2000 AFL season

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 and , which was notable for Brendan Fevola kicking twelve goals, a pre-season record. defeated the by 41 points in the grand final. ==Home-and-away season==

All starting times are local time. Source: AFL Tables 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==

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points forAverage score: 103.4Source: AFL Tables ==Progression by round==

Source: AFL Tables ==Home matches and membership==

Source: AFL Tables ==Finals series==

All starting times are local time. Source: AFL Tables Finals week 1 Finals week 2 Finals week 3 Grand final ==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. Source: AFL Tables ==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 the Gabba, the Brisbane Lions played their first four regular season games away from home. They were also the only non-Victorian club to qualify for the finals. • This is the season when the current finals format was introduced. ==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 Source: AFL Tables ==References==