2001 AFL season

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2001 AFL premiership season
Teams16
Premiers Brisbane Lions
(1st premiership)
Minor premiers Essendon
(17th minor premiership)
Pre-season cup Port Adelaide
(1st pre-season cup win)
Matches played185
Attendance6,447,560 (34,852 per match)
Highest attendance91,482 (Grand Final, Brisbane Lions vs. Essendon)
Brownlow Medallist Jason Akermanis (Brisbane Lions)
Leading goalkicker Matthew Lloyd (Essendon)
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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.

Contents

The premiership was won by the Brisbane Lions for the first time, after it defeated Essendon by 26 points in the AFL Grand Final.

AFL Draft

See 2001 AFL Draft.

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 teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Kangaroos 9.7 (61) Essendon 23.8 (146) MCG 56,028Friday, 30 March
Hawthorn 13.7 (85) Collingwood 11.15 (81) MCG 52,190Saturday, 31 March
Fremantle 18.10 (118) Carlton 18.11 (119) Subiaco Oval 23,716Saturday, 31 March
Western Bulldogs 16.11 (107) St Kilda 16.16 (112) Colonial Stadium 30,047Saturday, 31 March
Port Adelaide 14.15 (99) Brisbane Lions 14.9 (93) Football Park 25,948Saturday, 31 March
Geelong 17.13 (115) West Coast 7.7 (49) Shell Stadium 20,149Sunday, 1 April
Melbourne 15.13 (103) Richmond 20.14 (134) MCG 44,466Sunday, 1 April
Sydney 19.12 (126) Adelaide 10.14 (74) SCG 31,174Sunday, 1 April

Round 2

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Essendon 23.7 (145) Port Adelaide 16.11 (107) Colonial Stadium 34,918Friday, 6 April
Carlton 11.15 (81) Hawthorn 16.11 (107) Optus Oval 27,597Saturday, 7 April
Richmond 9.15 (69) Western Bulldogs 17.9 (111) MCG 36,427Saturday, 7 April
Collingwood 15.15 (105) Fremantle 13.10 (88) Colonial Stadium 26,067Saturday, 7 April
Adelaide 11.14 (80) Melbourne 12.11 (83) Football Park 35,653Saturday, 7 April
Brisbane Lions 17.16 (118) Kangaroos 8.10 (58) Gabba 22,970Sunday, 8 April
St Kilda 13.8 (86) Geelong 17.13 (115) Colonial Stadium 33,867Sunday, 8 April
West Coast 13.11 (89) Sydney 15.14 (104) Subiaco Oval 32,673Sunday, 8 April

Round 3

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Carlton 14.9 (93) Essendon 11.10 (76) MCG 63,088Thursday, 12 April
Richmond 17.14 (116) Brisbane Lions 14.10 (94) MCG 31,688Saturday, 14 April
Western Bulldogs 12.9 (81) Collingwood 23.15 (153) Colonial Stadium 37,598Saturday, 14 April
Kangaroos 11.5 (71) Sydney 23.13 (151) SCG 22,395Saturday, 14 April
Adelaide 13.10 (88) Port Adelaide 23.15 (153) Football Park 40,296Sunday, 15 April
St Kilda 16.11 (107) West Coast 19.11 (125) Colonial Stadium 19,496Sunday, 15 April
Fremantle 8.11 (59) Hawthorn 11.16 (82) Subiaco Oval 20,703Sunday, 15 April
Melbourne 18.16 (124) Geelong 15.14 (104) MCG 48,551Monday, 16 April

Round 4

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Collingwood 10.11 (71) Richmond 13.8 (86) MCG 78,638Friday, 20 April
Sydney 6.19 (55) Essendon 15.12 (102) SCG 40,131Friday, 20 April
Carlton 8.5 (53) Adelaide 9.8 (62) Optus Oval 21,110Saturday, 21 April
Western Bulldogs 21.14 (140) Brisbane Lions 12.15 (87) Colonial Stadium 20,322Saturday, 21 April
Fremantle 13.10 (88) West Coast 16.16 (112) Subiaco Oval 38,804Saturday, 21 April
Port Adelaide 17.12 (114) St Kilda 7.8 (50) Football Park 27,017Saturday, 21 April
Geelong 4.9 (33) Kangaroos 7.11 (53) Shell Stadium 14,298Sunday, 22 April
Hawthorn 11.17 (83) Melbourne 5.14 (44) MCG 30,113Sunday, 22 April

