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.
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 team
Home team score
Away team
Away team score
Ground
Crowd
Date
Brisbane Lions
13.6 (84)
Sydney
17.10 (112)
Bundaberg Rum Stadium
8,818
Friday, 28 January
Kangaroos
10.16 (76)
Richmond
9.11 (65)
Waverley Park
16,512
Friday, 28 January
Richmond
11.16 (82)
Brisbane Lions
15.9 (99)
North Hobart Oval
4,908
Saturday, 5 February
Sydney
13.11 (89)
Kangaroos
17.10 (112)
Manuka Oval
9,854
Saturday, 5 February
Kangaroos
11.8 (74)
Brisbane Lions
10.8 (64)
Waverley Park
6,518
Friday, 11 February
Sydney
12.14 (86)
Richmond
12.11 (83)
Manuka Oval
8,714
Saturday, 12 February
Group B
Home team
Home team score
Away team
Away team score
Ground
Crowd
Date
Carlton
20.17 (137)
Collingwood
7.7 (49)
M.C.G.
16,678
Friday, 31 December 1999
Port Adelaide
13.12 (90)
Collingwood
12.9 (81)
Football Park
10,454
Saturday, 29 January
Carlton
22.14 (146)
Fremantle
9.8 (62)
Waverley Park
5,692
Saturday, 29 January
Fremantle
10.18 (78)
Port Adelaide
10.9 (69)
Subiaco Oval
6,119
Saturday, 5 February
Port Adelaide
12.8 (80)
Carlton
11.10 (76)
Football Park
11,132
Saturday, 12 February
Collingwood
13.14 (92)
Fremantle
3.11 (29)
Waverley Park
7,752
Saturday, 12 February
Group C
Home team
Home team score
Away team
Away team score
Ground
Crowd
Date
Adelaide
17.5 (107)
Melbourne
19.11 (125)
Football Park
12,239
Sunday, 30 January
Geelong
10.14 (74)
St Kilda
11.12 (78)
Waverley Park
7,394
Sunday, 30 January
St Kilda
9.12 (66)
Melbourne
13.14 (92)
Waverley Park
10,533
Saturday, 5 February
Adelaide
19.10 (124)
Geelong
15.12 (102)
Football Park
11,326
Sunday, 6 February
Adelaide
14.11 (95)
St Kilda
15.12 (102)
Football Park
13,086
Sunday, 13 February
Geelong
17.12 (114)
Melbourne
11.16 (82)
Waverley Park
4,952
Monday, 14 February
Group D
Home team
Home team score
Away team
Away team score
Ground
Crowd
Date
West Coast
8.10 (58)
Essendon
11.12 (78)
Marrara Oval
13,600
Friday, 28 January
Hawthorn
4.14 (38)
Western Bulldogs
13.7 (85)
Westpac Stadium,
Wellington, New Zealand
11,666
Saturday, 29 January
Essendon
17.12 (114)
Western Bulldogs
10.21 (81)
Waverley Park
11,391
Friday, 4 February
Hawthorn
17.14 (116)
West Coast
5.10 (40)
Waverley Park
6,872
Sunday, 6 February
West Coast
19.15 (129)
Western Bulldogs
12.10 (82)
Subiaco Oval
9,285
Saturday, 12 February
Hawthorn
10.16 (76)
Essendon
19.11 (125)
Waverley Park
15,081
Sunday, 13 February
Grand final
Home team
Home team score
Away team
Away team score
Ground
Crowd
Date
Time
Kangaroos
11.10 (76)
Essendon
16.21 (117)
M.C.G.
56,720
Saturday, 26 February
7:10 pm
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