<page_title> 2000 AFL season </page_title> <section_title> Round 1 </section_title> <table> <cell> Essendon </cell> <cell> 24.12 (156) </cell> <cell> Port Adelaide </cell> <cell> 8.14 (62) </cell> <cell> 43,012 </cell> <cell> Thursday, 9 March </cell> </table>
The AFL match was played on 9 March 2000, with Essendon defeating Port Adelaide by 94 points in front of a crowd of 43,012.