essendon	PA +94	RIC +43	FRE +36	HAW +47	CAR +24	WB +63	COL +40	BL +64	MEL +13	ADE +48	GEE +58	STK +86	KAN +49	SYD +13	WC +32	PA +31	RIC +101	FRE +87	HAW +83	CAR +26	WB -11	COL +19	1 (21–1–0)	KAN +125	X	CAR +45	MEL +60
Fremantle	GEE -22	PA +38	ESS -36	RIC +1	MEL -31	WC -117	BL +11	COL +22	CAR -65	KAN -88	WB -93	HAW -59	STK +44	ADE -73	SYD +27	GEE -6	PA +18	ESS -87	RIC -27	MEL -83	WC +1	BL -107	12 (8–14–0)
Geelong	FRE +22	STK +40	ADE +11	KAN -5	WC +81	MEL +25	SYD +9	RIC -70	HAW -25	PA 0	ESS -58	COL +4	WB +7	CAR -10	BL -69	FRE +6	STK -24	ADE +7	KAN -39	WC +30	MEL -18	SYD +4	5 (12–9–1)	HAW -9
Hawthorn	COL -54	CAR -42	BL +7	ESS -47	PA +39	ADE -86	WB +31	KAN +61	GEE +25	WC -30	RIC -3	FRE +59	SYD -31	STK +85	MEL -69	COL +57	CAR -57	BL +18	ESS -83	PA +21	ADE +31	WB +15	8 (12–10–0)	GEE +9	KAN -10
Kangaroos	WC -43	MEL -25	RIC +36	GEE +5	SYD +8	COL +32	STK +12	HAW -61	ADE +3	FRE +88	CAR -30	PA +17	ESS -49	BL +4	WB -4	WC +61	MEL +1	RIC +78	GEE +39	SYD -54	COL -18	STK +43	4 (14–8–0)	ESS -125	HAW +10	MEL -50
Melbourne	RIC -2	KAN +25	SYD -12	STK +90	FRE +31	GEE -25	WC +61	PA +25	ESS -13	BL +18	ADE -35	WB -25	CAR -98	COL +65	HAW +69	RIC +10	KAN -1	SYD +26	STK +18	FRE +83	GEE +18	WC +70	3 (14–8–0)	CAR +9	X	KAN +50	ESS -60
Port Adelaide	ESS -94	FRE -38	WB -47	BL +43	HAW -39	CAR -91	ADE -7	MEL -25	SYD -26	GEE 0	STK -62	KAN -17	COL +14	WC +36	RIC +28	ESS -31	FRE -18	WB +43	BL -67	HAW -21	CAR +5	ADE +47	14 (7–14–1)
Richmond	MEL +2	ESS -43	KAN -36	FRE -1	STK +26	SYD +6	CAR -51	GEE +70	WC +9	COL +48	HAW +3	BL +12	ADE -9	WB +35	PA -28	MEL -10	ESS -101	KAN -78	FRE +27	STK +40	SYD -1	CAR -73	9 (11–11–0)
St Kilda	SYD -34	GEE -40	WC 0	MEL -90	RIC -26	BL -39	KAN -12	ADE -40	WB -1	CAR -27	PA +62	ESS -86	FRE -44	HAW -85	COL -33	SYD -28	GEE +24	WC -86	MEL -18	RIC -40	BL -90	KAN -43	16 (2–19–1)
Sydney	STK +34	WC +12	MEL +12	COL -5	KAN -8	RIC -6	GEE -9	CAR -45	PA +26	WB -58	BL -3	ADE -50	HAW +31	ESS -13	FRE -27	STK +28	WC +71	MEL -26	COL +20	KAN +54	RIC +1	GEE -4	10 (10–12–0)
West Coast	KAN +43	SYD -12	STK 0	ADE +114	GEE -81	FRE +117	MEL -61	WB +6	RIC -9	HAW +30	COL +36	CAR -50	BL -84	PA -36	ESS -32	KAN -61	SYD -71	STK +86	ADE -17	GEE -30	FRE -1	MEL -70	13 (7–14–1)
Western Bulldogs	ADE +23	BL -29	PA +47	CAR +39	COL -8	ESS -63	HAW -31	WC -6	STK +1	SYD +58	FRE +93	MEL +25	GEE -7	RIC -35	KAN +4	ADE +61	BL -57	PA -43	CAR +3	COL +9	ESS +11	HAW -15	7 (12–10–0)	BL -34

Source: AFL Tables

Season notes

Essendon became the first team in VFL/AFL history to win 21 matches in a home-and-away season.^[21]
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).^[22]
Due to a major upgrade of the Gabba, the Brisbane Lions played their first four regular season games away from home.^[23] They were also the only non-Victorian club to qualify for the finals.^[24]

Awards

Major awards

The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Shane Woewodin of Melbourne.
The Coleman Medal was awarded to Matthew Lloyd of Essendon.
The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to James Hird of Essendon.
The AFL Rising Star was awarded to Paul Hasleby of Fremantle.
The wooden spoon was "awarded" to St Kilda.

