2000 Ansett Australia Cup

The 2000 AFL Ansett Australia Cup was the Australian Football League pre-season Cup competition played in its entirety before the Australian Football League's 2000 Premiership Season began.

2000 Ansett Australia Cup
AFL pre-season competition
Season2000
Teams16
WinnersEssendon (4th title)
Matches played27
Attendance325,736 (average 12,064 per match)
Michael Tuck MedallistMark Mercuri (Essendon)

Unlike most pre-season cup competitions that start in February, the 2000 Cup started on 31 December 1999 with a one-off Match of the Millennium between Carlton and Collingwood, most notable for the competition record 12 goals by Brendan Fevola.[1][2] The competition culminated with the Grand Final in February 2000 between Essendon, the eventual 2000 AFL Premiers, and the Kangaroos, the reigning 1999 AFL Premiers. Essendon's undefeated run through the pre-season was a precursor to their dominance in the premiership season, in which they only lost one match.[3] The final was held in February, rather than March as per most other pre-seasons, due to the season being played earlier in the year so that the finals would not clash with the 2000 Summer Olympics to be held in Sydney in late September.

Group stage

Group A
Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Brisbane Lions13.6 (84)Sydney17.10 (112)Bundaberg Rum Stadium8,818Friday, 28 January
Kangaroos10.16 (76)Richmond9.11 (65)Waverley Park16,512Friday, 28 January
Richmond11.16 (82)Brisbane Lions15.9 (99)North Hobart Oval4,908Saturday, 5 February
Sydney13.11 (89)Kangaroos17.10 (112)Manuka Oval9,854Saturday, 5 February
Kangaroos11.8 (74)Brisbane Lions10.8 (64)Waverley Park6,518Friday, 11 February
Sydney12.14 (86)Richmond12.11 (83)Manuka Oval8,714Saturday, 12 February

Group B
Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Carlton20.17 (137)Collingwood7.7 (49)M.C.G.16,678Friday, 31 December 1999
Port Adelaide13.12 (90)Collingwood12.9 (81)Football Park10,454Saturday, 29 January
Carlton22.14 (146)Fremantle9.8 (62)Waverley Park5,692Saturday, 29 January
Fremantle10.18 (78)Port Adelaide10.9 (69)Subiaco Oval6,119Saturday, 5 February
Port Adelaide12.8 (80)Carlton11.10 (76)Football Park11,132Saturday, 12 February
Collingwood13.14 (92)Fremantle3.11 (29)Waverley Park7,752Saturday, 12 February

Group C
Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Adelaide17.5 (107)Melbourne19.11 (125)Football Park12,239Sunday, 30 January
Geelong10.14 (74)St Kilda11.12 (78)Waverley Park7,394Sunday, 30 January
St Kilda9.12 (66)Melbourne13.14 (92)Waverley Park10,533Saturday, 5 February
Adelaide19.10 (124)Geelong15.12 (102)Football Park11,326Sunday, 6 February
Adelaide14.11 (95)St Kilda15.12 (102)Football Park13,086Sunday, 13 February
Geelong17.12 (114)Melbourne11.16 (82)Waverley Park4,952Monday, 14 February

Group D
Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
West Coast8.10 (58)Essendon11.12 (78)Marrara Oval13,600Friday, 28 January
Hawthorn4.14 (38)Western Bulldogs13.7 (85)Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand11,666Saturday, 29 January
Essendon17.12 (114)Western Bulldogs10.21 (81)Waverley Park11,391Friday, 4 February
Hawthorn17.14 (116)West Coast5.10 (40)Waverley Park6,872Sunday, 6 February
West Coast19.15 (129)Western Bulldogs12.10 (82)Subiaco Oval9,285Saturday, 12 February
Hawthorn10.16 (76)Essendon19.11 (125)Waverley Park15,081Sunday, 13 February

Semi finals
Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Kangaroos13.19 (97)Carlton11.10 (76)Waverley Park12,641Friday, 18 February
Melbourne16.9 (105)Essendon19.17 (131)Waverley Park16,384Saturday, 19 February

Grand final
Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDateTime
Kangaroos11.10 (76)Essendon16.21 (117)M.C.G.56,720Saturday, 26 February7:10 pm[4]

See also

References
  1. New Year Moments
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 195. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
  3. Lovett, Michael (ed.). AFL 2001: The official statistical history of the AFL. pp. 11, 16. ISBN 0-9585286-7-5.
  4. Lovett, Michael (ed.). AFL 2001: The official statistical history of the AFL. p. 16. ISBN 0-9585286-7-5.
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