2000 SWL season
Teams	6
Premiers	Clarence
Minor premiers	Northern Bombers 7th minor premiership
Attendance
Matches played	55
Total attendance	73,042 (1,328 per match)
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The2000 SWL season was the 116th season of theStatewide League (SWL), the highest-level seniorAustralian rules football competition inTasmania. This was the first and only season under the SWL name, replacing theTasmanian State Football League (TSL) name that had been used during the1999 season. The season began on 24 March and concluded on 9 September, comprising an 17-match home-and-away season, followed by a four-week finals series.

The SWL was sponsored to the tune of A$750,000 under a funding agreement with theAustralian Football League which was overseen and managed by the sport's governing body in the state (Football Tasmania) to control.

Shortly after the season had been completed,Burnie Dockers announced that they would be leaving the competition to rejoin theNTFL in 2001, a short time later bothNorthern Bombers andDevonport followed suit leaving an unsustainable three club statewide competition, withFootball Tasmania also under considerable pressure from both theHobart City Council over possible legal action against them for breaking a contract by moving the Grand Final away fromNorth Hobart Oval toYork Park this season and looming legal threats by the remaining SWL clubs over a restraint of trade, the statewide competition was abandoned byFootball Tasmania in January 2001, the remaining clubs resumed playing league matches in their regional areas in both theSFL and theNTFL until the end of the 2008 season.

• Burnie Dockers Football Club
• Clarence District Football Club
• Devonport Power Football Club
• Glenorchy District Football Club
• Hobart Demons Football Club
• Northern Bombers Football Club

• Mick McGuane (Burnie Dockers)
• Grant Fagan (Clarence)
• Dale Perry (Devonport Power)
• Shayne Stevenson (Glenorchy)
• Darren Trevena (Hobart Demons)
• Garry McIntosh (Northern Bombers)

• Clarence 9.13 (67) v Northern Bombers 8.14 (62) –York Park

• Glenorchy (A) 13.9 (87) v Hobart Demons (B) 4.3 (27) –York Park

• Scott Allen (Clarence) – 80

• Nathan Howard (Northern Bombers) – William Leitch Medal
• Scott Allen (Clarence) – Darrel Baldock Medal (Best player in SWL Grand Final)
• Justin Cotton (Northern Bombers) & Heath Fox (Northern Bombers) – George Watt Medal (U-21s)
• Jamie Walker (Glenorchy) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-18s)

Intrastate Match (Saturday, 10 June 2000)

• South 16.13 (109) v North 9.9 (63) –Att: 2,302 atYork Park

(Friday, 24 March & Saturday, 1 April 2000)

• Hobart Demons 5.12 (42) v Clarence 3.13 (31) –Att: 1,628 atNorth Hobart Oval (Friday Night)
• Northern Bombers 17.10 (112) v Glenorchy 13.18 (96) –Att: 1,343 atKGV Football Park (Saturday)
• Burnie Dockers 14.20 (104) v Devonport 1.4 (10) –Att: 1,930 atWest Park Oval (Saturday)

(Saturday, 8 April 2000)

• Northern Bombers 21.10 (136) v Hobart Demons 7.10 (52) –Att: 929 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Clarence 15.13 (103) v Burnie Dockers 12.5 (77) –Att: 1,067 atBellerive Oval
• Glenorchy 28.19 (187) v Devonport 5.6 (36) –Att: 636 atDevonport Oval

(Saturday, 15 April & Sunday, 16 April 2000)

• Clarence 20.10 (130) v Glenorchy 14.15 (99) –Att: 1,418 atBellerive Oval
• Burnie Dockers 13.7 (85) v Hobart Demons 5.13 (43) –Att: 1,215 atWest Park Oval (Night)
• Northern Bombers 19.22 (136) v Devonport 2.4 (16) –Att: 804 atDevonport Oval (Sunday)

(Saturday, 29 April & Sunday, 30 April 2000)

• Clarence 21.13 (139) v Hobart Demons 7.8 (50) –Att: 1,056 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Northern Bombers 10.12 (72) v Glenorchy 6.4 (40) –Att: 1,184 atKGV Football Park
• Burnie Dockers 22.17 (149) v Devonport 4.12 (36) –Att: 1,035 atWest Park Oval (Sunday)

(Saturday, 6 May & Sunday, 7 May 2000)

• Hobart Demons 23.10 (148) v Devonport 8.9 (57) –Att: 633 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Burnie Dockers 13.12 (90) v Glenorchy 9.12 (66) –Att: 869 atKGV Football Park
• Clarence 19.12 (126) v Northern Bombers 8.15 (63) –Att: 1,406 atBellerive Oval (Sunday)

(Saturday, 13 May & Sunday, 14 May 2000)

• Glenorchy 15.17 (107) v Hobart Demons 8.6 (54) –Att: 1,274 atKGV Football Park
• Clarence 17.14 (116) v Devonport 6.3 (39) –Att: 614 atDevonport Oval
• Northern Bombers 11.11 (77) v Burnie Dockers 5.14 (44) –Att: 1,010 atWest Park Oval (Sunday)

(Saturday, 20 May & Sunday, 21 May 2000)

• Hobart Demons 20.12 (132) v Burnie Dockers 13.6 (84) –Att: 703 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Glenorchy 13.20 (98) v Devonport 5.11 (41) –Att: 675 atDevonport Oval
• Northern Bombers 14.14 (98) v Clarence 13.7 (85) –Att: 3,417 atYork Park (Sunday)

(Saturday, 27 May & Sunday, 23 July 2000)

• Clarence 18.18 (126) v Hobart Demons 9.10 (64) –Att: 1,053 atBellerive Oval
• Northern Bombers 18.10 (118) v Glenorchy 10.10 (70) –Att: 1,108 atYork Park
• Burnie Dockers 15.16 (106) v Devonport 4.9 (33) –Att: 1,026 atDevonport Oval (Sunday, 23 July) *

Note: This match was moved forward to be played on 23 July on the weekend of Round 14 for unspecified reasons.

