2001 AFL Season: Essendon

Season Team Details

Season: 2001 AFL Season
Team: Essendon
Home Ground: Colonial Stadium (Docklands Stadium)

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 17-0-5, P%: 134.5%)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up
Players: 35
Brownlow Leader(s): Jason Johnson (16)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Matthew Lloyd (96)
W. S. Crichton Medal Recipient(s): Jason Johnson

Team Leaders

Captain(s): James Hird

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Alessio, Steven #27 17 R01-R07, R16-R22, QF, PF, GF 13 0
Bannister, Jordan #36 4 R12, R14-R15, R19 0 0
Barnard, Paul #16 24 R01-R21, QF, PF, GF 25 3
Barnes, John #22 22 R01-R09, R12-R18, R20-R22, QF, PF, GF 3 0
Blumfield, Justin #32 13 R01-R03, R05-R09, R15, R22, QF, PF, GF 8 0
Bolton, Mark #23 12 R01, R04, R08-R10, R15-R16, R18-R20, R22, PF 5 0
Bullen, Marc #37 2 R11, R14 0 0
Caracella, Blake #33 21 R01-R08, R13-R22, QF, PF, GF 25 3
Fletcher, Dustin #31 21 R01-R08, R10, R12-R16, R18-R21, QF, PF, GF 4 2
Forster-Knight, Robert #15 9 R04-R05, R09-R11, R17-R20 0 0
Hardwick, Damien #11 21 R03-R11, R13, R15-R22, QF, PF, GF 1 0
Heffernan, Chris #26 16 R10-R22, QF, PF, GF 6 3
Henneman, Aaron #3 19 R01-R17, R19, R21 0 0
Hille, David #34 6 R08, R10-R13, R19 1 0
Hird, James #5 22 R01-R13, R16-R18, R20-R22, QF, PF, GF 27 5
Jacobs, Danny #42 23 R01-R03, R05-R12, R14-R22, QF, PF, GF 7 0
Johnson, Jason #14 24 R01-R13, R15-R22, QF, PF, GF 21 16
Johnson, Mark #1 23 R01-R17, R20-R22, QF, PF, GF 10 3
Lalich, Judd #17 6 R11-R12, R14-R16, R19 2 0
Lloyd, Matthew #18 21 R01-R03, R05-R18, R21-R22, QF, GF 105 15
Long, Michael #13 7 R02-R05, R22, QF, PF 1 0
Lucas, Scott #25 25 R01-R22, QF, PF, GF 35 2
McAlister, Daniel #4 1 R04 0 0
McGrath, Cory #28 13 R09-R21 7 0
McVeigh, Mark #10 23 R01-R14, R17-R22, QF, PF, GF 18 3
Mercuri, Mark #2 20 R01-R07, R13-R22, QF, PF, GF 10 4
Misiti, Joe #24 16 R01-R03, R13-R22, QF, PF, GF 8 8
Moorcroft, Gary #29 16 R01-R03, R06-R09, R12-R19, GF 15 2
Peverill, Damien #45 9 R04-R12 4 3
Ramanauskas, Adam #9 25 R01-R22, QF, PF, GF 13 3
Rioli, Dean #43 17 R01-R02, R06-R14, R20-R22, QF, PF, GF 24 5
Robran, Jonathon #12 4 R09-R11, R22 3 0
Solomon, Dean #7 24 R01-R18, R20-R22, QF, PF, GF 8 0
Wallis, Dean #21 1 R04 0 0
Wellman, Sean #6 23 R01-R14, R17-R22, QF, PF, GF 10 10

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Sheedy, Kevin 25 19 -0- 6 R01-R22, QF, PF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
30/03/2001 Round 1 Kangaroos AWAY WIN ESS by 85 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
06/04/2001 Round 2 Port Adelaide HOME WIN ESS by 38 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
12/04/2001 Round 3 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 17 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
20/04/2001 Round 4 Sydney AWAY WIN ESS by 47 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
25/04/2001 Round 5 Collingwood HOME WIN ESS by 8 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
06/05/2001 Round 6 West Coast HOME WIN ESS by 88 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
12/05/2001 Round 7 Richmond AWAY WIN ESS by 46 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
20/05/2001 Round 8 Melbourne AWAY WIN ESS by 6 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
26/05/2001 Round 9 Hawthorn HOME WIN ESS by 65 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
02/06/2001 Round 10 Brisbane Lions AWAY LOSS BRI by 28 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
08/06/2001 Round 11 St Kilda AWAY WIN ESS by 42 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
15/06/2001 Round 12 Adelaide HOME WIN ESS by 49 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
30/06/2001 Round 13 Fremantle HOME WIN ESS by 46 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
06/07/2001 Round 14 Western Bulldogs AWAY WIN ESS by 78 Kevin Sheedy unknown
15/07/2001 Round 15 Geelong HOME WIN ESS by 15 Kevin Sheedy unknown
22/07/2001 Round 16 Kangaroos HOME WIN ESS by 12 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
29/07/2001 Round 17 Port Adelaide AWAY LOSS POR by 7 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
05/08/2001 Round 18 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 7 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
12/08/2001 Round 19 Sydney HOME WIN ESS by 2 Kevin Sheedy unknown
18/08/2001 Round 20 Collingwood AWAY WIN ESS by 20 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
25/08/2001 Round 21 West Coast AWAY WIN ESS by 89 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
31/08/2001 Round 22 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 24 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
07/09/2001 Qualifying Final Richmond HOME WIN ESS by 70 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
22/09/2001 Preliminary Final Hawthorn HOME WIN ESS by 9 Kevin Sheedy James Hird
29/09/2001 Grand Final Brisbane Lions HOME LOSS BRI by 26 Kevin Sheedy James Hird