M.C.G. · Sat 2 Sep 2000 · 96,249 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 4.8 | 10.16 | 16.17 | 135 |
| MelbourneMELB | 3.3 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 75 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 135 and 75.
Essendon won by 60 points.
19.21 (135) — 11.9 (75)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hird | 24 | 5 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Joe Misiti | 12 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Justin Blumfield | 14 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 |
| Mark Mercuri | 11 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Blake Caracella | 13 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Sean Wellman | 12 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Dean Solomon | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Lloyd | 14 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Damien Hardwick | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| John Barnes | 10 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Dustin Fletcher | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Johnson | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Paul Barnard | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Chris Heffernan | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Michael Long | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Scott Lucas | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Ramanauskas | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dean Wallis | 8 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Bewick | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Johnson | 9 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Steven Alessio | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Gary Moorcroft | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Rigoni | 13 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Stephen Powell | 15 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Peter Walsh | 7 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Woewodin | 15 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Johnstone | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Leoncelli | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| David Schwarz | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Ward | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Adem Yze | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff White | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| David Neitz | 10 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Russell Robertson | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Matthew Collins | 10 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony McDonald | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Alistair Nicholson | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Farmer | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Brent Grgic | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Febey | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Ingerson | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Green | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Beams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Simmonds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |