essendon (1-0) vs richmond (1-0) mcg thursday night march 16 2000
essendon proved they are a force again with a 43 point win over richmond at the g. essendon (2-0) face freemanlte in perth sunday night on the road while richmond (1-1) host kangaroos friday night.
ESSENDON 5.4 10.7 15.7 20.10 (130)
RICHMOND 1.5 4.10 9.12 12.15 (87)
GOALS: Essendon: Lloyd 7, Alessio 3, Long 2, Solomon 2, Barnes, Hird, Bewick, Wallis, Caracella, Blumfield. Richmond: Hol land 2, Ottens 2, Rogers 2, Knights, Bowden, A Kellaway, Gale, Daffy, Tivendale.
BEST: Essendon: Lloyd, Wallis, Fletcher, Hird, Solomon, Barnes. Richmond: Rogers, Cameron, Bowden, Ottens.
INJURIES: Essendon: Mercuri (unavail able) replaced in selected side by Robran. Richmond: Rombotis (shoulder), Gale (groin). Richardson (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Bourke.
UMPIRES: Goldspink, Hanley, Rowe.
CROWD: 49,521 at the MCG.
melbourne (0-1) vs kangaroos (0-1) mcg friday night march 17 2000
melbourne produce a major upset to snap a 10 game losing streak by 25 points over the roos at the g. melbourne (1-1) travel to sydney sunday afternoon while kangaroos (0-2) face richmond friday night at the g.
MELBOURNE 7.0 13.2 18.4 23.7 (145)
KANGAROOS 3.8 8.13 13.15 17.18 (120)
GOALS: Melbourne: Cook 6, Bruce 4, Robertson 4, Schwarz 2, Green 2, Walsh, Rigoni, Grgic, A McDonald, Far mer. Kangaroos: Hewitt 3, Harvey 3, Abraham 2, Motlop 2, Calthorpe 2, Grant 2, McKernan 2, Archer.
BEST: Melbourne: Cook, Bruce, Robertson, Leoncelli, Walsh. Kangaroos: Abraham, Bell, Blakey, Martyn.
INJURIES: Melbourne: White (shin) replaced in selected side by Seecamp.
UMPIRES: Sheehan, McCauley, Nicholls.
CROWD: 23,348 at the MCG.
geelong (1-0) vs st kilda (0-1) shell stadium saturday afternoon march 18 2000
geelong smash st kilda in the last quarter by 40 points geelong (2-0) face adeliade saturday on the road. st kilda (0-2) host west coast at colonial saturday night.
GEELONG 7.4 11.7 15.13 21.13 (139)
ST KILDA 4.0 10.1 13. 7 15. 9 (99)
GOALS: Geelong: R Burns 3 A Houlihan 2 J Snell 2 B Graham 2 J Mooney 2 D Mensch 2 G Hocking 2 S King G Kilpatrick D Clarke P Lynch B Stoneham D Milburn. St Kilda: P Everitt 9 S Loewe 2 A Jones S Sziller C Davis R Harvey.
BEST: Geelong: G Hocking R Burns D Spriggs T McGrath P Riccardi S King. St Kilda: P Everitt R Harvey N Burke D Wakelin S Loewe.
REPORTS: Nil.
INJURIES: Nil.
UMPIRES: T Mitchell, D Howlett, D Humphrey-Smith.
CROWD: 20,476 at Shell Stadium.
port (0-1) vs freemantle (0-1) football park saturday night march 18 2000
freo break their 7 game losing streak by 38 points over port in adeliade. port (0-2) travel to play bulldogs sunday. freemantle (1-1) host essendon sunday.
FREMANTLE 3.2 10.5 14.8 19.11 (125)
PORT ADELAIDE 3.5 7.9 9.13 12.15 (87)
GOALS: Fremantle: T Modra 4 C Waterhouse 3 C Callaghan 2 B Dodd 2 T Longmuir 2 S McManus D Kickett J Sinclair B Fewster S Koops D Bandy. Port Adelaide: D Morton 3 C Cornes 2 B Montgomery 2 F Francis W Tredrea M Bode N Stevens R James.
BEST: Fremantle: P Hasleby C Michael C Waterhouse A Prescott D Kickett J Walker. Port Adelaide: C Cornes A Kingsley F Francis P Burgoyne N Stevens B Lyle.
