2000 VFL season

119th season of the Victorian Football League December 2017 December 2017 vfl 2000 16 March – 27 August 2000 TXU VFL logo.png 18 7 5 2 David Robbins( – 21 votes) Nick Sautner( – 60 goals) white 1999 VFL season 1999 white 2001 VFL season 2001 The 2000 VFL season was the 119th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), a second-tier Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria.2000 VFL Men's Premiership Season https://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/vfl/126/men%2527s%2Bpremiership%2Bseason/9/9/2000/advanced Australian Football 9 April 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250409115957/https://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/vfl/126/men%2527s%2Bpremiership%2Bseason/9/9/2000/advanced 9 April 2025 The season began on 16 March and concluded on 27 August, comprising a 19-match home-and-away season, followed by a four-week finals series.VFL FIXTURE 2000 https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/766395/vfl-fixture-2000 Essendon Football Club 18 March 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250318131824/https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/766395/vfl-fixture-2000 18 March 2025 5 January 2000 won the premiership for the seventh time, defeating by 31 points in the 2000 VFL Grand Final.VFL Grand Final 2000 http://demonwiki.org/VFL+Grand+Final+2000 Demonwiki 9 April 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20240815080710/http://demonwiki.org/VFL+Grand+Final+2000 15 August 2024 The league underwent significant changes for the 2000 season, being merged with the Australian Football League (AFL) reserves competition. Since this season, the VFL has served as a state-level senior competition in which reserves players and reserves teams from most AFL clubs compete. Merger with AFL reserves The Victorian State Football League (VFSL) had operated two open-age senior competitions during the 1990s: the VFL, which it took control of in 1995, and the AFL reserves, which it had operated since 1992. The AFL Reserves competition was contested by the reserves teams of eleven Australian Football League clubs: those of the ten Victorian clubs and that of the Sydney Swans. The VSFL had intended to merge the two into a single competition which would serve as an AFL reserves competition, a state-level senior competition and a development pathway from the 1995 season; however there was such significant opposition from the AFL clubs against abolishing their dedicated reserves competition that they had threatened to use their power to sack the AFL Commission over the changes.The Age Melbourne, VIC 50 Stephen Rielly Stephen Linnell 24 May 1994 Vic clubs threaten AFL on reservesConsequently, the two competitions had run in parallel between 1995 and 1999. Prior to the 1998 season, the AFL again announced plans to amalgamate the VFL and the AFL reserves into a single competition, giving the clubs two years to make arrangements before the combined competition was to begin from the 2000 season. Although most of the AFL clubs were still opposed to the changes, on this occasion they accepted them.Herald Sun 10 December 1997 Melbourne, VIC Time's up for twos Daryl Timms Michael Stevens 86 Under the new arrangement, AFL clubs were given two options: they could continue to operate their own reserves teams, fielding them in the VFL; or, they could enter a reserves affiliation with one or more existing VFL clubs. Under the affiliation structure, listed players who were not selected in the senior AFL team would be made available to play for their affiliated VFL club; the VFL club would then make up the balance of the team from its own playing list. Affiliations and league membership changes Under the new arrangement, four AFL clubs entered into affiliations with existing VFL clubs. These were:Fiddian, Marc (2004); The VFA; A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877–1995; p. 188 affiliated with fellow eastern suburban club Box Hill. Box Hill immediately co-branded with Hawthorn, changing its nickname from the Mustangs to the Hawks. affiliated with fellow western suburban clubs Werribee and Williamstown, with half of its players allocated to each VFL club. affiliated with Sandringham. entered a partial affiliation with Port Melbourne, the club with which it had shared a zone when it was based in South Melbourne. No more than six of Sydney's reserves players played for Port Melbourne; the rest