Round 5

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Essendon 15.13 (103) Collingwood 14.11 (95) MCG 83,905Wednesday, 25 April
West Coast 11.4 (70) Richmond 17.7 (109) Subiaco Oval 38,424Friday, 27 April
Carlton 17.23 (125) St Kilda 14.8 (92) Optus Oval 24,385Saturday, 28 April
Western Bulldogs 19.12 (126) Hawthorn 24.11 (155) Colonial Stadium 34,400Saturday, 28 April
Adelaide 12.18 (90) Kangaroos 10.15 (75) Football Park 37,596Saturday, 28 April
Brisbane Lions 25.21 (171) Fremantle 19.8 (122) Gabba 20,059Sunday, 29 April
Geelong 15.12 (102) Port Adelaide 23.10 (148) Shell Stadium 18,736Sunday, 29 April
Melbourne 18.11 (119) Sydney 15.14 (104) MCG 31,168Sunday, 29 April

Round 6

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Kangaroos 12.6 (78) Richmond 19.15 (129) Colonial Stadium 39,773Friday, 4 May
St Kilda 18.12 (120) Sydney 14.10 (94) Colonial Stadium 28,933Saturday, 5 May
Fremantle 9.20 (74) Melbourne 18.11 (119) Subiaco Oval 19,775Saturday, 5 May
Port Adelaide 20.9 (129) Western Bulldogs 13.8 (86) Football Park 30,197Saturday, 5 May
Brisbane Lions 17.14 (116) Geelong 8.13 (61) Gabba 25,881Saturday, 5 May
Collingwood 15.13 (103) Carlton 14.11 (95) MCG 73,572Sunday, 6 May
Essendon 24.14 (158) West Coast 10.10 (70) Colonial Stadium 33,829Sunday, 6 May
Hawthorn 16.8 (104) Adelaide 12.19 (91) York Park 17,460Sunday, 6 May

Round 7

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Melbourne 12.5 (77) Western Bulldogs 15.17 (107) MCG 32,299Friday, 11 May
Richmond 10.14 (74) Essendon 16.24 (120) MCG 77,576Saturday, 12 May
St Kilda 15.9 (99) Hawthorn 16.14 (110) Colonial Stadium 37,940Saturday, 12 May
Adelaide 14.19 (103) Fremantle 12.11 (83) Football Park 38,292Saturday, 12 May
Collingwood 14.13 (97) Kangaroos 15.9 (99) Colonial Stadium 34,600Sunday, 13 May
Geelong 9.14 (68) Carlton 17.6 (108) MCG 29,150Sunday, 13 May
Sydney 12.8 (80) Brisbane Lions 15.22 (112) SCG 22,390Sunday, 13 May
West Coast 7.8 (50) Port Adelaide 17.19 (121) Subiaco Oval 28,026Sunday, 13 May

Round 8

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Richmond 14.8 (92) Adelaide 17.18 (120) MCG 29,073Friday, 18 May
Carlton 21.16 (142) Brisbane Lions 9.14 (68) Optus Oval 21,997Saturday, 19 May
Hawthorn 21.12 (138) West Coast 8.10 (58) MCG 22,988Saturday, 19 May
Kangaroos 19.24 (138) St Kilda 13.11 (89) Manuka Oval 10,958Saturday, 19 May
Port Adelaide 16.14 (110) Collingwood 18.11 (119) Football Park 34,232Saturday, 19 May
Melbourne 11.13 (79) Essendon 12.13 (85) MCG 47,452Sunday, 20 May
Western Bulldogs 18.14 (122) Sydney 15.11 (101) SCG 22,874Sunday, 20 May
Fremantle 10.13 (73) Geelong 14.11 (95) Subiaco Oval 20,231Sunday, 20 May

Round 9

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Kangaroos 10.9 (69) Carlton 12.10 (82) MCG 43,624Friday, 25 May
Collingwood 14.14 (98) St Kilda 12.8 (80) MCG 49,937Saturday, 26 May
West Coast 11.11 (77) Western Bulldogs 18.17 (125) Subiaco Oval 30,063Saturday, 26 May
Brisbane Lions 18.14 (122) Adelaide 19.13 (127) Gabba 24,122Saturday, 26 May
Essendon 18.14 (122) Hawthorn 8.9 (57) Colonial Stadium 50,701Saturday, 26 May
Port Adelaide 13.10 (88) Melbourne 9.14 (68) Football Park 22,423Sunday, 27 May
Geelong 17.16 (118) Richmond 11.10 (76) Shell Stadium 27,421Sunday, 27 May
Sydney 12.12 (84) Fremantle 10.5 (65) SCG 20,611Sunday, 27 May