(Saturday, 3 June 2000)

• Hobart Demons 15.11 (101) v Glenorchy 14.7 (91) –Att: 985 atKGV Football Park
• Northern Bombers 18.15 (123) v Devonport 10.7 (67) –Att: 521 atDevonport Oval
• Burnie Dockers 14.15 (99) v Clarence 5.14 (44) –Att: 1,075 atWest Park Oval

(Saturday, 17 June 2000)

• Clarence 15.15 (105) v Glenorchy 9.9 (63) –Att: 1,139 atBellerive Oval
• Northern Bombers 14.20 (104) v Burnie Dockers 4.8 (32) –Att: 1,169 atYork Park
• Hobart Demons 22.13 (145) v Devonport 8.10 (58) –Att: 641 atDevonport Oval

(Saturday, 24 June 2000)

• Hobart Demons 9.24 (78) v Glenorchy 10.10 (70) –Att: 892 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Clarence 34.9 (213) v Devonport 7.8 (50) –Att: 613 atBellerive Oval
• Northern Bombers 12.15 (87) v Burnie Dockers 6.11 (47) –Att: 1,039 atWest Park Oval

(Saturday, 1 July 2000)

• Clarence 21.19 (145) v Glenorchy 5.13 (43) –Att: 998 atKGV Football Park
• Northern Bombers 20.17 (137) v Hobart Demons 6.9 (45) –Att: 854 atYork Park
• Burnie Dockers 23.14 (152) v Devonport 6.4 (40) –Att: 766 atDevonport Oval

(Saturday, 8 July 2000)

• Hobart Demons 17.15 (117) v Devonport 10.5 (65) –Att: 515 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Northern Bombers 15.9 (99) v Clarence 11.7 (73) –Att: 1,039 atYork Park
• Burnie Dockers 25.15 (165) v Glenorchy 7.8 (50) –Att: 774 atWest Park Oval

(Saturday, 15 July, Sunday, 16 July & Saturday, 22 July 2000)

• Glenorchy 24.16 (160) v Devonport 5.6 (36) –Att: 904 atKGV Football Park (15 July)
• Burnie Dockers 17.11 (113) v Hobart Demons 8.13 (61) –Att: 562 atNorth Hobart Oval (16 July)
• Clarence 12.8 (80) v Northern Bombers 6.10 (46) –Att: 5,625 atYork Park (22 July – Night) *

Note: This match set the all-time Statewide League attendance record.

(Saturday, 29 July & Sunday 30 July 2000)

• Glenorchy 12.18 (90) v Hobart Demons 11.5 (71) –Att: 1,002 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Clarence 21.9 (135) v Burnie Dockers 7.8 (50) –Att: 1,205 atWest Park Oval
• Northern Bombers 29.14 (188) v Devonport 6.10 (46) –Att: 1,552 atYork Park (Sunday)

(Saturday, 5 August 2000)

• Clarence 32.17 (209) v Hobart Demons 3.8 (26) –Att: 1,210 atBellerive Oval
• Burnie Dockers 15.12 (102) v Devonport 6.6 (42) –Att: 809 atWest Park Oval
• Northern Bombers 17.10 (112) v Glenorchy 10.15 (75) –Att: 2,210 atYork Park (Night)

(Saturday, 12 August 2000)

• Clarence 17.14 (116) v Glenorchy 8.6 (54) –Att: 876 atKGV Football Park
• Hobart Demons 15.14 (104) v Devonport 6.12 (48) –Att: 459 atDevonport Oval
• Northern Bombers 14.11 (95) v Burnie Dockers 7.5 (47) –Att: 3,165 atYork Park (Night)

(Saturday, 19 August 2000)

• Hobart Demons: 1.3 (9) | 6.7 (43) | 9.8 (62) | 17.9 (111)
• Burnie Dockers: 6.4 (40) | 7.6 (48) | 10.7 (67) | 11.9 (75)
• Attendance: 1,037 atWest Park Oval

(Saturday, 26 August 2000)

• Clarence: 4.1 (25) | 10.5 (65) | 17.10 (112) | 21.10 (136)
• Northern Bombers: 3.3 (21) | 5.6 (36) | 9.7 (61) | 14.10 (94)
• Attendance: 3,669 atYork Park

(Sunday, 2 September 2000)

• Northern Bombers: 3.7 (25) | 8.8 (56) | 14.12 (96) | 21.17 (143)
• Hobart Demons: 4.1 (25) | 8.2 (50) | 10.2 (62) | 11.2 (68)
• Attendance: 1,580 atNorth Hobart Oval

(Sunday, 9 September 2000)

• Clarence: 4.0 (24) | 6.6 (42) | 8.13 (61) | 15.15 (105)
• Northern Bombers: 1.4 (10) | 2.7 (19) | 4.7 (31) | 8.8 (56)
• Attendance: 6,124 atYork Park

Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury, Launceston Examiner and North West Advocate publications.

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