2000 Grand Final, Essendon v Melbourne - 4 Minutes To Go

2000 Grand Final, Essendon v Melbourne. One of the most powerful Essendon sides ever.

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• 2000
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• Final
• Essendon
• Melbourne

[uraniumdeath]

I don't care for Essendon or Carlton, but that's rubbish.

After 1999, Essendon were never going to lose in 2000.

Their three finals: Thrashed North by 125, Carlton by like 10 goals, then Melbourne again by 10 goals.

I'm sorry. If Essendon really feared Carlton, then they would have curled up in a ball in the first week of the finals, pinned nappies on themselves and listened to nursery rhymes on Grand Final Day.

Everybody else feared Essendon in 2000.

[kaijan123]

how can u say shit teams...essendon 2000 is arguably one of the greatest sides ever

[ozbloke74]

@holl01 belated reply to your comment but it was the dogs that beat us... but never mind we won the flag that year.

[wiigetconsole]

GO BOMBERS!!!!!

[Jagwa3]

the jumper clash is ridiculous

[VioIentGoIdFish]

@bsteph95 no one ever chooses to lose a game, get real

[bsteph95]

No one has EVER gone undefeated in a season, 2000 was the year to do it. For whatever reason, essendon's coaching staff decided it would be a good idea to fold against the dogs.

[stunts2extreme]

@mashfan72 most premierships equal with carlton mate

[holl01]

@mashfan72 No, Essendon did well for 3 years, Sayign they only performed well for 1 year is a weak biased view, we made the prelim in 99 and came within a wisker of reaching the grand final then, like we did in 2001, we had a 3 year blitz, refered to as the BOMBER BLITZ, which peake in 2000. the only game we lost to was Geelong, were the employed flooding tactics and lucked out, little wimps.

[mashfan72]

@holl01 First of all, they didn't win every game in 2000, so your first point that "essendon destroyed everyone in 2000" already sets back your argument.

Secondly, I was responding to the argument that Essendon of 2000 was the "most powerful team in the history of the sport" - which is clearly subjective. Collingwood in the 20's, Brisbane in the 00's, and Melbourne in the 50's were better over a longer period of time. Essendon did well for one year.

[holl01]

@mashfan72 The evidence you provided to back up your opening statement was weak, and irrelevant. Essendon destroyed everyone in 2000, like no other team has ever done in the history of this great game. Essendon will be extremely competitive in 2011, and we have a really good chance of beating Collingwood in the NAB cup final, a game that I shall attend, and view it from the wing seatige.

[holl01]

Bombers are the best, forever the bombers!!