2001 AFL season

105th season of the Australian Football League (AFL) December 2017 the 2001 season of the Arena Football League 2001 Arena Football League season June 2020 AFL 2001 200px 16 Brisbane Lions 1 17 PA 1 185 6447560 91,482 (Grand Final, vs. ) Matthew Lloyd () Jason Akermanis () 2000 2002 The 2001 AFL season was the 105th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured sixteen clubs, ran from 30 March until 29 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs. The premiership was won by the Brisbane Lions for the first time, after it defeated by 26 points in the AFL Grand Final. AFL Draft See 2001 AFL draft. Ansett Australia Cup 2001 Ansett Australia Cup Port Adelaide defeated the Brisbane Lions 17.9 (111) to 3.8 (26) in the grand final. Premiership season Round 1 |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- style="background:#fff;" | | 9.7 (61) | | 23.8 (146) | MCG | 56,028 | Friday, 30 March |- style="background:#fff;" | | 13.7 (85) | | 11.15 (81) | MCG | 52,190 | Saturday, 31 March |- style="background:#fff;" | | 18.10 (118) | | 18.11 (119) | Subiaco Oval | 23,716 | Saturday, 31 March |- style="background:#fff;" | | 16.11 (107) | | 16.16 (112) | Colonial Stadium | 30,047 | Saturday, 31 March |- style="background:#fff;" | PA | 14.15 (99) | | 14.9 (93) | Football Park | 25,948 | Saturday, 31 March |- style="background:#fff;" | | 17.13 (115) | | 7.7 (49) | Shell Stadium | 20,149 | Sunday, 1 April |- style="background:#fff;" | | 15.13 (103) | | 20.14 (134) | MCG | 44,466 | Sunday, 1 April |- style="background:#fff;" | | 19.12 (126) | | 10.14 (74) | SCG | 31,174 | Sunday, 1 April Round 2 |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 23.7 (145) | PA | 16.11 (107) | Colonial Stadium | 34,918 | Friday, 6 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.15 (81) | | 16.11 (107) | Optus Oval | 27,597 | Saturday, 7 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.15 (69) | | 17.9 (111) | MCG | 36,427 | Saturday, 7 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.15 (105) | | 13.10 (88) | Colonial Stadium | 26,067 | Saturday, 7 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.14 (80) | | 12.11 (83) | Football Park | 35,653 | Saturday, 7 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.16 (118) | | 8.10 (58) | Gabba | 22,970 | Sunday, 8 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.8 (86) | | 17.13 (115) | Colonial Stadium | 33,867 | Sunday, 8 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.11 (89) | | 15.14 (104) | Subiaco Oval | 32,673 | Sunday, 8 April Round 3 |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.9 (93) | | 11.10 (76) | MCG | 63,088 | Thursday, 12 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.14 (116) | | 14.10 (94) | MCG | 31,688 | Saturday, 14 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.9 (81) | | 23.15 (153) | Colonial Stadium | 37,598 | Saturday, 14 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.5 (71) | | 23.13 (151) | SCG | 22,395 | Saturday, 14 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.10 (88) | PA | 23.15 (153) | Football Park | 40,296 | Sunday, 15 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.11 (107) | | 19.11 (125) | Colonial Stadium | 19,496 | Sunday, 15 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 8.11 (59) | | 11.16 (82) | Subiaco Oval | 20,703 | Sunday, 15 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.16 (124) | | 15.14 (104) | MCG | 48,551 | Monday, 16 April Round 4 |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.11 (71) | | 13.8 (86) | MCG | 78,638 | Friday, 20 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 6.19 (55) | | 15.12 (102) | SCG | 40,131 | Friday, 20 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 8.5 (53) | | 9.8 (62) | Optus Oval | 21,110 | Saturday, 21 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 21.14 (140) | | 12.15 (87) | Colonial Stadium | 20,322 | Saturday, 21 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.10 (88) | | 16.16 (112) | Subiaco Oval | 38,804 | Saturday, 21 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | PA | 17.12 (114) | | 7.8 (50) | Football Park | 27,017 | Saturday, 21 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 4.9 (33) | | 7.11 (53) | Shell Stadium | 14,298 | Sunday, 22 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.17 (83) | | 5.14 (44) | MCG | 30,113 | Sunday, 22 April Round 5 |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.13 (103) | | 14.11 (95) | MCG | 83,905 | Wednesday, 25 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.4 (70) | | 17.7 (109) | Subiaco Oval | 38,424 | Friday, 27 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.23 (125) | | 14.8 (92) | Optus Oval | 24,385 | Saturday, 28 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.12 (126) | | 24.11 (155) | Colonial Stadium | 34,400 | Saturday, 28 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.18 (90) | | 10.15 (75) | Football Park | 37,596 | Saturday, 28 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 25.21 (171) | | 19.8 (122) | Gabba | 20,059 | Sunday, 29 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.12 (102) | PA | 23.10 (148) | Shell Stadium | 18,736 | Sunday, 29 April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.11 (119) | | 15.14 (104) | MCG | 31,168 | Sunday, 29 April Round 6 |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.6 (78) | | 19.15 (129) | Colonial Stadium | 39,773 | Friday, 4 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.12 (120) | | 14.10 (94) | Colonial Stadium | 28,933 | Saturday, 5 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.20 (74) | | 18.11 (119) | Subiaco Oval | 19,775 | Saturday, 5 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | PA | 20.9 (129) | | 13.8 (86) | Football Park | 30,197 | Saturday, 5 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.14 (116) | | 8.13 (61) | Gabba | 25,881 | Saturday, 5 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.13 (103) | | 14.11 (95) | MCG | 73,572 | Sunday, 6 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 24.14 (158) | | 10.10 (70) | Colonial Stadium | 33,829 | Sunday, 6 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.8 (104) | | 12.19 (91) | York Park | 17,460 | Sunday, 6 May Round 7 |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.5 (77) | | 15.17 (107) | MCG | 32,299 | Friday, 11 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.14 (74) | | 16.24 (120) | MCG | 77,576 | Saturday, 12 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.9 (99) | | 16.14 (110) | Colonial Stadium | 37,940 | Saturday, 12 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.19 (103) | | 12.11 (83) | Football Park | 38,292 | Saturday, 12 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.13 (97) | | 15.9 (99) | Colonial Stadium | 34,600 | Sunday, 13 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.14 (68) | | 17.6 (108) | MCG | 29,150 | Sunday, 13 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.8 (80) | | 15.22 (112) | SCG | 22,390 | Sunday, 13 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 7.8 (50) | PA | 17.19 (121) | Subiaco Oval | 28,026 | Sunday, 13 May Round 8 |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.8 (92) | | 17.18 (120) | MCG | 29,073 | Friday, 18 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 21.16 (142) | | 9.14 (68) | Optus Oval | 21,997 | Saturday, 19 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 21.12 (138) | | 8.10 (58) | MCG | 22,988 | Saturday, 19 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.24 (138) | | 13.11 (89) | Manuka Oval | 10,958 | Saturday, 19 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | PA | 16.14 (110) | | 18.11 (119) | Football Park | 34,232 | Saturday, 19 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.13 (79) | | 12.13 (85) | MCG | 47,452 | Sunday, 20 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.14 (122) | | 15.11 (101) | SCG | 22,874 | Sunday, 20 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.13 (73) | | 14.11 (95) | Subiaco Oval | 20,231 | Sunday, 20 May Round 9 |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.9 (69) | | 12.10 (82) | MCG | 43,624 | Friday, 25 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.14 (98) | | 12.8 (80) | MCG | 49,937 | Saturday, 26 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.11 (77) | | 18.17 (125) | Subiaco Oval | 30,063 | Saturday, 26 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.14 (122) | | 19.13 (127) | Gabba | 24,122 | Saturday, 26 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.14 (122) | | 8.9 (57) | Colonial Stadium | 50,701 | Saturday, 