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The 2000 AFL Grand Final was played on 2 September 2000 between the Essendon and Melbourne Football Clubs in the Australian Football League. Essendon had completed the best home and away season in modern history, winning 21 of 22 matches, an AFL record (which would be equalled by Geelong in the 2008 season). Essendon defeated Melbourne by 60 points in front of 96,249 people.
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Match Summary
David Neitz won the toss and Melbourne chose to kick towards the City/Members end of the MCG in the opening quarter. The first score of the game went to Melbourne. David Neitz, from a very tight angle near the behind post on the Members side of the goals, kicked the ball into the far goal post resulting in one point. It was only a short time after the first score of the game that James Hird kicked the first goal of the game for Essendon. Melbourne's first goal was kicked by Stephen Powell. Essendon never looked threatened from quarter time, and deservingly won its record-equalling 16th premiership by 60 points (an even 10 goals), after the most dominant season in history (still to this day). One downside for the Bombers was a crude hit on Melbourne's Troy Simmonds by Essendon's Michael Long, which saw the match stopped for some time as Simmonds was stretchered from the ground.
Result
| Essendon vs Melbourne | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final |
| Essendon | 4.8 (32) | 10.16 (76) | 16.17 (113) | 19.21 (135) |
| Melbourne | 3.5 (23) | 5.5 (35) | 8.8 (56) | 11.9 (75) |
| Venue: | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | |||
| Date: | 2 September 2000 | |||
| Attendance: | 96,249 | |||
| Umpires: | ||||
| Goal scorers: | Essendon | 4: Paul Barnard, Matthew Lloyd. 3: Blake Caracella. 2: James Hird. 1: Gary Moorcroft, Mark Mercuri, Michael Long, Justin Blumfield, Darren Bewick, Steven Alessio | ||
| Melbourne | 3: Jeff Farmer, Stephen Powell. 2: David Neitz, Russell Robertson. 1: Brad Green | |||
| Best: | Essendon | |||
| Melbourne | ||||
| Reports: | nil | |||
| Injuries: | nil | |||
| Coin toss winner: | David Neitz, Melbourne | |||
| Norm Smith Medal: | James Hird, Essendon | |||
| Australian television broadcaster: | Seven Network | |||
| National Anthem: | Bachelor Girl | |||
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