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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org">2001 AFL premiership season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Teams</th><td class="infobox-data">16</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Premiers</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a><span class="nowrap"><br /> 1st premiership</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Minor premiers</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a><span class="nowrap"><br /> 17th minor premiership</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_pre-season_and_night_series_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL pre-season and night series premiers">Pre-season cup</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a><span class="nowrap"><br /> 1st pre-season cup win</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Brownlow_Medal" title="Brownlow Medal">Brownlow Medallist</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Akermanis" title="Jason Akermanis">Jason Akermanis</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a>)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Leading goalkicker</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Lloyd" title="Matthew Lloyd">Matthew Lloyd</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>)</small></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Attendance</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Matches played</th><td class="infobox-data">185</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Total attendance</span></th><td class="infobox-data">6,447,560 (34,852 per match)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest</th><td class="infobox-data">91,482 <small>(<a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2001 AFL Grand Final">Grand Final</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>)</small></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_season" title="2000 AFL season">2000</a></div><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2002_AFL_season" title="2002 AFL season">2002</a> →</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2001 AFL season</b> was the 105th season of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a> (AFL), the highest level senior <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_finals_series" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 AFL finals series">finals series</a> featuring the top eight clubs. </p><p>The premiership was won by the <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> for the first time, after it defeated <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> by 26 points in the <a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2001 AFL Grand Final">AFL Grand Final</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="AFL_Draft">AFL Draft</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: AFL Draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>See <a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 AFL Draft">2001 AFL Draft</a>.</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ansett_Australia_Cup">Ansett Australia Cup</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ansett Australia Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2001_Ansett_Australia_Cup" title="2001 Ansett Australia Cup">2001 Ansett Australia Cup</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 17.9 (111) to 3.8 (26) in the grand final. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Premiership_season">Premiership season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Premiership season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_1">Round 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Round 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Attendance</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a> </td> <td>9.7 (61) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>23.8 (146)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>56,028 </td> <td>Friday, 30 March </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>13.7 (85)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>11.15 (81) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>52,190 </td> <td>Saturday, 31 March </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>18.10 (118) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.11 (119)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>23,716 </td> <td>Saturday, 31 March </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>16.11 (107) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.16 (112)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>30,047 </td> <td>Saturday, 31 March </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.15 (99)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> </td> <td>14.9 (93) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td> <td>25,948 </td> <td>Saturday, 31 March </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.13 (115)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>7.7 (49) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shell_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Shell Stadium">Shell Stadium</a> </td> <td>20,149 </td> <td>Sunday, 1 April </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>15.13 (103) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>20.14 (134)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>44,466 </td> <td>Sunday, 1 April </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.12 (126)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> </td> <td>10.14 (74) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>31,174 </td> <td>Sunday, 1 April </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_2">Round 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Round 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Attendance</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>23.7 (145)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </td> <td>16.11 (107) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>34,918 </td> <td>Friday, 6 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td>11.15 (81) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.11 (107)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Optus_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Optus Oval">Optus Oval</a> </td> <td>27,597 </td> <td>Saturday, 7 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>9.15 (69) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.9 (111)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>36,427 </td> <td>Saturday, 7 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.15 (105)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>13.10 (88) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>26,067 </td> <td>Saturday, 7 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> </td> <td>11.14 (80) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.11 (83)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td> <td>35,653 </td> <td>Saturday, 7 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.16 (118)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a> </td> <td>8.10 (58) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">Gabba</a> </td> <td>22,970 </td> <td>Sunday, 8 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>13.8 (86) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.13 (115)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>33,867 </td> <td>Sunday, 8 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>13.11 (89) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.14 (104)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>32,673 </td> <td>Sunday, 8 April </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_3">Round 3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Round 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Attendance</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.9 (93)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>11.10 (76) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>63,088 </td> <td>Thursday, 12 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.14 (116)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> </td> <td>14.10 (94) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>31,688 </td> <td>Saturday, 14 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>12.9 (81) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>23.15 (153)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>37,598 </td> <td>Saturday, 14 