26 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | PA | 13.10 (88) | | 9.14 (68) | Football Park | 22,423 | Sunday, 27 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.16 (118) | | 11.10 (76) | Shell Stadium | 27,421 | Sunday, 27 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.12 (84) | | 10.5 (65) | SCG | 20,611 | Sunday, 27 May Round 10 |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.13 (79) | | 19.11 (125) | Colonial Stadium | 32,793 | Friday, 1 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 21.23 (149) | | 3.12 (30) | Optus Oval | 19,757 | Saturday, 2 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.13 (73) | PA | 17.14 (116) | MCG | 28,228 | Saturday, 2 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.11 (113) | | 22.12 (144) | Colonial Stadium | 30,497 | Saturday, 2 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.12 (102) | | 10.14 (74) | Gabba | 36,149 | Saturday, 2 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.12 (66) | | 8.7 (55) | Football Park | 40,466 | Sunday, 3 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 7.13 (55) | | 11.7 (73) | Colonial Stadium | 42,640 | Sunday, 3 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 6.10 (46) | | 12.12 (84) | Subiaco Oval | 19,626 | Sunday, 3 June Round 11 |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.8 (86) | | 19.14 (128) | Colonial Stadium | 40,075 | Friday, 8 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.9 (93) | | 13.12 (90) | Colonial Stadium | 37,526 | Saturday, 9 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.8 (62) | | 11.18 (84) | Subiaco Oval | 25,588 | Saturday, 9 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.13 (97) | | 19.13 (127) | Football Park | 38,829 | Saturday, 9 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 23.16 (154) | | 10.8 (68) | Colonial Stadium | 18,023 | Sunday, 10 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.10 (88) | | 8.13 (61) | MCG | 71,767 | Sunday, 10 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.17 (125) | PA | 10.18 (78) | SCG | 28,187 | Sunday, 10 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 8.9 (57) | | 19.20 (134) | MCG | 62,761 | Monday, 11 June Round 12 |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.14 (122) | | 11.7 (73) | Colonial Stadium | 38,816 | Friday, 15 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.9 (87) | | 15.4 (94) | Shell Stadium | 22,771 | Saturday, 16 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.14 (80) | | 12.18 (90) | Subiaco Oval | 19,857 | Saturday, 16 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.15 (99) | | 23.10 (148) | Gabba | 23,740 | Sunday, 17 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 26.17 (173) | | 14.8 (92) | Colonial Stadium | 36,589 | Friday, 22 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.11 (101) | | 14.14 (98) | MCG | 41,295 | Saturday, 23 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.14 (86) | | 8.12 (60) | Colonial Stadium | 37,196 | Saturday, 23 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | PA | 10.10 (70) | | 15.14 (104) | Football Park | 35,805 | Sunday, 24 June Round 13 |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 20.20 (140) | | 8.5 (53) | Gabba | 30,573 | Friday, 29 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 23.15 (153) | | 13.14 (92) | Optus Oval | 30,067 | Saturday, 30 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.10 (118) | | 10.12 (72) | Colonial Stadium | 29,528 | Saturday, 30 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.11 (95) | PA | 10.13 (73) | Manuka Oval | 10,030 | Saturday, 30 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.13 (97) | | 15.9 (99) | Football Park | 39,010 | Saturday, 30 June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.9 (87) | | 19.12 (126) | Colonial Stadium | 40,783 | Sunday, 1 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.11 (65) | | 12.12 (84) | SCG | 26,760 | Sunday, 1 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.5 (95) | | 13.10 (88) | Subiaco Oval | 29,783 | Sunday, 1 July Round 14 |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.10 (76) | | 24.10 (154) | Colonial Stadium | 48,728 | Friday, 6 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.11 (71) | | 20.9 (129) | MCG | 52,189 | Saturday, 7 