2001 AFL Season

Season Details

Name: 2001 AFL Season
Team(s): 16
Round(s): 22
Finals System: AFL Final Eight System
Match(es): 185

Season Results

Premiers: Brisbane Lions
Runners-Up: Essendon
Minor Premiers: Essendon
Brownlow Medallist(s): Jason Akermanis (Brisbane Lions)
Coleman Medallist(s): Matthew Lloyd (Essendon)
Norm Smith Medallist(s): Shaun Hart (Brisbane Lions)
Leigh Matthews Trophy Winner(s): Andrew McLeod (Adelaide)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Essendon (R) 1st 17 -0- 5 134.5% Jason Johnson (16) Matthew Lloyd (96)
Brisbane Lions (P) 2nd 17 -0- 5 127.6% Jason Akermanis (23) Alastair Lynch (54)
Port Adelaide 3rd 16 -0- 6 128.9% Josh Francou (19) Warren Tredrea (49)
Richmond 4th 15 -0- 7 107.8% Leon Cameron (11) Matthew Richardson (54)
Carlton 5th 14 -0- 8 128.6% Craig Bradley, Adrian Hickmott, Darren Hulme (10) Matthew Lappin (44)
Hawthorn 6th 13 -0- 9 105.3% Shane Crawford (14) John Barker (41)
Sydney 7th 12 -0- 10 115.7% Matthew Nicks (9) Michael O'Loughlin (34)
Adelaide 8th 12 -0- 10 102.9% Andrew McLeod (21) Darren Jarman (38)
Collingwood 9th 11 -0- 11 106.9% Nathan Buckley (14) Chris Tarrant (53)
Western Bulldogs 10th 10 -0- 12 93.8% Luke Darcy (11) Brad Johnson (48)
Melbourne 11th 10 -0- 12 90.4% Peter Walsh (11) Russell Robertson (42)
Geelong 12th 9 -0- 13 93.8% Ben Graham (13) Ronnie Burns, Ben Graham (33)
Kangaroos 13th 9 -0- 13 91.1% Brent Harvey (16) Sav Rocca (48)
West Coast 14th 5 -0- 17 65.9% Ben Cousins (18) Troy Wilson (40)
St Kilda 15th 4 -0- 18 72.6% Robert Harvey (7) Barry Hall (44)
Fremantle 16th 2 -0- 20 72.0% Peter Bell (11) Justin Longmuir, Matthew Pavlich (28)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 32
Goal Umpire 2
Boundary Umpire 3

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 30/03/2001 7:40 PM Kangaroos v Essendon MCG 61 - 146 56,028
SAT 31/03/2001 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood MCG 85 - 81 52,190
SAT 31/03/2001 5:40 PM Fremantle v Carlton Subiaco Oval 118 - 119 23,716
SAT 31/03/2001 7:00 PM Western Bulldogs v St Kilda Colonial Stadium 107 - 112 30,047
SAT 31/03/2001 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions Football Park 99 - 93 25,948
SUN 01/04/2001 2:10 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 103 - 134 44,466
SUN 01/04/2001 2:10 PM Geelong v West Coast Shell Stadium 115 - 49 20,149
SUN 01/04/2001 2:10 PM Sydney v Adelaide SCG 126 - 74 31,174

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 06/04/2001 7:40 PM Essendon v Port Adelaide Colonial Stadium 145 - 107 34,918
SAT 07/04/2001 2:10 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Optus Oval 81 - 107 27,597
SAT 07/04/2001 2:10 PM Richmond v Western Bulldogs MCG 69 - 111 36,427
SAT 07/04/2001 7:00 PM Collingwood v Fremantle Colonial Stadium 105 - 88 26,067
SAT 07/04/2001 7:10 PM Adelaide v Melbourne Football Park 80 - 83 35,653
SUN 08/04/2001 2:10 PM St Kilda v Geelong Colonial Stadium 86 - 115 33,867
SUN 08/04/2001 2:10 PM West Coast v Sydney Subiaco Oval 89 - 104 32,673
SUN 08/04/2001 2:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Kangaroos Gabba 118 - 58 22,970

