2001 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
2001 season
PresidentIan Dicker
Coach Peter Schwab
Chris Connolly (Round 17)
Captain(s) Shane Crawford
Home ground Melbourne Cricket Ground
York Park
AFL season 13–9 (6th)
Finals seriesPreliminary Final
(lost to Essendon 67–76)
Best and Fairest Joel Smith
Leading goalkicker John Barker (47)
Highest home attendance52,472 (Round 17 vs. Carlton)
Lowest home attendance16,595 (Round 18 vs. Fremantle)
Average home attendance31,617

The 2001 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 77th season in the Australian Football League and 100th overall.

Contents

Fixture

Premiership season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 31 March (2:10 pm) Collingwood 13.7 (85)11.15 (81)Won by 4 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)52,1901–0
2Saturday, 7 April (2:10 pm) Carlton 11.15 (81)16.11 (107)Won by 26 points Optus Oval (A)27,5972–0
3Sunday, 15 April (2:10 pm) Fremantle 8.11 (59)11.16 (82)Won by 23 points Subiaco Oval (A)20,7033–0
4Sunday, 22 April (2:10 pm) Melbourne 11.17 (83)5.14 (44)Won by 39 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)30,1134–0
5Saturday, 28 April (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 19.12 (126)24.11 (155)Won by 29 points Colonial Stadium (A)34,4005–0
6Sunday, 6 May (2:10 pm) Adelaide 16.8 (104)12.19 (91)Won by 13 points York Park (H)17,4606–0
7Saturday, 12 May (7:00 pm) St Kilda 15.9 (99)16.14 (110)Won by 11 points Colonial Stadium (A)37,9407–0
8Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm) West Coast 21.12 (138)8.10 (58)Won by 80 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)22,9888–0
9Saturday, 26 May (7:40 pm) Essendon 18.14 (122)8.9 (57)Lost by 65 points Colonial Stadium (A)50,7018–1
10Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 10.13 (73)17.14 (116)Lost by 43 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)28,2288–2
11Saturday, 9 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 14.9 (93)13.12 (90)Lost by 3 points Colonial Stadium (A)37,5268–3
12Saturday, 23 June (2:10 pm) Kangaroos 15.11 (101)14.14 (98)Won by 3 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)41,2959–3
13Friday, 29 June (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 20.20 (140)8.5 (53)Lost by 87 points The Gabba (A)30,5739–4
14Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 10.11 (71)20.9 (129)Won by 58 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)52,18910–4
15Saturday, 14 July (2:10 pm) Sydney 11.11 (77)14.14 (98)Lost by 21 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)34,39410–5
16Saturday, 21 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 14.5 (89)21.18 (144)Won by 55 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)52,38111–5
17Sunday, 29 July (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.6 (96)13.15 (93)Won by 3 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)52,47212–5
18Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm) Fremantle 13.12 (90)16.10 (106)Lost by 16 points Colonial Stadium (H)16,59512–6
19Saturday, 11 August (7:00 pm) Melbourne 10.11 (71)24.12 (156)Won by 85 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)26,63213–6
20Sunday, 19 August (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 12.7 (79)17.23 (125)Lost by 46 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)26,64213–7
21Sunday, 26 August (1:40 pm) Adelaide 13.13 (91)8.5 (53)Lost by 38 points Football Park (A)42,82713–8
22Saturday, 1 September (7:00 pm) St Kilda 13.9 (87)13.11 (89)Lost by 2 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)24,11313–9
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Finals series

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
Elimination finalSunday, 9 September (2:30 pm) Sydney 19.15 (129)11.8 (74)Won by 55 points Colonial Stadium (H)32,910
Semi-finalSaturday, 15 September (7:45 pm) Port Adelaide 10.9 (69)10.12 (72)Won by 3 points Football Park (A)30,613
Preliminary finalSaturday, 22 September (2:30 pm) Essendon 11.10 (76)9.13 (67)Lost by 9 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)86,468
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Ladder

2001 AFL ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Essendon 22175025481895134.568 Finals series
2 Brisbane Lions (P)22175025381989127.668
3 Port Adelaide 22166024731918128.964
4 Richmond 22157021261973107.860
5 Carlton 22148023111797128.656
6 Hawthorn 22139021492041105.352
7 Sydney 221210021211833115.748
8 Adelaide 221210020852026102.948
9 Collingwood 221111022322088106.944
10 Western Bulldogs 22101202305245893.840
11 Melbourne 22101202136236490.440
12 Geelong 2291301926205493.836
13 Kangaroos 2291302161237191.136
14 West Coast 2251701708259065.920
15 St Kilda 2241801917264272.616
16 Fremantle 2222001794249172.08
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

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References

  1. 1 2 "AFL Tables - 2001 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 20 September 2016.