Round 10

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Western Bulldogs 11.13 (79) Kangaroos 19.11 (125) Colonial Stadium 32,793Friday, 1 June
Carlton 21.23 (149) West Coast 3.12 (30) Optus Oval 19,757Saturday, 2 June
Hawthorn 10.13 (73) Port Adelaide 17.14 (116) MCG 28,228Saturday, 2 June
St Kilda 17.11 (113) Melbourne 22.12 (144) Colonial Stadium 30,497Saturday, 2 June
Brisbane Lions 15.12 (102) Essendon 10.14 (74) Gabba 36,149Saturday, 2 June
Adelaide 9.12 (66) Geelong 8.7 (55) Football Park 40,466Sunday, 3 June
Collingwood 7.13 (55) Sydney 11.7 (73) Colonial Stadium 42,640Sunday, 3 June
Fremantle 6.10 (46) Richmond 12.12 (84) Subiaco Oval 19,626Sunday, 3 June

Round 11

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
St Kilda 13.8 (86) Essendon 19.14 (128) Colonial Stadium 40,075Friday, 8 June
Geelong 14.9 (93) Hawthorn 13.12 (90) Colonial Stadium 37,526Saturday, 9 June
West Coast 9.8 (62) Brisbane Lions 11.18 (84) Subiaco Oval 25,588Saturday, 9 June
Adelaide 14.13 (97) Western Bulldogs 19.13 (127) Football Park 38,829Saturday, 9 June
Kangaroos 23.16 (154) Fremantle 10.8 (68) Colonial Stadium 18,023Sunday, 10 June
Richmond 13.10 (88) Carlton 8.13 (61) MCG 71,767Sunday, 10 June
Sydney 18.17 (125) Port Adelaide 10.18 (78) SCG 28,187Sunday, 10 June
Melbourne 8.9 (57) Collingwood 19.20 (134) MCG 62,761Monday, 11 June

Round 12

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Essendon 18.14 (122) Adelaide 11.7 (73) Colonial Stadium 38,816Friday, 15 June
Geelong 13.9 (87) Western Bulldogs 15.4 (94) Shell Stadium 22,771Saturday, 16 June
Fremantle 11.14 (80) St Kilda 12.18 (90) Subiaco Oval 19,857Saturday, 16 June
Melbourne 14.15 (99) Brisbane Lions 23.10 (148) Gabba 23,740Sunday, 17 June
Collingwood 26.17 (173) West Coast 14.8 (92) Colonial Stadium 36,589Friday, 22 June
Hawthorn 15.11 (101) Kangaroos 14.14 (98) MCG 41,295Saturday, 23 June
Richmond 12.14 (86) Sydney 8.12 (60) Colonial Stadium 37,196Saturday, 23 June
Port Adelaide 10.10 (70) Carlton 15.14 (104) Football Park 35,805Sunday, 24 June

Round 13

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Brisbane Lions 20.20 (140) Hawthorn 8.5 (53) Gabba 30,573Friday, 29 June
Carlton 23.15 (153) Western Bulldogs 13.14 (92) Optus Oval 30,067Saturday, 30 June
Essendon 18.10 (118) Fremantle 10.12 (72) Colonial Stadium 29,528Saturday, 30 June
Kangaroos 14.11 (95) Port Adelaide 10.13 (73) Manuka Oval 10,030Saturday, 30 June
Adelaide 14.13 (97) Collingwood 15.9 (99) Football Park 39,010Saturday, 30 June
St Kilda 13.9 (87) Richmond 19.12 (126) Colonial Stadium 40,783Sunday, 1 July
Sydney 9.11 (65) Geelong 12.12 (84) SCG 26,760Sunday, 1 July
West Coast 15.5 (95) Melbourne 13.10 (88) Subiaco Oval 29,783Sunday, 1 July