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
THU 12/04/2001 7:40 PM Carlton v Essendon MCG 93 - 76 63,088
SAT 14/04/2001 2:10 PM Richmond v Brisbane Lions MCG 116 - 94 31,688
SAT 14/04/2001 7:00 PM Western Bulldogs v Collingwood Colonial Stadium 81 - 153 37,598
SAT 14/04/2001 7:40 PM Kangaroos v Sydney SCG 71 - 151 22,395
SUN 15/04/2001 1:40 PM Adelaide v Port Adelaide Football Park 88 - 153 40,296
SUN 15/04/2001 2:10 PM St Kilda v West Coast Colonial Stadium 107 - 125 19,496
SUN 15/04/2001 2:10 PM Fremantle v Hawthorn Subiaco Oval 59 - 82 20,703
MON 16/04/2001 2:10 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 124 - 104 48,551

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 20/04/2001 7:40 PM Sydney v Essendon SCG 55 - 102 40,131
FRI 20/04/2001 7:40 PM Collingwood v Richmond MCG 71 - 86 78,638
SAT 21/04/2001 2:10 PM Carlton v Adelaide Optus Oval 53 - 62 21,110
SAT 21/04/2001 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions Colonial Stadium 140 - 87 20,322
SAT 21/04/2001 6:40 PM Fremantle v West Coast Subiaco Oval 88 - 112 38,804
SAT 21/04/2001 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v St Kilda Football Park 114 - 50 27,017
SUN 22/04/2001 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne MCG 83 - 44 30,113
SUN 22/04/2001 2:10 PM Geelong v Kangaroos Shell Stadium 33 - 53 14,298

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
WED 25/04/2001 2:15 PM Essendon v Collingwood MCG 103 - 95 83,905
FRI 27/04/2001 6:40 PM West Coast v Richmond Subiaco Oval 70 - 109 38,424
SAT 28/04/2001 2:10 PM Carlton v St Kilda Optus Oval 125 - 92 24,385
SAT 28/04/2001 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn Colonial Stadium 126 - 155 34,400
SAT 28/04/2001 7:10 PM Adelaide v Kangaroos Football Park 90 - 75 37,596
SUN 29/04/2001 2:10 PM Melbourne v Sydney MCG 119 - 104 31,168
SUN 29/04/2001 2:10 PM Geelong v Port Adelaide Shell Stadium 102 - 148 18,736
SUN 29/04/2001 2:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Fremantle Gabba 171 - 122 20,059

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 04/05/2001 7:40 PM Kangaroos v Richmond Colonial Stadium 78 - 129 39,773
SAT 05/05/2001 2:10 PM St Kilda v Sydney Colonial Stadium 120 - 94 28,933
SAT 05/05/2001 5:40 PM Fremantle v Melbourne Subiaco Oval 74 - 119 19,775
SAT 05/05/2001 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs Football Park 129 - 86 30,197
SAT 05/05/2001 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Geelong Gabba 116 - 61 25,881
SUN 06/05/2001 2:10 PM Essendon v West Coast Colonial Stadium 158 - 70 33,829
SUN 06/05/2001 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Adelaide York Park 104 - 91 17,460
SUN 06/05/2001 2:15 PM Collingwood v Carlton MCG 103 - 95 73,572

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 11/05/2001 7:40 PM Melbourne v Western Bulldogs MCG 77 - 107 32,299
SAT 12/05/2001 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 74 - 120 77,576
SAT 12/05/2001 7:00 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Colonial Stadium 99 - 110 37,940
SAT 12/05/2001 7:10 PM Adelaide v Fremantle Football Park 103 - 83 38,292
SUN 13/05/2001 2:10 PM Geelong v Carlton MCG 68 - 108 29,150
SUN 13/05/2001 2:10 PM Sydney v Brisbane Lions SCG 80 - 112 22,390
SUN 13/05/2001 2:10 PM Collingwood v Kangaroos Colonial Stadium 97 - 99 34,600
SUN 13/05/2001 2:10 PM West Coast v Port Adelaide Subiaco Oval 50 - 121 28,026

