melbourne v north
dees make their first grand since 88 ending the roos title defence by 50 they face the hardest grand final task in a while essendon (i think their last grand final 88 against the hawks was the last time it was that obvious who was going to win ahead of time not featuring geelong).
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Melbourne | 6.5 | 14.10 | 18.14 | 23.18 | 156 | Fri 25-Aug-2000 7:45 pm | M.C.G. | 63,937 | |
| North Melbourne | 5.1 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 17.4 | 106 | Melbourne won by 50 points | |||
essendon v carlton
dons beat blues by 45 for revenge the last thing between them and the flag is the dees.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Essendon | 4.2 | 8.7 | 14.13 | 18.17 | 125 | Sat 26-Aug-2000 2:30 pm | M.C.G. | 84,778 | |
| Carlton | 2.3 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 12.8 | 80 | Essendon won by 45 points | |||
grand final
essendon v melbourne