Round 14

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Western Bulldogs 11.10 (76) Essendon 24.10 (154) Colonial Stadium 48,728Friday, 6 July
Richmond 10.11 (71) Hawthorn 20.9 (129) MCG 52,189Saturday, 7 July
Adelaide 8.16 (64) West Coast 7.9 (51) Football Park 31,534Saturday, 7 July
Brisbane Lions 17.17 (119) St Kilda 9.8 (62) Gabba 22,911Saturday, 7 July
Geelong 16.15 (111) Collingwood 14.9 (93) Colonial Stadium 50,160Sunday, 8 July
Melbourne 13.15 (93) Kangaroos 18.13 (121) MCG 27,464Sunday, 8 July
Sydney 12.19 (91) Carlton 12.9 (81) SCG 30,488Sunday, 8 July
Fremantle 11.5 (71) Port Adelaide 25.13 (163) Subiaco Oval 15,961Sunday, 8 July

Round 15

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
St Kilda 9.5 (59) Adelaide 23.18 (156) Colonial Stadium 26,560Friday, 13 July
Carlton 16.15 (111) Melbourne 18.9 (117) Optus Oval 23,901Saturday, 14 July
Hawthorn 11.11 (77) Sydney 14.14 (98) MCG 34,394Saturday, 14 July
Western Bulldogs 16.23 (119) Fremantle 11.19 (85) Colonial Stadium 15,111Saturday, 14 July
Port Adelaide 14.12 (96) Richmond 7.10 (52) Football Park 26,773Saturday, 14 July
Collingwood 16.7 (103) Brisbane Lions 19.15 (129) MCG 45,016Sunday, 15 July
Essendon 19.13 (127) Geelong 17.10 (112) Colonial Stadium 48,152Sunday, 15 July
West Coast 17.8 (110) Kangaroos 24.10 (154) Subiaco Oval 34,259Sunday, 15 July

Round 16

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Richmond 19.13 (127) Melbourne 12.14 (86) MCG 37,938Friday, 20 July
Carlton 19.17 (131) Fremantle 8.8 (56) Optus Oval 15,622Saturday, 21 July
Collingwood 14.5 (89) Hawthorn 21.18 (144) MCG 52,381Saturday, 21 July
St Kilda 12.6 (78) Western Bulldogs 16.16 (112) Colonial Stadium 21,665Saturday, 21 July
Brisbane Lions 13.16 (94) Port Adelaide 8.12 (60) Gabba 29,547Saturday, 21 July
Adelaide 7.14 (56) Sydney 16.9 (105) Football Park 46,852Sunday, 22 July
Essendon 27.9 (171) Kangaroos 25.9 (159) MCG 51,878Sunday, 22 July
West Coast 12.8 (80) Geelong 22.18 (150) Subiaco Oval 31,456Sunday, 22 July

Round 17

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Western Bulldogs 15.10 (100) Richmond 15.12 (102) Colonial Stadium 43,595Friday, 27 July
Geelong 12.6 (78) St Kilda 10.6 (66) Shell Stadium 22,414Saturday, 28 July
Melbourne 12.12 (84) Adelaide 15.10 (100) MCG 17,566Saturday, 28 July
Fremantle 13.12 (90) Collingwood 19.5 (119) Subiaco Oval 20,498Saturday, 28 July
Kangaroos 18.7 (115) Brisbane Lions 21.10 (136) Colonial Stadium 26,776Saturday, 28 July
Port Adelaide 15.14 (104) Essendon 14.13 (97) Football Park 37,930Sunday, 29 July
Hawthorn 15.6 (96) Carlton 13.15 (93) MCG 52,472Sunday, 29 July
Sydney 11.17 (83) West Coast 6.12 (48) SCG 20,669Sunday, 29 July

Round 18

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Richmond 10.11 (71) Collingwood 6.15 (51) MCG 69,930Friday, 3 August
Geelong 15.10 (100) Melbourne 16.7 (103) MCG 31,074Saturday, 4 August
Hawthorn 13.12 (90) Fremantle 16.10 (106) Colonial Stadium 16,595Saturday, 4 August
Sydney 22.11 (143) Kangaroos 3.18 (36) SCG 32,689Saturday, 4 August
Port Adelaide 16.11 (107) Adelaide 15.9 (99) Football Park 49,846Sunday, 5 August
Brisbane Lions 19.22 (136) Western Bulldogs 15.13 (103) Gabba 26,872Sunday, 5 August
Essendon 14.11 (95) Carlton 16.6 (102) MCG 75,873Sunday, 5 August
West Coast 26.15 (171) St Kilda 12.7 (79) Subiaco Oval 31,358Sunday, 5 August

Fremantle claimed their first win of the season in their match against Hawthorn.