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 18/05/2001 7:40 PM Richmond v Adelaide MCG 92 - 120 29,073
SAT 19/05/2001 1:40 PM Kangaroos v St Kilda Manuka Oval 138 - 89 10,958
SAT 19/05/2001 2:10 PM Carlton v Brisbane Lions Optus Oval 142 - 68 21,997
SAT 19/05/2001 2:10 PM Hawthorn v West Coast MCG 138 - 58 22,988
SAT 19/05/2001 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Collingwood Football Park 110 - 119 34,232
SUN 20/05/2001 2:10 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 79 - 85 47,452
SUN 20/05/2001 2:10 PM Fremantle v Geelong Subiaco Oval 73 - 95 20,231
SUN 20/05/2001 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Sydney SCG 122 - 101 22,874

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 25/05/2001 7:40 PM Kangaroos v Carlton MCG 69 - 82 43,624
SAT 26/05/2001 2:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda MCG 98 - 80 49,937
SAT 26/05/2001 5:40 PM West Coast v Western Bulldogs Subiaco Oval 77 - 125 30,063
SAT 26/05/2001 7:40 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Colonial Stadium 122 - 57 50,701
SAT 26/05/2001 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Adelaide Gabba 122 - 127 24,122
SUN 27/05/2001 1:40 PM Port Adelaide v Melbourne Football Park 88 - 68 22,423
SUN 27/05/2001 2:10 PM Geelong v Richmond Shell Stadium 118 - 76 27,421
SUN 27/05/2001 2:10 PM Sydney v Fremantle SCG 84 - 65 20,611

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 01/06/2001 7:40 PM Western Bulldogs v Kangaroos Colonial Stadium 79 - 125 32,793
SAT 02/06/2001 2:10 PM Carlton v West Coast Optus Oval 149 - 30 19,757
SAT 02/06/2001 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Port Adelaide MCG 73 - 116 28,228
SAT 02/06/2001 7:00 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Colonial Stadium 113 - 144 30,497
SAT 02/06/2001 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Essendon Gabba 102 - 74 36,149
SUN 03/06/2001 1:40 PM Adelaide v Geelong Football Park 66 - 55 40,466
SUN 03/06/2001 2:10 PM Collingwood v Sydney Colonial Stadium 55 - 73 42,640
SUN 03/06/2001 2:10 PM Fremantle v Richmond Subiaco Oval 46 - 84 19,626

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 08/06/2001 7:40 PM St Kilda v Essendon Colonial Stadium 86 - 128 40,075
SAT 09/06/2001 2:10 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Colonial Stadium 93 - 90 37,526
SAT 09/06/2001 5:40 PM West Coast v Brisbane Lions Subiaco Oval 62 - 84 25,588
SAT 09/06/2001 7:10 PM Adelaide v Western Bulldogs Football Park 97 - 127 38,829
SUN 10/06/2001 2:10 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 88 - 61 71,767
SUN 10/06/2001 2:10 PM Sydney v Port Adelaide SCG 125 - 78 28,187
SUN 10/06/2001 2:10 PM Kangaroos v Fremantle Colonial Stadium 154 - 68 18,023
MON 11/06/2001 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 57 - 134 62,761

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 15/06/2001 7:40 PM Essendon v Adelaide Colonial Stadium 122 - 73 38,816
SAT 16/06/2001 2:10 PM Geelong v Western Bulldogs Shell Stadium 87 - 94 22,771
SAT 16/06/2001 5:40 PM Fremantle v St Kilda Subiaco Oval 80 - 90 19,857
SUN 17/06/2001 2:10 PM Melbourne v Brisbane Lions Gabba 99 - 148 23,740
FRI 22/06/2001 7:40 PM Collingwood v West Coast Colonial Stadium 173 - 92 36,589
SAT 23/06/2001 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Kangaroos MCG 101 - 98 41,295
SAT 23/06/2001 7:00 PM Richmond v Sydney Colonial Stadium 86 - 60 37,196
SUN 24/06/2001 1:40 PM Port Adelaide v Carlton Football Park 70 - 104 35,805

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 29/06/2001 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn Gabba 140 - 53 30,573
SAT 30/06/2001 1:40 PM Kangaroos v Port Adelaide Manuka Oval 95 - 73 10,030
SAT 30/06/2001 2:10 PM Carlton v Western Bulldogs Optus Oval 153 - 92 30,067
SAT 30/06/2001 2:10 PM Essendon v Fremantle Colonial Stadium 118 - 72 29,528
SAT 30/06/2001 7:10 PM Adelaide v Collingwood Football Park 97 - 99 39,010
SUN 01/07/2001 2:10 PM West Coast v Melbourne Subiaco Oval 95 - 88 29,783
SUN 01/07/2001 2:10 PM Sydney v Geelong SCG 65 - 84 26,760
SUN 01/07/2001 2:10 PM St Kilda v Richmond Colonial Stadium 87 - 126 40,783