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 8.16 (64) | | 7.9 (51) | Football Park | 31,534 | Saturday, 7 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.17 (119) | | 9.8 (62) | Gabba | 22,911 | Saturday, 7 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.15 (111) | | 14.9 (93) | Colonial Stadium | 50,160 | Sunday, 8 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.15 (93) | | 18.13 (121) | MCG | 27,464 | Sunday, 8 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.19 (91) | | 12.9 (81) | SCG | 30,488 | Sunday, 8 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.5 (71) | PA | 25.13 (163) | Subiaco Oval | 15,961 | Sunday, 8 July Round 15 |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.5 (59) | | 23.18 (156) | Colonial Stadium | 26,560 | Friday, 13 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.15 (111) | | 18.9 (117) | Optus Oval | 23,901 | Saturday, 14 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.11 (77) | | 14.14 (98) | MCG | 34,394 | Saturday, 14 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.23 (119) | | 11.19 (85) | Colonial Stadium | 15,111 | Saturday, 14 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | PA | 14.12 (96) | | 7.10 (52) | Football Park | 26,773 | Saturday, 14 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.7 (103) | | 19.15 (129) | MCG | 45,016 | Sunday, 15 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.13 (127) | | 17.10 (112) | Colonial Stadium | 48,152 | Sunday, 15 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.8 (110) | | 24.10 (154) | Subiaco Oval | 34,259 | Sunday, 15 July Round 16 Essendon vs Kangaroos match in the 2001 AFL season |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.13 (127) | | 12.14 (86) | MCG | 37,938 | Friday, 20 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.17 (131) | | 8.8 (56) | Optus Oval | 15,622 | Saturday, 21 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.5 (89) | | 21.18 (144) | MCG | 52,381 | Saturday, 21 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.6 (78) | | 16.16 (112) | Colonial Stadium | 21,665 | Saturday, 21 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.16 (94) | PA | 8.12 (60) | Gabba | 29,547 | Saturday, 21 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 7.14 (56) | | 16.9 (105) | Football Park | 46,852 | Sunday, 22 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 27.9 (171) | | 25.9 (159) | MCG | 51,878 | Sunday, 22 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.8 (80) | | 22.18 (150) | Subiaco Oval | 31,456 | Sunday, 22 July Round 17 |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.10 (100) | | 15.12 (102) | Colonial Stadium | 43,595 | Friday, 27 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.6 (78) | | 10.6 (66) | Shell Stadium | 22,414 | Saturday, 28 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.12 (84) | | 15.10 (100) | MCG | 17,566 | Saturday, 28 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.12 (90) | | 19.5 (119) | Subiaco Oval | 20,498 | Saturday, 28 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.7 (115) | | 21.10 (136) | Colonial Stadium | 26,776 | Saturday, 28 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | PA | 15.14 (104) | | 14.13 (97) | Football Park | 37,930 | Sunday, 29 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.6 (96) | | 13.15 (93) | MCG | 52,472 | Sunday, 29 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.17 (83) | | 6.12 (48) | SCG | 20,669 | Sunday, 29 July Round 18 |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.11 (71) | | 6.15 (51) | MCG | 69,930 | Friday, 3 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.10 (100) | | 16.7 (103) | MCG | 31,074 | Saturday, 4 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.12 (90) | | 16.10 (106) | Colonial Stadium | 16,595 | Saturday, 4 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 22.11 (143) | | 3.18 (36) | SCG | 32,689 | Saturday, 4 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | PA | 16.11 (107) | | 15.9 (99) | Football Park | 49,846 | Sunday, 5 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.22 (136) | | 15.13 (103) | Gabba | 26,872 | Sunday, 5 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.11 (95) | | 16.6 (102) | MCG | 75,873 | Sunday, 5 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 26.15 (171) | | 