Leading goalkickers

1	Led the goalkicking at the end of the round
1	Led the goalkicking at the end of the home-and-away season
1₁	Subscript indicates the player's goal tally to that point of the season
–	Did not play during that round
X	Had a bye during that round

#	Player	Team	Home-and-away season (Coleman Medal)																						Finals series				Total	Games	Average
#	Player	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	F1	F2	F3	GF	Total	Games	Average
1	Matthew Lloyd	Essendon	7₇	7₁₄	4₁₈	4₂₂	3₂₅	3₂₈	5₃₃	5₃₈	6₄₄	1₄₅	7₅₂	6₅₈	1₅₉	4₆₃	3₆₆	3₆₉	4₇₃	9₈₂	5₈₇	1₈₈	2₉₀	4₉₄	7₁₀₁	X₁₀₁	4₁₀₅	4₁₀₉	109	25	4.36
2	Jeff Farmer	Melbourne	2₂	1₃	3₆	5₁₁	1₁₂	4₁₆	7₂₃	–₂₃	–₂₃	3₂₆	2₂₈	1₂₉	0₂₉	9₃₈	7₄₅	2₄₇	1₄₈	4₅₂	2₅₄	8₆₂	0₆₂	3₆₅	0₆₅	X₆₅	8₇₃	3₇₆	76	23	3.30
3	Lance Whitnall	Carlton	1₁	5₆	5₁₁	1₁₂	4₁₆	4₂₀	2₂₂	0₂₂	0₂₂	3₂₅	2₂₇	3₃₀	3₃₃	6₃₉	6₄₅	9₅₄	1₅₅	5₆₀	0₆₀	3₆₃	0₆₃	2₆₅	3₆₈	2₇₀	0₇₀		70	25	2.80
4	Wayne Carey	Kangaroos	2₂	–₂	2₄	0₄	3₇	4₁₁	1₁₂	–₁₂	6₁₈	7₂₅	1₂₆	5₃₁	1₃₂	5₃₇	3₄₀	2₄₂	5₄₇	4₅₁	3₅₄	4₅₈	1₅₉	3₆₂	1₆₃	3₆₆	3₆₉		69	23	3.00
5	Alastair Lynch	Brisbane Lions	–₀	0₀	4₄	3₇	5₁₂	2₁₄	0₁₄	–₁₄	4₁₈	6₂₄	5₂₉	3₃₂	4₃₆	2₃₈	3₄₁	4₄₅	2₄₇	2₄₉	3₅₂	2₅₄	3₅₇	4₆₁	5₆₆	2₆₈			68	22	3.09
6	Scott Lucas	Essendon	–₀	–₀	2₂	5₇	3₁₀	6₁₆	6₂₂	1₂₃	1₂₄	3₂₇	4₃₁	0₃₁	3₃₄	2₃₆	1₃₇	3₄₀	2₄₂	5₄₇	4₅₁	0₅₁	0₅₁	2₅₃	2₅₅	X₅₅	2₅₇	0₅₇	57	23	2.48
7	Daniel Bradshaw	Brisbane Lions	4₄	7₁₁	2₁₃	3₁₆	0₁₆	3₁₉	0₁₉	0₁₉	–₁₉	–₁₉	–₁₉	–₁₉	7₂₆	3₂₉	4₃₃	4₃₇	5₄₂	1₄₃	5₄₈	4₅₂	2₅₄	2₅₆	0₅₆	–₅₆			56	19	2.95
8	Clive Waterhouse	Fremantle	2₂	3₅	1₆	2₈	1₉	2₁₁	2₁₃	4₁₇	6₂₃	1₂₄	4₂₈	1₂₉	–₂₉	4₃₃	5₃₈	0₃₈	2₄₀	0₄₀	2₄₂	3₄₅	7₅₂	1₅₃					53	21	2.52
8	Michael O'Loughlin	Sydney	5₅	0₅	3₈	0₈	2₁₀	2₁₂	0₁₂	0₁₂	1₁₃	1₁₄	3₁₇	0₁₇	5₂₂	3₂₅	1₂₆	4₃₀	2₃₂	3₃₅	6₄₁	4₄₅	3₄₈	5₅₃					53	22	2.41
10	Luke Power	Brisbane Lions	1₁	1₂	1₃	0₃	–₃	3₆	1₇	1₈	6₁₄	2₁₆	3₁₉	5₂₄	2₂₆	2₂₈	3₃₁	2₃₃	1₃₄	3₃₇	1₃₈	3₄₁	3₄₄	3₄₇	5₅₂	–₅₂			52	22	2.36

	Peter Everitt	St Kilda	4₄	9₁₃	7₂₀	3₂₃	5₂₈	3₃₁	0₃₁	3₃₄	2₃₆	0₃₆	3₃₉	0₃₉	–₃₉	–₃₉	–₃₉	–₃₉	–₃₉	–₃₉	–₃₉	0₃₉	0₃₉	1₄₀					40	15	2.67

Source: AFL Tables

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