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 06/07/2001 7:40 PM Western Bulldogs v Essendon Colonial Stadium 76 - 154 48,728
SAT 07/07/2001 2:10 PM Richmond v Hawthorn MCG 71 - 129 52,189
SAT 07/07/2001 7:10 PM Adelaide v West Coast Football Park 64 - 51 31,534
SAT 07/07/2001 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v St Kilda Gabba 119 - 62 22,911
SUN 08/07/2001 1:40 PM Fremantle v Port Adelaide Subiaco Oval 71 - 163 15,961
SUN 08/07/2001 2:10 PM Melbourne v Kangaroos MCG 93 - 121 27,464
SUN 08/07/2001 2:10 PM Geelong v Collingwood Colonial Stadium 111 - 93 50,160
SUN 08/07/2001 2:10 PM Sydney v Carlton SCG 91 - 81 30,488

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 13/07/2001 7:40 PM St Kilda v Adelaide Colonial Stadium 59 - 156 26,560
SAT 14/07/2001 2:10 PM Carlton v Melbourne Optus Oval 111 - 117 23,901
SAT 14/07/2001 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Sydney MCG 77 - 98 34,394
SAT 14/07/2001 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Fremantle Colonial Stadium 119 - 85 15,111
SAT 14/07/2001 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Richmond Football Park 96 - 52 26,773
SUN 15/07/2001 12:10 PM West Coast v Kangaroos Subiaco Oval 110 - 154 34,259
SUN 15/07/2001 2:10 PM Essendon v Geelong Colonial Stadium 127 - 112 48,152
SUN 15/07/2001 2:10 PM Collingwood v Brisbane Lions MCG 103 - 129 45,016

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 20/07/2001 7:40 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 127 - 86 37,938
SAT 21/07/2001 2:10 PM Carlton v Fremantle Optus Oval 131 - 56 15,622
SAT 21/07/2001 2:10 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn MCG 89 - 144 52,381
SAT 21/07/2001 7:00 PM St Kilda v Western Bulldogs Colonial Stadium 78 - 112 21,665
SAT 21/07/2001 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide Gabba 94 - 60 29,547
SUN 22/07/2001 1:40 PM Adelaide v Sydney Football Park 56 - 105 46,852
SUN 22/07/2001 2:10 PM West Coast v Geelong Subiaco Oval 80 - 150 31,456
SUN 22/07/2001 2:10 PM Essendon v Kangaroos MCG 171 - 159 51,878

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 27/07/2001 7:40 PM Western Bulldogs v Richmond Colonial Stadium 100 - 102 43,595
SAT 28/07/2001 2:10 PM Melbourne v Adelaide MCG 84 - 100 17,566
SAT 28/07/2001 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Shell Stadium 78 - 66 22,414
SAT 28/07/2001 5:40 PM Fremantle v Collingwood Subiaco Oval 90 - 119 20,498
SAT 28/07/2001 7:00 PM Kangaroos v Brisbane Lions Colonial Stadium 115 - 136 26,776
SUN 29/07/2001 1:40 PM Port Adelaide v Essendon Football Park 104 - 97 37,930
SUN 29/07/2001 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Carlton MCG 96 - 93 52,472
SUN 29/07/2001 2:10 PM Sydney v West Coast SCG 83 - 48 20,669

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 03/08/2001 7:40 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 71 - 51 69,930
SAT 04/08/2001 2:10 PM Geelong v Melbourne MCG 100 - 103 31,074
SAT 04/08/2001 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Fremantle Colonial Stadium 90 - 106 16,595
SAT 04/08/2001 7:40 PM Sydney v Kangaroos SCG 143 - 36 32,689
SUN 05/08/2001 1:40 PM Port Adelaide v Adelaide Football Park 107 - 99 49,846
SUN 05/08/2001 2:10 PM Essendon v Carlton MCG 95 - 102 75,873
SUN 05/08/2001 2:10 PM West Coast v St Kilda Subiaco Oval 171 - 79 31,358
SUN 05/08/2001 2:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs Gabba 136 - 103 26,872