INJURIES: Fremantle: Nil. Port Adelaide: B Lade (broken leg). Reports: Nil.
UMPIRES: H Kennedy J Schmitt S McInerney.
CROWD: 24,684 at Football Park.
carlton (1-0) vs hawthorn (0-1) optus oval sunday afternoon
carlton kept their unbeaten start intact by 7 goals over the hawks. carlton (2-0) face collingwood at the g sunday. hawthorn (0-2) host brisbane at the g saturday.
bulldogs (1-0) vs brisbane (0-1) colonial stadium sunday afternoon
in the first in door game and 5 goals down brisbane comeback to beat bulldogs by 29 points in a crazy game. bulldogs (1-1) host port sunday brisbane (1-1) face hawthorn at the g saturday.
BRISBANE 2.2 10.8 13.10 21.13 (139)
WESTERN BULLDOGS 7.2 9.5 12.8 17.8 (110)
GOALS BRISBANE Bradshaw 7, Hart 2, Akermanis 2, Molloy 2, M Voss, B Voss, Power, Lawrence, C Scott, Leppitsch, Bolton, Lappin. WESTERN BULLDOGS Smith 4, Hudson 3, Kolyniuk 2, Romero 2, Grant, Garlick, Eagleton, Hunter, Kretiuk, Wills.
BEST BRISBANE Bradshaw, Black, White, M Voss, Ashcroft, Lappin WESTERN BULLDOGS Smith, Romero, Brown, Kretiuk, Hudson
UMPIRES Dore, Coates, McKenzie
CROWD 24,460 at Colonial Stadium.
collingwood (1-0) vs adeliade (0-1) mcg sunday afternoon
collingwood scrape into a 2-0 start by beating adeliade by 11 points. collingwood (2-0) host carlton sunday at the g. adelaide (0-2) host geelong saturday night.
west coast (1-0) vs sydney (1-0) subiaco sunday night
sydney stun west coast on the road by 2 goals in perth. sydney (2-0) host melbourne sunday west coast (1-1) play st kilda at colonial saturday night.
SYDNEY 2.5 7.6 10.9 12.10 (82)
WEST COAST 2.2 7.5 8.6 10.10 (70)
GOALS Sydney: Fitzgerald 2, Lewis 2, Stafford, Schwass, Nicks, Warfe, Allison, O’Brien, Ahmat, Barry. West Coast: Gehrig 2, Phil Matera 2, Williams 2, Cummings, Gardiner, Jakovich, Turnbull.
BEST Sydney: Schwass, Fitzgerald, Staf ford, Cresswell, Warfe, Saddington. West Coast: Wirrpunda, Peter Matera, Bellotti, Morrison, Williams, Banfield. INJURIES Sydney: J Ball (ankle).
UMPIRES Allen, McLaren, Nash.
CROWD 38,753 at Subiaco Oval
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Essendon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 149 | 191.95% | 8 |
| 2 | Carlton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 306 | 224 | 136.61% | 8 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 178 | 136.52% | 8 |
| 4 | Geelong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 206 | 130.10% | 8 |
| 5 | Sydney | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 170 | 127.06% | 8 |
| 6 | West Coast | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 224 | 193 | 116.06% | 4 |
| 7 | Melbourne | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 237 | 214 | 110.75% | 4 |
| 8 | Fremantle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 232 | 216 | 107.41% | 4 |
| 9 | Wstn Bulldogs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 241 | 247 | 97.57% | 4 |
| 10 | Brisbane | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 251 | 262 | 95.80% | 4 |
| 11 | Richmond | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 181 | 222 | 81.53% | 4 |
| 12 | Adelaide | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 200 | 234 | 85.47% | 0 |
| 13 | Nth Melbourne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 231 | 299 | 77.26% | 0 |
| 14 | St Kilda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 199 | 273 | 72.89% | 0 |
| 15 | Hawthorn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 198 | 294 | 67.35% | 0 |
| 16 | Port Adelaide | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 149 | 281 | 53.02% | 0 |
round 3 matches
friday
richmond vs kangaroos MCG (N)
saturday
hawthorn vs brisbane MCG
st kilda vs west coast CS (N)
adelaide vs geelong FP (N)
sunday
sydney vs melbourne SCG
collingwood vs carlton MCG
bulldogs vs port CS
freemantle vs essendon S
Harrison’s world 