2001 AFL premiership season | |
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Teams | 16 |
Premiers | Brisbane Lions 1st premiership |
Minor premiers | Essendon 17th minor premiership |
Pre-season cup | Port Adelaide 1st pre-season cup win |
Brownlow Medallist | Jason Akermanis (Brisbane Lions) |
Leading goalkicker | Matthew Lloyd (Essendon) |
Attendance | |
Matches played | 185 |
Total attendance | 6,447,560 (34,852 per match) |
Highest | 91,482 (Grand Final, Brisbane Lions vs. Essendon) |
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 Essendon by 26 points in the AFL Grand Final.
See 2001 AFL Draft.
Port Adelaide defeated the Brisbane Lions 17.9 (111) to 3.8 (26) in the grand final.
Fremantle claimed their first win of the season in their match against Hawthorn.
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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
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1 | Essendon | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2548 | 1895 | 134.5 | 68 | Finals series |
2 | Brisbane Lions (P) | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2538 | 1989 | 127.6 | 68 | |
3 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2473 | 1918 | 128.9 | 64 | |
4 | Richmond | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2126 | 1973 | 107.8 | 60 | |
5 | Carlton | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2311 | 1797 | 128.6 | 56 | |
6 | Hawthorn | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2149 | 2041 | 105.3 | 52 | |
7 | Sydney | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2121 | 1833 | 115.7 | 48 | |
8 | Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2085 | 2026 | 102.9 | 48 | |
9 | Collingwood | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2232 | 2088 | 106.9 | 44 | |
10 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2305 | 2458 | 93.8 | 40 | |
11 | Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2136 | 2364 | 90.4 | 40 | |
12 | Geelong | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1926 | 2054 | 93.8 | 36 | |
13 | Kangaroos | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2161 | 2371 | 91.1 | 36 | |
14 | West Coast | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1708 | 2590 | 65.9 | 20 | |
15 | St Kilda | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1917 | 2642 | 72.6 | 16 | |
16 | Fremantle | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1794 | 2491 | 72.0 | 8 |
Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
7 Sep, MCG | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Essendon | 17.11 (113) | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Richmond | 5.13 (43) | 15 Sep, MCG | ||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 10.7 (67) | ||||||||||||||||||
8 Sep, MCG | Carlton | 7.14 (56) | 22 Sep, MCG | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Carlton | 17.16 (118) | Essendon | 11.10 (76) | |||||||||||||||
8 | Adelaide | 6.14 (50) | Hawthorn | 9.13 (67) | 29 Sep, MCG | ||||||||||||||
Essendon | 12.10 (82) | ||||||||||||||||||
9 Sep, Colonial Stadium | 22 Sep, The Gabba | Brisbane Lions | 15.18 (108) | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Hawthorn | 19.11 (125) | Brisbane Lions | 20.16 (136) | |||||||||||||||
7 | Sydney | 11.8 (74) | 15 Sep, Football Park | Richmond | 10.8 (68) | ||||||||||||||
Port Adelaide | 10.9 (69) | ||||||||||||||||||
8 Sep, The Gabba | Hawthorn | 10.12 (72) | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Brisbane Lions | 12.16 (88) | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Port Adelaide | 8.8 (56) | |||||||||||||||||
Qualifying Finals | |||||
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Friday 7 September (7:45 pm) | Essendon 17.11 (113) | def. | Richmond 5.13 (43) | MCG (crowd: 78,253) | |
Saturday 8 September (7:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions 12.16 (88) | def. | Port Adelaide 8.8 (56) | The Gabba (crowd: 32,380) | |
Elimination Finals | |||||
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Saturday 8 September (2:30 pm) | Carlton 17.16 (118) | def. | Adelaide 6.14 (50) | MCG (crowd: 53,982) | |
Sunday 9 September (2:30 pm) | Hawthorn 19.15 (129) | def. | Sydney 11.8 (74) | Colonial Stadium (crowd: 32,910) | |
Semi-finals | |||||
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Saturday 15 September (2:30 pm) | Richmond 10.7 (67) | def. | Carlton 7.14 (56) | MCG (crowd: 83,323) | |
Saturday 15 September (7:15 pm) | Port Adelaide 10.9 (69) | def. by | Hawthorn 10.12 (72) | Football Park (crowd: 30,613) | |
Preliminary Finals | |||||
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Saturday 22 September (2:30 pm) | Essendon 11.10 (76) | def. | Hawthorn 9.13 (67) | MCG (crowd: 86,468) | |
Saturday 22 September (7:45 pm) | Brisbane Lions 20.16 (136) | def. | Richmond 10.8 (68) | The Gabba (crowd: 37,032) | |
Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday 29 September (2:30 pm) | Essendon | def. by | Brisbane Lions | MCG (crowd: 91,482) | |
3.2 (20) 8.6 (54) 9.8 (62) 12.10 (82) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 3.7 (25) 5.10 (40) 11.12 (78) 15.18 (108) | Umpires: McLaren, Ellis, James Norm Smith Medal: Shaun Hart (Brisbane Lions) Television broadcast: Seven Network National anthem: Julie Anthony | ||
Lloyd 5, Lucas 4, Caracella, Johnson, Moorcroft | Goals | Power 3, Akermanis 2, Brown 2, Lappin 2, Lynch 2, Ashcroft, Notting, Pike, Voss | |||
Lloyd, Lucas, J. Johnson | Best | Hart, Johnson, Voss, Lappin, Power | |||
Team | Hosted | Average | Highest | Lowest | Total | Last Year | Up/Down |
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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 |
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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 |
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