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 10/08/2001 7:40 PM Kangaroos v Geelong Colonial Stadium 131 - 82 30,919
SAT 11/08/2001 2:10 PM St Kilda v Port Adelaide Colonial Stadium 114 - 125 14,018
SAT 11/08/2001 7:00 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 71 - 156 26,632
SAT 11/08/2001 7:10 PM Adelaide v Carlton Football Park 106 - 53 44,542
SUN 12/08/2001 2:10 PM Essendon v Sydney Colonial Stadium 79 - 77 45,057
SUN 12/08/2001 2:10 PM Collingwood v Western Bulldogs MCG 119 - 77 38,793
SUN 12/08/2001 2:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Richmond Gabba 128 - 97 31,324
SUN 12/08/2001 2:10 PM West Coast v Fremantle Subiaco Oval 98 - 64 41,285

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 17/08/2001 7:40 PM Kangaroos v Adelaide Colonial Stadium 100 - 162 25,340
SAT 18/08/2001 2:10 PM Richmond v West Coast Colonial Stadium 138 - 73 25,856
SAT 18/08/2001 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Geelong Football Park 99 - 69 25,536
SAT 18/08/2001 7:40 PM Collingwood v Essendon MCG 87 - 107 71,518
SUN 19/08/2001 2:10 PM Sydney v Melbourne SCG 98 - 131 28,367
SUN 19/08/2001 2:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Colonial Stadium 104 - 148 34,521
SUN 19/08/2001 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs MCG 79 - 125 26,642
SUN 19/08/2001 2:10 PM Fremantle v Brisbane Lions Subiaco Oval 87 - 138 15,136

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 24/08/2001 7:40 PM Richmond v Kangaroos MCG 92 - 88 37,776
SAT 25/08/2001 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood MCG 130 - 62 70,051
SAT 25/08/2001 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide Colonial Stadium 73 - 150 19,649
SAT 25/08/2001 5:40 PM West Coast v Essendon Subiaco Oval 47 - 136 36,445
SUN 26/08/2001 1:40 PM Adelaide v Hawthorn Football Park 91 - 53 42,827
SUN 26/08/2001 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fremantle Colonial Stadium 114 - 79 12,566
SUN 26/08/2001 2:10 PM Geelong v Brisbane Lions Shell Stadium 67 - 110 24,325
SUN 26/08/2001 2:10 PM Sydney v St Kilda SCG 142 - 55 26,334

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 31/08/2001 7:40 PM Essendon v Richmond MCG 83 - 107 77,028
SAT 01/09/2001 2:10 PM Carlton v Geelong Optus Oval 97 - 27 26,314
SAT 01/09/2001 6:40 PM Fremantle v Adelaide Subiaco Oval 120 - 83 19,535
SAT 01/09/2001 7:00 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda MCG 87 - 89 24,113
SAT 01/09/2001 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Sydney Gabba 93 - 62 33,606
SUN 02/09/2001 1:40 PM Kangaroos v Collingwood Manuka Oval 83 - 126 13,117
SUN 02/09/2001 1:40 PM Port Adelaide v West Coast Football Park 163 - 51 22,976
SUN 02/09/2001 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Melbourne Colonial Stadium 123 - 133 21,146

Finals Week 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/09/2001 2:30 PM Carlton v Adelaide MCG 118 - 50 53,982
SUN 09/09/2001 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Sydney Colonial Stadium 129 - 74 32,910

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 07/09/2001 7:45 PM Essendon v Richmond MCG 113 - 43 78,253
SAT 08/09/2001 7:45 PM Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide Gabba 88 - 56 32,380

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/09/2001 2:30 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 67 - 56 83,323
SAT 15/09/2001 7:15 PM Port Adelaide v Hawthorn Football Park 69 - 72 30,613

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/09/2001 2:30 PM Essendon v Hawthorn MCG 76 - 67 86,468
SAT 22/09/2001 7:45 PM Brisbane Lions v Richmond Gabba 136 - 68 37,032

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/09/2001 2:30 PM Essendon v Brisbane Lions MCG 82 - 108 91,482