essendon v melbourne
dons win their 16th and most recent flag over the dees by 10 goals (the dees last two grand finals were a comebine loss of 26 goals).
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Essendon | 4.8 | 10.16 | 16.17 | 19.21 | 135 | Sat 2-Sep-2000 2:45 pm | M.C.G. | 96,249 | |
| Melbourne | 3.3 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 11.9 | 75 | Essendon won by 60 points | |||
2001 matches
round 1
friday
north v essendon
saturday
hawthorn v collingwood
bulldogs v st kilda
port v brisbane
freo v carlton
sunday
sydney v adelaide gor
geelong v west coast
melbourne v richmond