12.7 (79) | Subiaco Oval | 31,358 | Sunday, 5 August claimed their first win of the season in their match against . Round 19 |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 21.5 (131) | | 12.10 (82) | Colonial Stadium | 30,919 | Friday, 10 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.18 (114) | PA | 19.11 (125) | Colonial Stadium | 14,018 | Saturday, 11 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.11 (71) | | 24.12 (156) | MCG | 26,632 | Saturday, 11 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.10 (106) | | 8.5 (53) | Football Park | 44,542 | Saturday, 11 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.14 (128) | | 15.7 (97) | Gabba | 31,324 | Sunday, 12 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.17 (119) | | 11.11 (77) | MCG | 38,793 | Sunday, 12 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.13 (79) | | 11.11 (77) | Colonial Stadium | 45,057 | Sunday, 12 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.14 (98) | | 9.10 (64) | Subiaco Oval | 41,285 | Sunday, 12 August Round 20 |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.10 (100) | | 25.12 (162) | Colonial Stadium | 25,340 | Friday, 17 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 20.18 (138) | | 10.13 (73) | Colonial Stadium | 25,856 | Saturday, 18 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | PA | 14.15 (99) | | 10.9 (69) | Football Park | 25,536 | Saturday, 18 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.9 (87) | | 15.17 (107) | MCG | 71,518 | Saturday, 18 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.7 (79) | | 17.23 (125) | MCG | 26,642 | Sunday, 19 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.8 (104) | | 22.16 (148) | Colonial Stadium | 34,521 | Sunday, 19 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.14 (98) | | 19.17 (131) | SCG | 28,367 | Sunday, 19 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.15 (87) | | 21.12 (138) | Subiaco Oval | 15,136 | Sunday, 19 August Round 21 |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.14 (92) | | 13.10 (88) | MCG | 37,776 | Friday, 24 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 20.10 (130) | | 9.8 (62) | MCG | 70,051 | Saturday, 25 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 6.11 (47) | | 21.10 (136) | Subiaco Oval | 36,445 | Saturday, 25 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.13 (73) | PA | 22.18 (150) | Colonial Stadium | 19,649 | Saturday, 25 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.13 (91) | | 8.5 (53) | Football Park | 42,827 | Sunday, 26 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.13 (67) | | 16.14 (110) | Shell Stadium | 24,325 | Sunday, 26 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.18 (114) | | 12.7 (79) | Colonial Stadium | 12,566 | Sunday, 26 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 21.16 (142) | | 8.7 (55) | SCG | 26,334 | Sunday, 26 August Round 22 |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.11 (83) | | 17.5 (107) | MCG | 77,028 | Friday, 31 August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.19 (97) | | 3.9 (27) | Optus Oval | 26,314 | Saturday, 1 September |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.18 (120) | | 11.17 (83) | Subiaco Oval | 19,535 | Saturday, 1 September |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.9 (87) | | 13.11 (89) | MCG | 24,113 | Saturday, 1 September |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.15 (93) | | 9.8 (62) | Gabba | 33,606 | Saturday, 1 September |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | PA | 24.19 (163) | | 7.9 (51) | Football Park | 22,976 | Sunday, 2 September |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.17 (83) | | 19.12 (126) | Manuka Oval | 13,117 | Sunday, 2 September |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.9 (123) | | 21.7 (133) | Colonial Stadium | 21,146 | Sunday, 2 September Ladder All teams played 22 games during the home-and-away season, for a total of 176. An additional nine games were played during the finals series. main WDL 2001 AFL ladder Ladder true points y 4 2 Ess BL Por Ric Car Haw Syd Ade Col WB Mel Gee Kan WC StK Fre 17 5 0 2548 1895 17 5 0 2538 1989 P 16 6 0 2473 1918 15 7 0 2126 1973 14 8 0 2311 1797 13 9 0 2149 2041 12 10 0 2121 1833 12 10 0 2085 2026 11 11 0 2232 2088 10 12 0 2305 2458 