Round 19

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Kangaroos 21.5 (131) Geelong 12.10 (82) Colonial Stadium 30,919Friday, 10 August
St Kilda 16.18 (114) Port Adelaide 19.11 (125) Colonial Stadium 14,018Saturday, 11 August
Melbourne 10.11 (71) Hawthorn 24.12 (156) MCG 26,632Saturday, 11 August
Adelaide 16.10 (106) Carlton 8.5 (53) Football Park 44,542Saturday, 11 August
Brisbane Lions 19.14 (128) Richmond 15.7 (97) Gabba 31,324Sunday, 12 August
Collingwood 17.17 (119) Western Bulldogs 11.11 (77) MCG 38,793Sunday, 12 August
Essendon 11.13 (79) Sydney 11.11 (77) Colonial Stadium 45,057Sunday, 12 August
West Coast 14.14 (98) Fremantle 9.10 (64) Subiaco Oval 41,285Sunday, 12 August

Round 20

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Kangaroos 15.10 (100) Adelaide 25.12 (162) Colonial Stadium 25,340Friday, 17 August
Richmond 20.18 (138) West Coast 10.13 (73) Colonial Stadium 25,856Saturday, 18 August
Port Adelaide 14.15 (99) Geelong 10.9 (69) Football Park 25,536Saturday, 18 August
Collingwood 13.9 (87) Essendon 15.17 (107) MCG 71,518Saturday, 18 August
Hawthorn 12.7 (79) Western Bulldogs 17.23 (125) MCG 26,642Sunday, 19 August
St Kilda 16.8 (104) Carlton 22.16 (148) Colonial Stadium 34,521Sunday, 19 August
Sydney 14.14 (98) Melbourne 19.17 (131) SCG 28,367Sunday, 19 August
Fremantle 12.15 (87) Brisbane Lions 21.12 (138) Subiaco Oval 15,136Sunday, 19 August

Round 21

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Richmond 13.14 (92) Kangaroos 13.10 (88) MCG 37,776Friday, 24 August
Carlton 20.10 (130) Collingwood 9.8 (62) MCG 70,051Saturday, 25 August
West Coast 6.11 (47) Essendon 21.10 (136) Subiaco Oval 36,445Saturday, 25 August
Western Bulldogs 10.13 (73) Port Adelaide 22.18 (150) Colonial Stadium 19,649Saturday, 25 August
Adelaide 13.13 (91) Hawthorn 8.5 (53) Football Park 42,827Sunday, 26 August
Geelong 9.13 (67) Brisbane Lions 16.14 (110) Shell Stadium 24,325Sunday, 26 August
Melbourne 16.18 (114) Fremantle 12.7 (79) Colonial Stadium 12,566Sunday, 26 August
Sydney 21.16 (142) St Kilda 8.7 (55) SCG 26,334Sunday, 26 August

Round 22

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Essendon 12.11 (83) Richmond 17.5 (107) MCG 77,028Friday, 31 August
Carlton 13.19 (97) Geelong 3.9 (27) Optus Oval 26,314Saturday, 1 September
Fremantle 17.18 (120) Adelaide 11.17 (83) Subiaco Oval 19,535Saturday, 1 September
Hawthorn 13.9 (87) St Kilda 13.11 (89) MCG 24,113Saturday, 1 September
Brisbane Lions 13.15 (93) Sydney 9.8 (62) Gabba 33,606Saturday, 1 September
Port Adelaide 24.19 (163) West Coast 7.9 (51) Football Park 22,976Sunday, 2 September
Kangaroos 11.17 (83) Collingwood 19.12 (126) Manuka Oval 13,117Sunday, 2 September
Western Bulldogs 19.9 (123) Melbourne 21.7 (133) Colonial Stadium 21,146Sunday, 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.

