M.C.G. · Sat 12 Aug 2000 · 68,443 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 9.1 | 15.6 | 25.9 | 198 |
| North MelbourneNM | 4.2 | 6.3 | 9.4 | 73 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 198 and 73.
Essendon won by 125 points.
31.12 (198) — 11.7 (73)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Misiti | 21 | 20 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Michael Long | 18 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Blake Caracella | 13 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 |
| Justin Blumfield | 12 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Darren Bewick | 15 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Barnard | 10 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Moorcroft | 19 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Matthew Lloyd | 16 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| Jason Johnson | 12 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| James Hird | 13 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Scott Lucas | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Sean Wellman | 9 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Heffernan | 10 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Ramanauskas | 10 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Damien Hardwick | 15 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| John Barnes | 9 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Dean Solomon | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Dustin Fletcher | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Mercuri | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Steven Alessio | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Wallis | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bell | 17 | 16 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| David King | 20 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Jason McCartney | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Brent Harvey | 15 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Anthony Stevens | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Shannon Grant | 12 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Corey McKernan | 11 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Simpson | 13 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Byron Pickett | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Leigh Colbert | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Troy Makepeace | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Winston Abraham | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shannon Motlop | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mick Martyn | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Blakey | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Glenn Archer | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne Carey | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mathew Capuano | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Clayton | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Burton | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Cochrane | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Chandler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |