sentences:  They would both proceed to the preliminary finals in 2000, but lost to Essendon and Melbourne respectively.North Melbourne would struggle with consistency, playing finals in 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2008 within the next decade.After reaching the semi-final in 2001, Carlton would swiftly fall to the bottom of the ladder in 2002, claiming their first wooden spoon in their history, and the last of all the Victorian teams to do so.