2001 AFL Season: Brisbane Lions
These are the details of the premiership results for the Brisbane Lions for the 2001 season of the Australian Football League. The team used the Gabba as their home ground, playing fourteen matches there (thirteen as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Port Adelaide in the second qualifying final and defeating Richmond in the second preliminary final, the Brisbane Lions defeated Essendon in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
2001 AFL Season
Team:
Brisbane Lions
Club:
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 |