played for a dedicated Sydney reserves team in the Sydney AFL competition. A fifth affiliation was established with the creation of a new club, the Murray Kangaroos. The Murray Kangaroos was operated in partnership between the North Melbourne Football Club and the Ovens & Murray Football League, and was based at both Coburg City Oval in Melbourne and the Lavington Sports Ground in Albury.July 2016 The Murray Kangaroos were affiliated with the Murray Bushrangers from the TAC Cup under-18s competition, which served to complete the VSFL's original vision that all twelve Victorian TAC Cup clubs would be affiliated with a VFL club.The Age Melbourne, VIC 20 April 1994 32 Charles Heppell New state footy league mooted This left six Victorian AFL clubs, all of which entered their reserves teams directly into the VFL. These were: Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Geelong, Richmond and St Kilda. Other changes After four years, the merger between Preston Bullants senior club and the Northern Knights TAC Cup club was terminated, and the two clubs returned to being separate entities. The senior club, which had competed as the Preston Knights since 1996, became known as the Northern Bullants, and it returned to the red and white colours that it had worn prior to 1996.http://heritage.darebinlibraries.vic.gov.au/article/169 Preston Football Club Darebin heritage 30 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160919042159/http://heritage.darebinlibraries.vic.gov.au/article/169 19 September 2016 dead With the increased size of the league, the finals were expanded from five clubs to eight clubs. The VFL adopted the same final eight system which was adopted by the AFL in the same season, replacing the McIntyre Final Five which had been in use since 1989. The Victorian State Football League was superseded by a newly established body, Football Victoria, which administered the league. Summary As a result of this large suite of changes, the size of the VFL grew from eleven to eighteen clubs, the largest it had been since 1987. The size of the competition during the 2000 season set a new record as the largest to contest the premiership in a single division in VFA/VFL history, a mark which stood until 2021. The clubs were: Stand alone VFL Bendigo Coburg-Fitzroy Frankston North Ballarat Northern Bullants Springvale AFL reserves teams Carlton Collingwood Essendon Geelong Richmond St Kilda AFL reserves affiliated Box Hill () Murray Kangaroos () Port Melbourne () Sandringham () Werribee () Williamstown () Ladder main WDL 5 Ladder true points y 4 2 SAN Sandringham NBR North Ballarat CAR Carlton (R) STK St Kilda (R) GEE Geelong (R) WIL Williamstown BOX Box Hill SPR Springvale WER Werribee ESS Essendon (R) COL Collingwood (R) FRA Frankston PMB Port Melbourne MUR Murray Kangaroos COB Coburg-Fitzroy NBU Northern Bullants RIC Richmond (R) BEN Bendigo 16 3 0 2151 1460 P 14 5 0 2079 1667 14 5 0 2079 1667 13 6 0 2094 1520 13 6 0 2017 1723 13 6 0 2006 1746 13 6 0 1892 1647 12 6 1 1648 1564 10 8 1 2025 1839 10 9 0 1778 1783 9 10 0 1731 1871 8 10 1 1903 1911 6 13 0 1787 1858 6 13 0 1632 1850 4 15 0 1483 1744 4 15 0 1495 2226 3 15 1 1501 2119 1 18 0 1316 2413 #CCFFCC Finals series QF QF QF QF QF QF QF QF 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for (R) Reserves Premiers Qualification complete Finals series y 150 70 7 August, Waverley Park Sandringham 9.14 (68) St Kilda 10.7 (67) 6 August, North Port Oval Geelong 15.11 (101) Springvale 8.12 (60) 5 August, North Port Oval North Ballarat 17.24(126) Carlton 10.6 (66) 5 August, North Port Oval Williamstown 22.17 (149) Box Hill 15.14 (104) 13 August, North Port Oval St Kilda 8.14 (62) Geelong 9.13 (67) 12 August, North Port Oval Carlton 19.11 (125) Williamstown 7.9 (51) 20 August, North Port Oval Sandringham 22.23 (155) Carlton 12.9 (81) 19 August, North Port Oval Geelong 12.7 (79) North Ballarat 20.13 (133) 27 August, Waverley Park Sandringham 15.18 (108) North Ballarat 11.11 (77) Grand Final 2000 VFL Grand Final Sunday 27 August (2:10 pm) Sandringham 4.6 (30) 8.10 (58) 11.14 (80) 15.18 (108) H North Ballarat 0.5 (5) 3.5 (23) 5.8 (38) 11.11 (77) Waverley Park 8,652 Herald Sun Melbourne, VIC Zebras set scene for Demons Michael Warner 28 August 2000 40 Jeffery, Malcolm, Twitt Norm Goss Memorial Medal Richard Maloney (Sandringham) Sautner 6, Beams 2, Pitt 2, Templeton 2, Febey, Haynes, Williams Clarke 2, Peake 2, Power 2, Field, Inkster, Maher, T. Polkinghorne, Snibson Awards The Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal was won for the second consecutive year by Nick Sautner (Sandringham), who kicked 60 goals.http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-118-0-0-0&sID=54554&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=4834469 Frosty Miller Medallists 4 August 2016 Fox Sports Pulse 25 May 2016 The J. J. Liston Trophy was won by David Robbins (Springvale), who polled 23 votes.http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=4-118-0-0-0&sID=54554&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=4834475 J.J. Liston Trophy Medallists 25 May 2016 Fox Sports Pulse 4 August 2016 The Fothergill–Round Medal was won by Michael Swan (Port Melbourne).http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=0-118-0-0-0&sID=54554&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=4834467 Fothergill–Round Medallists 20 December 2014 29 October 2014 Sportingpulse Sandringham won the reserves premiership. Sandringham 17.15 (117) defeated Port Melbourne 11.7 (73) in the Grand Final, held as a curtain-raiser to the Seniors Grand Final on 27 August. Notable events The VFL established a second television deal during the 2000 season, with one match played each Monday night and broadcast live on the Seven Network's subscription television channel C7 Sport, in addition to the long-standing weekly Saturday afternoon broadcasts on ABC Victoria.https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/86496/AFL_Annual_Report_1999_part_2.pdf 103rd Annual Report (Part 2) 1999 30 July 2016 Australian Football League https://web.archive.org/web/20161026175009/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/86496/AFL_Annual_Report_1999_part_2.pdf 26 October 2016 dead dmy-all The Monday night fixture was short-lived, and did not survive beyond the 2000 season. With the disuse of Waverley Park for Australian Football League games following the opening of Docklands Stadium, Waverley Park became available for VFA/VFL football for the first and only time in its history. Springvale, located only a few kilometres away, played all but its first home game of the season at the ground,Santo Caruso Marc Fiddian Jim Main Football Grounds of Melbourne Pennon Publishing 2002 Essendon North, VIC 140–143 and all Monday night games were played at the ground, as well as a few other isolated games and the Grand Final. The Grand Final was the last game of competitive football played on Waverley Park before it was sold to developers. Bendigo's six point win against Murray in Round 17 was its final ever win as a stand-alone VFL club. Its remaining 78 games as a stand-alone club (spanning seasons 2000–2002 and 2013–2014 and excluding the period of its reserves affiliation with ) yielded one draw and 77 losses.http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/VFL/2001/ Victorian Football League (VFL), 2001 Australian Football.com 7 March 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150402174524/http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/VFL/2001/ 2 April 2015 http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/VFL/2000/ Victorian Football League (VFL), 2000 Australian Football.com 7 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402153357/http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/VFL/2000/ 2 April 2015 dead dmy-allhttp://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/VFL/2002/ Victorian Football League (VFL), 2002 Australian Football.com 7 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402100058/http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/VFL/2002/ 2 April 2015 dead dmy-allhttp://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/VFL/2013/ Victorian Football League (VFL), 2013 Australian Football.com 7 March 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151003114235/http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/VFL/2013 3 October 2015 http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/VFL/2014/ Victorian Football League (VFL), 2014 Australian Football.com 7 March 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150402153837/http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/VFL/2014/ 2 April 2015 As with other major football leagues, the 2000 season was played a month earlier than usual, to ensure it was finished before the 2000 Sydney Olympics, which began on 15 September. See also 2000 AFL season References Category:Victorian Football League seasons VFL