2000 Brisbane Lions season
Australian rules football club season
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The Brisbane Lions' 2000 season was its fourth season in the Australian Football League (AFL).
CoachLeigh Matthews
CaptainAlastair Lynch/Michael Voss
Home groundThe Gabba (Capacity: 42,000)
AFL season6th
| 2000 season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Leigh Matthews |
| Captain | Alastair Lynch/Michael Voss |
| Home ground | The Gabba (Capacity: 42,000) |
| AFL season | 6th |
| Finals series | Semi-finalists |
| Best and fairest | Michael Voss |
| Leading goalkicker | Alastair Lynch (68 goals) |
| Highest home attendance | 34,743 vs. Carlton (25 June 2000)[1] |
| Lowest home attendance | 21,956 vs. Port Adelaide (16 July 2000)[1] |
| Average home attendance | 27,406 |
| Club membership | 20,295 |
Season summary
Premiership Season
Home and away season
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Venue | Attendance | |
| Brisbane | Opponent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 March (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 112 | 152 | Princes Park (A) | 22,374 |
| 2 | 19 March (7:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 139 | 110 | Docklands Stadium (A) | 24,460 |
| 3 | 25 March (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn | 103 | 110 | MCG (A) | 20,374 |
| 4 | 2 April (1:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | 106 | 149 | Football Park (A) | 24,458 |
| 5 | 8 April (7:40 pm) | Adelaide | 122 | 92 | The Gabba (H) | 26,395 |
| 6 | 15 April (7:40 pm) | St Kilda | 105 | 66 | Docklands Stadium (A) | 18,194 |
| 7 | 25 April (2:10 pm) | Fremantle | 100 | 111 | Subiaco Oval (A) | 19,800 |
| 8 | 1 May (7:40 pm) | Essendon | 63 | 127 | The Gabba (H) | 31,887 |
| 9 | 7 May (2:40 pm) | Collingwood | 146 | 117 | The Gabba (H) | 29,046 |
| 10 | 15 May (7:00 pm) | Melbourne | 84 | 102 | Docklands Stadium (A) | 24,908 |
| 11 | 21 May (3:20 pm) | Sydney | 110 | 107 | SCG (A) | 19,789 |
| 12 | 27 May (7:40 pm) | Richmond | 99 | 111 | The Gabba (H) | 29,967 |
| 13 | 3 June (7:40 pm) | West Coast | 173 | 89 | The Gabba (H) | 23,359 |
| 14 | 9 June (7:40 pm) | Kangaroos | 112 | 116 | Docklands Stadium (A) | 26,326 |
| 15 | 17 June (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 128 | 59 | Kardinia Park (A) | 21,003 |
| 16 | 25 June (2:40 pm) | Collingwood | 112 | 156 | The Gabba (H) | 34,743 |
| 17 | 2 July (2:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 138 | 81 | The Gabba (H) | 24,662 |
| 18 | 9 July (3:20 pm) | Hawthorn | 106 | 124 | The Gabba (H) | 26,782 |
| 19 | 16 July (12:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | 120 | 53 | The Gabba (H) | 21,956 |
| 20 | 23 July (1:40 pm) | Adelaide | 115 | 78 | Football Park (A) | 40,817 |
| 21 | 29 July (7:40 pm) | St Kilda | 153 | 63 | The Gabba (H) | 25,603 |
| 22 | 5 August (7:40 pm) | Fremantle | 156 | 49 | The Gabba (H) | 25,070 |
Finals series
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Venue | Attendance | |
| Brisbane | Opponent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second elimination final | 12 August (7:45 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 110 | 76 | The Gabba | 25,925 |
| Second semi-final | 19 August (2:30 pm) | Carlton | 69 | 151 | MCG | 56,924 |
Ladder
| (P) | Premiers |
| Qualified for finals |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essendon (P) | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2816 | 1770 | 159.1 | 84 |
| 2 | Carlton | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2667 | 1979 | 134.8 | 64 |
| 3 | Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2557 | 2159 | 118.4 | 56 |
| 4 | Kangaroos | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2447 | 2304 | 106.2 | 56 |
| 5 | Geelong | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2234 | 2306 | 96.9 | 50 |
| 6 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2602 | 2222 | 117.1 | 48 |
| 7 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2321 | 2241 | 103.6 | 48 |
| 8 | Hawthorn | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2198 | 2251 | 97.6 | 48 |
| 9 | Richmond | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2068 | 2221 | 93.1 | 44 |
| 10 | Sydney | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2254 | 2219 | 101.6 | 40 |
| 11 | Adelaide | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2255 | 2347 | 96.1 | 36 |
| 12 | Fremantle | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1886 | 2618 | 72.0 | 32 |
| 13 | West Coast | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2216 | 2399 | 92.4 | 30 |
| 14 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1928 | 2295 | 84.0 | 30 |
| 15 | Collingwood | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2089 | 2431 | 85.9 | 28 |
| 16 | St Kilda | 22 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1855 | 2631 | 70.5 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 103.4
Source: AFL Tables