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

Ladder progression

  Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
  Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Essendon 48812162024283232364044485256565660646868
Brisbane Lions 044481216161620242832364044485256606468
Port Adelaide 44812162024242832323232364040444852566064
Richmond 44812162020202024283236363640444848525660
Carlton 4488121216202428283236363640404444485256
Hawthorn 481216202428323232323636404044484852525252
Sydney 481212121212121620242424283236404444444848
Adelaide 00048812162024242424283232363640444848
Collingwood 048881212162020242832323232363640404044
Western Bulldogs 04488812162020242828283236363636404040
Melbourne 0488121616161620202020202424242828323640
Geelong 4888888121616202024282832363636363636
Kangaroos 0004448121216202024283232323236363636
West Coast 00488888888812121212121620202020
St Kilda 444448888881212121212121212121216
Fremantle 0000000000000000044448
Source: [ citation needed ]

Finals series

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand 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 19.15 (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)

Week one

Qualifying Finals
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
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)

Week two

Semi Finals
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)

Week three

Preliminary Finals
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)

Week four

Grand Final
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

Match attendance

TeamHostedAverageHighestLowestTotalLast YearUp/Down
Essendon1151,79083,90529,528569,68548,353+ 3437
Collingwood1149,97778,63826,067549,75145,012+ 4965
Richmond1146,12977,57625,856507,41644,012+ 2117
Adelaide1139,62746,85231,534435,89738,470+ 1157
Melbourne1134,06062,76112,566374,66537,599– 3499
West Coast Eagles1132,66941,28525,588359,36033,136– 467
Hawthorn1131,44952,47216,595346,49034,417– 2918
Carlton1131,26370,05115,622343,88934,414– 3151
Port Adelaide1130,78949,84622,423338,68326,377+ 4412
St Kilda1129,85040,78314,018328,35524,422+ 5428
Western Bulldogs1129,66048,72815,111326,26330,572– 912
Sydney1127,98240,13120,611307,80025,563+ 2419
Brisbane Lions1127,63836,14920,059304,01427,406+ 232
Geelong1127,09350,16014,298298,02427,729– 636
Kangaroos1126,99856,02810,030296,98322,092+ 4906
Fremantle1121,25838,80415,136233,84222,357– 1099
Totals17633,64383,90510,0305921,11732,618+ 1025
VenueHostedAverageHighestLowestTotalLast YearUp/Down
MCG4447,42583,90517,5662086,71246,141+ 1284
Football Park2235,20849,84622,423774,58032,424+ 2784
Colonial Stadium4331,93950,70112,5661373,37130,524+ 1415
Gabba1227,31336,14920,059327,75427,406– 93
SCG1327,15940,13120,611353,06922,390+ 4769
Subiaco Oval2226,96441,28515,136593,20230,326– 3362
Optus Oval923,41730,06715,622210,75024,656– 1239
Shell Stadium721,44527,42114,298150,11422,108– 663
York Park117,46017,46017,46017,460N/AN/A
Manuka Oval311,36813,11710,03034,105N/AN/A
Totals17633,64383,90510,0305921,11732,618+ 1025

Awards

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2001 AFL Grand Final</span> Grand final of the 2001 Australian Football League season

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2007 AFL season</span> 111th season of the Australian Football League (AFL)

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The 2001 Ansett Australia Cup was contested by all sixteen clubs of the Australian Football League prior to the beginning of the AFLs 2001 season. It ran for five weeks in February and March 2001. The competition took a round-robin format to provide all teams with at least 3 practice games to prepare for the 2001 regular season, with all clubs divided into four groups of four, and the group winners qualifying for the knockout semi finals. Group A comprised the defending premiers Essendon, Port Adelaide, Geelong and Sydney. Group B featured Kangaroos, Collingwood, West Coast and St Kilda. Group C featured Brisbane Lions, Carlton, Western Bulldogs and Adelaide while finally Group D comprised Hawthorn, Richmond, Fremantle and Melbourne.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 AFL season</span> 113th season of the Australian Football League (AFL)

The 2009 AFL season was the 113th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixteen clubs, ran from 26 March until 26 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.

The 2011 AFL season was the 115th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 AFL season</span> 117th season of the Australian Football League (AFL)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 AFL finals series</span>

The 2014 Australian Football League finals series is the 118th annual edition of the VFL/AFL final series, the Australian rules football tournament staged to determine the winner of the 2014 AFL Premiership Season. The series ran over four weekends in September 2014, and culminated with the 2014 AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 27 September 2014.

The 2016 AFL season was the 120th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989.

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