<Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 1999 </Td> <Td> AFL Grand Final </Td> <Td> 2001 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 1999 </Td> <Td> AFL Grand Final </Td> <Td> 2001 → </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2000 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Melbourne Football Club and the Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 2 September 2000 . It was the 104th annual Grand Final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), staged to determine the premiers for the 2000 AFL season . The match, attended by 96,249 spectators, was won by Essendon by a margin of 60 points, marking that club's 16th premiership victory (following Carlton Football Club who also have 16 premierships). </P> <P> This was Essendon's first appearance in a Grand Final since winning the 1993 AFL Grand Final, whilst it was Melbourne's first since losing the 1988 VFL Grand Final . </P>

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