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2000 Ansett Australia Cup

Field	Value
year	2000
imagesize	180px
caption	Ansett Australia Cup
teams	16
winners
count	4th
matches	27
attendance	325736
michael tuck medallist	Mark Mercuri ()
prevseason	[1999](1999-ansett-australia-cup)
nextseason	[2001](2001-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.

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. 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. 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 Ladder

|- style=background:#FFFFBB | 1 || align=left | || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 262 || 218 || 120.18 || 12 |- | 2 || align=left | || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 287 || 277 || 103.61 || 8 |- | 3 || align=left | || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 247 || 250 || 98.80 || 4 |- | 4 || align=left | || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 230 || 281 || 81.85 || 0 |}

Group B

Group B Ladder

|- style=background:#FFFFBB | 1 || align=left | || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 359 || 207 || 173.43 || 8 |- | 2 || align=left | || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 239 || 229 || 104.37 || 8 |- | 3 || align=left | || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 222 || 293 || 75.77 || 4 |- | 4 || align=left | || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 169 || 260 || 65.00 || 4 |}

Group C

The vs. 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.

Group C Ladder

|- style=background:#FFFFBB | 1 || align=left | || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 299 || 303 || 98.68 || 8 |- | 2 || align=left | || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 326 || 334 || 97.60 || 8 |- | 3 || align=left | || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 246 || 253 || 97.23 || 8 |- | 4 || align=left | || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 300 || 280 || 107.14 || 4 |}

Group D

Group D Ladder

|- style=background:#FFFFBB | 1 || align=left | || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 317 || 215 || 147.44 || 12 |- | 2 || align=left | || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 248 || 292 || 84.93 || 8 |- | 3 || align=left | || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 216 || 323 || 66.88 || 4 |- | 4 || align=left | || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 230 || 281 || 81.85 || 0 |}

Semi finals

Grand Final

Practice Matches

References

[http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/new-year-moments/2009/01/03/1230681816302.html New Year Moments]
{{Ref AFL Encyc. 4th. 195
"AFL 2001: The official statistical history of the AFL".
(February 14, 2000). "Burst Main KOs Match". The Age.
"AFL 2001: The official statistical history of the AFL".
(February 28, 2000). "Sport: Details". The Age.
(February 21, 2000). "Sport: Football: Details". The Age.
(February 28, 2000). "Sport: Details". The Age.

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