Essendon will unfurl the 2000 premiership flag prior to its round two home match at Colonial Stadium against Port Adelaide. Bomber chief executive Peter Jackson confirmed this would be the case on tonight's edition of Bomber Radio on Sport 927. ""We owe it to our members to unfurl the premiership flag at a home game and that is exactly what we will be doing,"" Jackson said.

There had been some suggestions that the premiership flag would be unfurled prior to the opening round match of the season against the Kangaroos. ""I've heard that the Kangaroos were considering asking us to unfurl the flag prior to the opening match of the season but I don't think the match needs that to build up the crowd,"" Jackson said. ""The match itself will create enough interest - I'd expect in excess of 70,000 at the match anyway.""