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.
| 2001 AFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
| 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 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
editSee 2001 AFL Draft.
Ansett Australia Cup
editPort Adelaide defeated the Brisbane Lions 17.9 (111) to 3.8 (26) in the grand final.
Premiership season
editRound 1
editRound 2
editRound 3
editRound 4
editRound 5
editRound 6
editRound 7
editRound 8
editRound 9
editRound 10
editRound 11
editRound 12
editRound 13
editRound 14
editRound 15
editRound 16
editRound 17
editRound 18
editFremantle claimed their first win of the season in their match against Hawthorn.
Round 19
editRound 20
editRound 21
editRound 22
editLadder
editAll 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Ladder progression
edit 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.
Source: [citation needed]
Finals series
edit| 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) | |||||||||||||||||
Week one
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- 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
edit- 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.
- Melbourne and Collingwood 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.
- The longest recorded quarter occurred during the Round 5 match between Hawthorn and the Western Bulldogs. The second quarter went for 40 minutes and 39 seconds.
- Fremantle 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, the longest drought since Sydney's 26 consecutive losses in 1992 and 1993.
- During the season, it came to the attention of the AFL that in 2000 and 2001, the Brisbane Lions 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,[1][2] and the World Anti Doping Agency later banned the practice in 2007.[3]
References
edit- ^ "2001 review". Footystats. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Football's bad medicine". The Australian. Melbourne, VIC. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ Jacquelin Magnay (16 November 2007). "WADA tackles unsightliness with IV ban". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, NSW. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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