10 12 0 2136 2364 9 13 0 1926 2054 9 13 0 2161 2371 5 17 0 1708 2590 4 18 0 1917 2642 2 20 0 1794 2491 Essendon Brisbane Lions Port Adelaide Richmond Carlton Hawthorn Sydney Adelaide Collingwood Western Bulldogs Melbourne Geelong Kangaroos West Coast St Kilda Fremantle Premiers #CCFFCC Finals series Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete AFL ladder Ladder progression table y #ccffcc #aaa Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8. #99ccff #aaa Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round. #ffcccc #aaa Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round. #99ccff #ccffcc #ffcccc complete Essendon 4B/8B/8F/12F/16F/20F/24F/28F/32B/32B/36B/40B/44B/48B/52B/56B/56B/56B/60B/64B/68B/68B Brisbane Lions 0/4F / 4 / 4 / 8/12F/16F/16F / 16/20F/24F/28F/32F/36F/40F/44F/48F/52F/56F/60F/64F/68F Port Adelaide 4F / 4/8F/12F/16F/20F/24F/24F/28F/32F/32F/32F/32F/36F/40F/40F/44F/48F/52F/56F/60F/64F Richmond 4F/4F/8F/12F/16F/20F/20F/20F/20F/24F/28F/32F/36F/36F/36F/40F/44F/48F/48F/52F/56F/60F Carlton 4F / 4 / 8 / 8/12F / 12/16F/20F/24F/28F/28F/32F/36F/36F/36F/40F/40F/44F/44F/48F/52F/56F Hawthorn 4F/8F/12F/16B/20B/24B/28B/32B/32F/32F/32F/36F/36F/40F/40F/44F/48F/48F/52F/52F/52F/52F Sydney 4F/8F/12B/12F/12F/12F / 12 / 12 / 16 / 20/24F / 24 / 24/28F/32F/36F/40F/44F/44F/44F/48F/48F Adelaide 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 8 / 8 / 12 / 16/20F/24F / 24 / 24 / 24 / 28 / 32 / 32 / 36 / 36 / 40/44F/48F/48F Collingwood 0/4F/8F/8F/8F/12F/12F/16F/20F/20F/24F/28F/32F/32F/32F / 32/36F/36F/40F / 40 / 40 / 44 Western Bulldogs 0/4F / 4/8F / 8 / 8 / 12/16F/20F / 20 / 24/28F/28F / 28 / 32/36F / 36 / 36 / 36 / 40 / 40 / 40 Melbourne 0 / 4/8F / 8/12F/16F/16F / 16 / 16 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 24 / 24 / 24 / 28 / 28 / 32 / 36 / 40 Geelong 4F/8F/8F/8F / 8 / 8 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 16 / 20 / 20 / 24 / 28 / 28 / 32 / 36 / 36 / 36 / 36 / 36 / 36 Kangaroos 0R/0R/0R / 4 / 4 / 4 / 8 / 12 / 12 / 16 / 20 / 20 / 24 / 28 / 32 / 32 / 32 / 32 / 36 / 36 / 36 / 36 West Coast 0 / 0 / 4 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 12 / 12 / 12 / 12 / 12 / 16 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 20 St Kilda 4F / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 12 / 12 / 12 / 12 / 12 / 12 / 12 / 12 / 12 / 12 / 16 Fremantle 0 / 0 / 0/0R/0R/0R/0R/0R/0R/0R/0R/0R/0R/0R/0R/0R/0R/4R/4R/4R/4R/8R Finals series y 150 7 Sep, MCG 17.11 (113) 5.13 (43) 8 Sep, MCG 17.16 (118) 6.14 (50) 8 Sep, The Gabba 12.16 (88) 8.8 (56) 9 Sep, Colonial Stadium 19.11 (125) 11.8 (74) 15 Sep, MCG 10.7 (67) 7.14 (56) 15 Sep, Football Park 10.9 (69) 10.12 (72) 22 Sep, MCG 11.10 (76) 9.13 (67) 22 Sep, The Gabba 20.16 (136) 10.8 (68) 29 Sep, MCG 12.10 (82) 15.18 (108) Week one Qualifying Finals Friday 7 September (7:45 pm) 17.11 (113) H 5.13 (43) MCG 78,253 Saturday 8 September (7:40 pm) 12.16 (88) H 8.8 (56) The Gabba 32,380 Elimination Finals Saturday 8 September (2:30 pm) 17.16 (118) H 6.14 (50) MCG 53,982 Sunday 9 September (2:30 pm) 19.15 (129) H 11.8 (74) Colonial Stadium 32,910 Week two Semi-finals Saturday 15 September (2:30 pm) 10.7 (67) H 7.14 (56) MCG 83,323 Saturday 15 September (7:15 pm) 10.9 (69) A 10.12 (72) Football Park 30,613 Week three Preliminary Finals Saturday 22 September (2:30 pm) 11.10 (76) H 9.13 (67) MCG 86,468 Saturday 22 September (7:45 pm) 20.16 (136) H 10.8 (68) The Gabba 37,032 Week four 2001 AFL Grand Final Grand Final Saturday 29 September (2:30 pm) 3.2 (20) 8.6 (54) 9.8 (62) 12.10 (82) Lloyd 5, Lucas 4, Caracella, Johnson, Moorcroft Lloyd, Lucas, J. Johnson A 3.7 (25) 5.10 (40) 11.12 (78) 15.18 (108) Power 3, Akermanis 2, Brown 2, Lappin 2, Lynch 2, Ashcroft, Notting, Pike, Voss Hart, Johnson, Voss, Lappin, Power MCG 91,482 McLaren, Ellis, James Norm Smith Medal Shaun Hart () Seven Network Julie Anthony Match attendance Team Hosted Average Highest Lowest Total Last year Up/Down Essendon 11 51,790 83,905 29,528 569,685 48,353 + 3437 Collingwood 11 49,977 78,638 26,067 549,751 45,012 + 4965 Richmond 11 46,129 77,576 25,856 507,416 44,012 + 2117 Adelaide 11 39,627 46,852 31,534 435,897 38,470 + 1157 Melbourne 11 34,060 62,761 12,566 374,665 37,599 – 3499 West Coast Eagles 11 32,669 41,285 25,588 359,360 33,136 – 467 Hawthorn 11 31,449 52,472 16,595 346,490 34,417 – 2918 