2001 AFL Season: Brisbane Lions
These are the details of the premiership results of Brisbane Lions for the 2001 AFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Port Adelaide in a qualifying final and defeating Richmond in a preliminary final, Brisbane Lions defeated Essendon in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Season Team Details
Competition:
2001 AFL Season
Team:
Brisbane Lions
Home Ground:
Gabba
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 17-0-5, P%: 127.6)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akermanis, Jason | #12 | 24 | 28 | R01-19, R21-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Ashcroft, Marcus | #10 | 25 | 5 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Black, Simon | #20 | 25 | 23 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Bolton, Craig | #26 | 8 | 3 | R01, R04, R10, R12-16 |
| Bradshaw, Daniel | #36 | 20 | 46 | R01, R04, R07, R09-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Brown, Jonathan | #16 | 25 | 38 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Charman, Jamie | #19 | 2 | 0 | R05, R10 |
| Clarke, Nathan | #38 | 2 | 1 | R03-04 |
| Copeland, Robert | #30 | 17 | 7 | R09-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Cupido, Damian | #21 | 7 | 10 | R01-07 |
| Hadley, Richard | #14 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Hart, Shaun | #32 | 19 | 8 | R01-03, R10-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Headland, Des | #1 | 20 | 11 | R01, R04-22 |
| Johnson, Chris | #2 | 21 | 4 | R04-15, R17-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Keating, Clark | #27 | 20 | 15 | R01-03, R08-20, R22, QF, PF, GF |
| Kennedy, Matthew | #41 | 8 | 0 | R02-05, R08, R17, R21, PF |
| Knobel, Trent | #45 | 3 | 0 | R06-08 |
| Lappin, Nigel | #44 | 25 | 26 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Leppitsch, Justin | #23 | 11 | 6 | R01-03, R11, R19-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Lynch, Alastair | #11 | 23 | 58 | R01-20, R22, QF, GF |
| McDonald, Beau | #43 | 23 | 7 | R01-09, R11-19, R21-22, QF, PF, GF |
| McGrath, Ashley | #9 | 1 | 0 | R20 |
| McLaren, Dylan | #25 | 2 | 0 | R20-21 |
| McRae, Craig | #4 | 19 | 21 | R05-07, R10-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Michael, Mal | #15 | 24 | 2 | R01-21, QF, PF, GF |
| Notting, Tim | #8 | 24 | 25 | R02-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Picken, Marcus | #24 | 8 | 3 | R02-09 |
| Pike, Martin | #13 | 22 | 6 | R01-04, R06-18, R21-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Power, Luke | #6 | 15 | 16 | R01-02, R05-06, R09, R16-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Robbins, Ben | #28 | 11 | 2 | R01-08, R14-16 |
| Scott, Brad | #5 | 22 | 14 | R01, R05-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Scott, Chris | #22 | 20 | 8 | R02-06, R08-13, R17-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Shattock, Aaron | #34 | 6 | 0 | R01-03, R07-09 |
| Voss, Michael | #3 | 25 | 21 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| White, Darryl | #33 | 22 | 1 | R01-02, R04-16, R18-20, R22, QF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthews, Leigh | 25 | 20 | -0- | 5 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2001 | Round 1 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 6 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 08/04/2001 | Round 2 | Kangaroos | HOME | WIN | BRIL by 60 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 14/04/2001 | Round 3 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 22 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 21/04/2001 | Round 4 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | LOSS | WBUL by 53 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 29/04/2001 | Round 5 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | BRIL by 49 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 05/05/2001 | Round 6 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | BRIL by 55 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 13/05/2001 | Round 7 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | BRIL by 32 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 19/05/2001 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 74 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 26/05/2001 | Round 9 | Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | ADEL by 5 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 02/06/2001 | Round 10 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | BRIL by 28 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 09/06/2001 | Round 11 | West Coast | AWAY | WIN | BRIL by 22 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 17/06/2001 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | BRIL by 49 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 29/06/2001 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | BRIL by 87 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 07/07/2001 | Round 14 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | BRIL by 57 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 15/07/2001 | Round 15 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | BRIL by 26 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 21/07/2001 | Round 16 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | BRIL by 34 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 28/07/2001 | Round 17 | Kangaroos | AWAY | WIN | BRIL by 21 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 05/08/2001 | Round 18 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | WIN | BRIL by 33 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 12/08/2001 | Round 19 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | BRIL by 31 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 19/08/2001 | Round 20 | Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | BRIL by 51 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 26/08/2001 | Round 21 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | BRIL by 43 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 01/09/2001 | Round 22 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | BRIL by 31 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 08/09/2001 | Qualifying Final | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | BRIL by 32 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 22/09/2001 | Preliminary Final | Richmond | HOME | WIN | BRIL by 68 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
| 29/09/2001 | Grand Final | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | BRIL by 26 | Leigh Matthews | Michael Voss |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.