2000 Ansett Australia Cup

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2000 Ansett Australia Cup
Season2000
Teams16
Winners Essendon (4th title)
Matches played27
Attendance325,736 (average 12,064 per match)
Michael Tuck Medallist Mark Mercuri (Essendon)
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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.

Contents

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

Group A
Friday, 28 January Brisbane Lions 13.6 (84)def. by Sydney 17.10 (112) Bundaberg Rum Stadium (crowd: 8,818)
Friday, 28 January Kangaroos 10.16 (76)def. Richmond 9.11 (65) Waverley Park (crowd: 16,512)
Saturday, 5 February Richmond 11.16 (82)def. by Brisbane Lions 15.9 (99) North Hobart Oval (crowd: 4,908)
Saturday, 5 February Sydney 13.11 (89)def. by Kangaroos 17.10 (112) Manuka Oval (crowd: 9,854)
Friday, 11 February Kangaroos 11.8 (74)def. Brisbane Lions 10.8 (64) Waverley Park (crowd: 6,518)
Saturday, 12 February Sydney 12.14 (86)def. Richmond 12.11 (83) Manuka Oval (crowd: 8,714)

Group A Ladder

#TeamPWLDPFPA%Pts
1 Kangaroos 3300262218120.1812
2 Sydney 3210287277103.618
3 Brisbane Lions 312024725098.804
4 Richmond 303023028181.850

Group B

Group B
Friday, 31 December 1999 Carlton 20.17 (137)def. Collingwood 7.7 (49) M.C.G. (crowd: 16,678) Report
Saturday, 29 January Port Adelaide 13.12 (90)def. Collingwood 12.9 (81) Football Park (crowd: 10,454)
Saturday, 29 January Carlton 22.14 (146)def. Fremantle 9.8 (62) Waverley Park (crowd: 5,692)
Saturday, 5 February Fremantle 10.18 (78)def. Port Adelaide 10.9 (69) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 6,119)
Saturday, 12 February Port Adelaide 12.8 (80)def. Carlton 11.10 (76) Football Park (crowd: 11,132)
Saturday, 12 February Collingwood 13.14 (92)def. Fremantle 3.11 (29) Waverley Park (crowd: 7,752)

Group B Ladder

#TeamPWLDPFPA%Pts
1 Carlton 3210359207173.438
2 Port Adelaide 3210239229104.378
3 Collingwood 312022229375.774
4 Fremantle 312016926065.004

Group C

Group C
Sunday, 30 January Adelaide 17.5 (107)def. by Melbourne 19.11 (125) Football Park (crowd: 12,239)
Sunday, 30 January Geelong 10.14 (74)def. by St Kilda 11.12 (78) Waverley Park (crowd: 7,394)
Saturday, 5 February St Kilda 9.12 (66)def. by Melbourne 13.14 (92) Waverley Park (crowd: 10,533)
Sunday, 6 February Adelaide 19.10 (124)def. Geelong 15.12 (102) Football Park (crowd: 11,326)
Sunday, 13 February Adelaide 14.11 (95)def. by St Kilda 15.12 (102) Football Park (crowd: 13,086)
Monday, 14 February Geelong 17.12 (114)def. Melbourne 11.16 (82) Waverley Park (crowd: 4,952)

The Geelong vs. Melbourne match was originally scheduled to be played on Sunday 13th February at Shell Stadium, but due to a burst water main, the Melbourne Football Club deemed the surface unplayable and refused to play. The AFL rescheduled the match for the following night at Waverley Park. [4]

Group C Ladder

#TeamPWLDPFPA%Pts
1 Melbourne 321029930398.688
2 Adelaide 321032633497.608
3 St Kilda 321024625397.238
4 Geelong 3120300280107.144

Group D

Group D
Friday, 28 January West Coast 8.10 (58)def. by Essendon 11.12 (78) Marrara Oval (crowd: 13,600)
Saturday, 29 January Hawthorn 4.14 (38)def. by Western Bulldogs 13.7 (85) Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand (crowd: 11,666)
Friday, 4 February Essendon 17.12 (114)def. Western Bulldogs 10.21 (81) Waverley Park (crowd: 11,391)
Sunday, 6 February Hawthorn 17.14 (116)def. West Coast 5.10 (40) Waverley Park (crowd: 6,872)
Saturday, 12 February West Coast 19.15 (129)def. Western Bulldogs 12.10 (82) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 9,285)
Sunday, 13 February Hawthorn 10.16 (76)def. by Essendon 19.11 (125) Waverley Park (crowd: 15,081)