Carlton 11 31,263 70,051 15,622 343,889 34,414 – 3151 Port Adelaide 11 30,789 49,846 22,423 338,683 26,377 + 4412 St Kilda 11 29,850 40,783 14,018 328,355 24,422 + 5428 Western Bulldogs 11 29,660 48,728 15,111 326,263 30,572 – 912 Sydney 11 27,982 40,131 20,611 307,800 25,563 + 2419 Brisbane Lions 11 27,638 36,149 20,059 304,014 27,406 + 232 Geelong 11 27,093 50,160 14,298 298,024 27,729 – 636 Kangaroos 11 26,998 56,028 10,030 296,983 22,092 + 4906 Fremantle 11 21,258 38,804 15,136 233,842 22,357 – 1099 Totals 176 33,643 83,905 10,030 5,921,117 32,618 + 1025 Venue Hosted Average Highest Lowest Total Last year Up/Down MCG 44 47,425 83,905 17,566 2086,712 46,141 + 1284 Football Park 22 35,208 49,846 22,423 774,580 32,424 + 2784 Colonial Stadium 43 31,939 50,701 12,566 1373,371 30,524 + 1415 Gabba 12 27,313 36,149 20,059 327,754 27,406 – 93 SCG 13 27,159 40,131 20,611 353,069 22,390 + 4769 Subiaco Oval 22 26,964 41,285 15,136 593,202 30,326 – 3362 Optus Oval 9 23,417 30,067 15,622 210,750 24,656 – 1239 Shell Stadium 7 21,445 27,421 14,298 150,114 22,108 – 663 York Park 1 17,460 17,460 17,460 17,460 N/A N/A Manuka Oval 3 11,368 13,117 10,030 34,105 N/A N/A Totals 176 33,643 83,905 10,030 5,921,117 32,618 + 1025 Awards The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Jason Akermanis of the Brisbane Lions. The AFL Players Association MVP Award went to Andrew McLeod of Adelaide. This was the last year for the award under this name; starting with the 2002 season, it would be renamed the "Leigh Matthews Trophy". The Coleman Medal was awarded to Matthew Lloyd of Essendon. The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Shaun Hart of the Brisbane Lions. The AFL Rising Star award was awarded to Justin Koschitzke of St Kilda. Notable events In their Round 16 match, Essendon trailed by 69 points 12 minutes into the second quarter against the Kangaroos, but recovered to record a high-scoring 12-point win. This presently stands as the largest ever comeback in a VFL/AFL game. and began its annual tradition of playing each other at the M.C.G. in a Melbourne home game on Queen's Birthday Holiday, as the only AFL match of the day. The teams had met on the King's or Queen's Birthday Holiday sporadically in the past (1950, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1993, 1996 and 1999) as one of several games played on the day, with the 1958 game's attendance of 99,256 still enduring as the highest crowd for a non-final, but this was the first season that the fixture became annual, and the second time (after 1996) that the game was the only one played on the day. lost their first 17 matches of the season in succession; having lost in the final round of the 2000 season, this took the Dockers' losing streak to 18, and was the worst start to a season by any club since lost all eighteen games in 1964. During the season, it came to the attention of the AFL that in 2000 and 2001, the had been using a controversial but then-legal practice of rehydrating its players by use of intravenous saline drip during half-time and between matches. The half-time drips were administered through stents which were inserted into the players' elbows prior to the game and covered with tape during the game. The AFL was concerned about negative perceptions of the practice, and the Lions agreed in early September to immediately cease intravenous rehydration. The league banned the practice in the 2002 pre-season,http://footystats.freeservers.com/Special/2001review.html 2001 review Footystats 1 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627082923/http://footystats.freeservers.com/Special/2001review.html 27 June 2015 deadThe Australian 7 February 2013 Melbourne, VIC Football's bad medicine http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/footballs-bad-medicine/story-e6frg6z6-1226572096347 1 July 2015 and the World Anti Doping Agency later banned the practice in 2007.The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, NSW WADA tackles unsightliness with IV ban Jacquelin Magnay http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/wada-tackles-sideline-unsightliness-with-iv-ban/2007/11/15/1194766868805.html 16 November 2007 1 July 2015 References 2001 Season – AFL Tables 2001 Category:2001 in Australian men's sport Category:2001 in Australian rules football