Group D Ladder

#TeamPWLDPFPA%Pts
1 Essendon 3300317215147.4412
2 Western Bulldogs 321024829284.938
3 West Coast 312021632366.884
4 Hawthorn 303023028181.850

Semi finals

Semi finals
Friday, 18 February Kangaroos 13.19 (97)def. Carlton 11.10 (76) Waverley Park (crowd: 12,641)
Saturday, 19 February Melbourne 16.9 (105)def. by Essendon 19.17 (131) Waverley Park (crowd: 16,384)

Grand Final

2000 Ansett Australia Cup Grand Final
Saturday, 26 February (7:10 pm) Kangaroos def. by Essendon Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 56,720)
3.1 (19)
4.2 (28)
6.6 (42)
11.10 (76)		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		3.5 (23)
7.12 (56)
10.17 (77)
16.21 (117)		Umpires: Coates, Allen, McLaren
Michael Tuck Medal: Mark Mercuri (Essendon)
Television broadcast: Seven Network
Bell 3; Calchorpe 2, Simpson 2, Scott, Sholl, McKernan, KingGoalsMercuri 3; Lloyd 2, Alessio 2, Caracella 2, Rioli 2; Solomon, Bewick, J Johnson, Jacobs, McAlister
Bell, Archer, Harvey, PickettBestFletcher, Mercuri, Barnes, Misiti, Wellman, J Johnson, Solomon
Blakey (concussion), Stevens (ankle)InjuriesLong (hamstring), withdrawn from selected squad.
Carey (Roos) for allegedly striking Fletcher (Ess) in the first quarter. Martyn (Roos) for allegedly striking Lloyd (Ess) in the second quarter.Reports

[5] [6]

Practice Matches

Week 19-20th February [7]
Saturday, 19 February Collingwood 12.6 (78)def. West Coast 6.14 (50) Victoria Park
Saturday, 19 February Western Bulldogs 14.11 (95)def. Fremantle 8.7 (55) Whitten Oval (crowd: 7,500 est.)
Saturday, 19 February Richmond 13.11 (89)def. Hawthorn 12.12 (84) Devonport Oval (crowd: 7,114)
Saturday, 19 February Brisbane Lions 14.17 (101)def. St Kilda 10.7 (67) Giffin Park, Coorparoo
Sunday, 20 February Sydney 11.11 (77)def. by Adelaide 12.10 (82)Exies Oval, Griffith
Sunday, 20 February Geelong 14.17 (101)def. Port Adelaide 10.7 (67) Northern Oval, North Ballarat (crowd: 7,000 est.)
Week 26-27th February [8]
Saturday, 26 February Sydney 8.12 (60)def. by Collingwood 15.14 (104) Manuka Oval (crowd: 3,500 est.)
Saturday, 26 February Hawthorn 8.11 (59)def. by Carlton 14.9 (93) Deakin Reserve, Shepparton (crowd: 5,000 est.)
Saturday, 26 February West Coast 16.21 (117)def. Fremantle 15.22 (112) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 5,000 est.)
Saturday, 26 February Brisbane Lions 13.11 (89)def. Melbourne 10.8 (68) Fankhauser Reserve, Southport (crowd: 5,000 est.)
Saturday, 26 February St Kilda 14.11 (95)def. Richmond 5.6 (36) Waverley Park
Sunday, 27 February Richmond 10.8 (68)def. by Geelong 17.14 (116) North Hobart Oval (crowd: 3,709)
Sunday, 27 February Adelaide 19.9 (123)def. Port Adelaide 16.11 (107)Encounter Bay Oval, Victor Harbour (crowd: 3,709)

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. ↑ "Burst Main KOs Match". The Age. Melbourne. 14 February 2000. p. 37.
  5. ↑ Lovett, Michael (ed.). AFL 2001: The official statistical history of the AFL. p. 16. ISBN   0-9585286-7-5.
  6. ↑ "Sport: Details". The Age. Melbourne. 28 February 2000. p. 35.
  7. ↑ "Sport: Football: Details". The Age. Melbourne. 21 February 2000. p. 34.
  8. ↑ "Sport: Details". The Age. Melbourne. 28 February 2000. p. 35.
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