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a> </td> <td>11.5 (71) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>23.13 (151)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>22,395 </td> <td>Saturday, 14 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> </td> <td>13.10 (88) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>23.15 (153)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td> <td>40,296 </td> <td>Sunday, 15 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>16.11 (107) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.11 (125)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>19,496 </td> <td>Sunday, 15 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>8.11 (59) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>11.16 (82)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>20,703 </td> <td>Sunday, 15 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.16 (124)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>15.14 (104) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>48,551 </td> <td>Monday, 16 April </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_4">Round 4</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Round 4"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Attendance</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>10.11 (71) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>13.8 (86)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>78,638 </td> <td>Friday, 20 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>6.19 (55) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.12 (102)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>40,131 </td> <td>Friday, 20 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td>8.5 (53) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>9.8 (62)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Optus_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Optus Oval">Optus Oval</a> </td> <td>21,110 </td> <td>Saturday, 21 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.14 (140)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> </td> <td>12.15 (87) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>20,322 </td> <td>Saturday, 21 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>13.10 (88) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.16 (112)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>38,804 </td> <td>Saturday, 21 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.12 (114)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>7.8 (50) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td> <td>27,017 </td> <td>Saturday, 21 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>4.9 (33) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a></b> </td> <td><b>7.11 (53)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shell_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Shell Stadium">Shell Stadium</a> </td> <td>14,298 </td> <td>Sunday, 22 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>11.17 (83)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>5.14 (44) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>30,113 </td> <td>Sunday, 22 April </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_5">Round 5</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Round 5"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Attendance</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.13 (103)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>14.11 (95) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>83,905 </td> <td>Wednesday, 25 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>11.4 (70) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.7 (109)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>38,424 </td> <td>Friday, 27 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.23 (125)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>14.8 (92) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Optus_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Optus Oval">Optus Oval</a> </td> <td>24,385 </td> <td>Saturday, 28 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>19.12 (126) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>24.11 (155)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>34,400 </td> <td>Saturday, 28 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.18 (90)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a> </td> <td>10.15 (75) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td> <td>37,596 </td> <td>Saturday, 28 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></b> </td> <td><b>25.21 (171)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>19.8 (122) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">Gabba</a> </td> <td>20,059 </td> <td>Sunday, 29 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>15.12 (102) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>23.10 (148)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shell_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Shell Stadium">Shell Stadium</a> </td> <td>18,736 </td> <td>Sunday, 29 April </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.11 (119)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>15.14 (104) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>31,168 </td> <td>Sunday, 29 April </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_6">Round 6</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Round 6"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Attendance</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a> </td> <td>12.6 (78) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.15 (129)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>39,773 </td> <td>Friday, 4 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.12 (120)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>14.10 (94) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>28,933 </td> <td>Saturday, 5 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>9.20 (74) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.11 (119)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>19,775 </td> <td>Saturday, 5 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>20.9 (129)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>13.8 (86) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td> <td>30,197 </td> <td>Saturday, 5 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.14 (116)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>8.13 (61) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">Gabba</a> </td> <td>25,881 </td> <td>Saturday, 5 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.13 (103)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td>14.11 (95) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>73,572 </td> <td>Sunday, 6 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>24.14 (158)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>10.10 (70) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>33,829 </td> <td>Sunday, 6 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.8 (104)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> </td> <td>12.19 (91) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/York_Park" title="York Park">York Park</a> </td> <td>17,460 </td> <td>Sunday, 6 May </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_7">Round 7</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Round 7"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Attendance</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>12.5 (77) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.17 (107)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>32,299 </td> <td>Friday, 11 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>10.14 (74) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.24 (120)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>77,576 </td> <td>Saturday, 12 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>15.9 (99) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.14 (110)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>37,940 </td> <td>Saturday, 12 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.19 (103)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>12.11 (83) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td> <td>38,292 </td> <td>Saturday, 12 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>14.13 (97) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.9 (99)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>34,600 </td> <td>Sunday, 13 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>9.14 (68) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.6 (108)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>29,150 </td> <td>Sunday, 13 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>12.8 (80) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.22 (112)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>22,390 </td> <td>Sunday, 13 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>7.8 (50) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.19 (121)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>28,026 </td> <td>Sunday, 13 May </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_8">Round 8</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Round 8"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Attendance</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>14.8 (92) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.18 (120)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>29,073 </td> <td>Friday, 18 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.16 (142)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> </td> <td>9.14 (68) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Optus_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Optus Oval">Optus Oval</a> </td> <td>21,997 </td> <td>Saturday, 19 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.12 (138)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>8.10 (58) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>22,988 </td> <td>Saturday, 19 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.24 (138)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>13.11 (89) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manuka_Oval" title="Manuka Oval">Manuka Oval</a> </td> <td>10,958 </td> <td>Saturday, 19 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </td> <td>16.14 (110) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.11 (119)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td> <td>34,232 </td> <td>Saturday, 19 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>11.13 (79) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.13 (85)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>47,452 </td> <td>Sunday, 20 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.14 (122)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>15.11 (101) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>22,874 </td> <td>Sunday, 20 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>10.13 (73) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.11 (95)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>20,231 </td> <td>Sunday, 20 May </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_9">Round 9</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Round 9"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Attendance</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a> </td> <td>10.9 (69) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.10 (82)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>43,624 </td> <td>Friday, 25 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.14 (98)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>12.8 (80) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>49,937 </td> <td>Saturday, 26 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>11.11 (77) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.17 (125)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>30,063 </td> <td>Saturday, 26 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> </td> <td>18.14 (122) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.13 (127)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">Gabba</a> </td> <td>24,122 </td> <td>Saturday, 26 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.14 (122)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>8.9 (57) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>50,701 </td> <td>Saturday, 26 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>13.10 (88)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>9.14 (68) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td> <td>22,423 </td> <td>Sunday, 27 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.16 (118)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>11.10 (76) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shell_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Shell Stadium">Shell Stadium</a> </td> <td>27,421 </td> <td>Sunday, 27 May </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.12 (84)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>10.5 (65) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>20,611 </td> <td>Sunday, 27 May </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_10">Round 10</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Round 10"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Attendance</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>11.13 (79) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.11 (125)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>32,793 </td> <td>Friday, 1 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.23 (149)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>3.12 (30) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Optus_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Optus Oval">Optus Oval</a> </td> <td>19,757 </td> <td>Saturday, 2 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>10.13 (73) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.14 (116)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>28,228 </td> <td>Saturday, 2 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>17.11 (113) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>22.12 (144)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>30,497 </td> <td>Saturday, 2 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.12 (102)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>10.14 (74) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">Gabba</a> </td> <td>36,149 </td> <td>Saturday, 2 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>9.12 (66)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>8.7 (55) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td> <td>40,466 </td> <td>Sunday, 3 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>7.13 (55) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>11.7 (73)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>42,640 </td> <td>Sunday, 3 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>6.10 (46) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.12 (84)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>19,626 </td> <td>Sunday, 3 June </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_11">Round 11</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Round 11"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Attendance</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>13.8 (86) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.14 (128)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>40,075 </td> <td>Friday, 8 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.9 (93)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>13.12 (90) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>37,526 </td> <td>Saturday, 9 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>9.8 (62) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></b> </td> <td><b>11.18 (84)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>25,588 </td> <td>Saturday, 9 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> </td> <td>14.13 (97) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.13 (127)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td> <td>38,829 </td> <td>Saturday, 9 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a></b> </td> <td><b>23.16 (154)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>10.8 (68) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>18,023 </td> <td>Sunday, 10 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>13.10 (88)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td>8.13 (61) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>71,767 </td> <td>Sunday, 10 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.17 (125)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </td> <td>10.18 (78) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>28,187 </td> <td>Sunday, 10 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>8.9 (57) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.20 (134)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>62,761 </td> <td>Monday, 11 June </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_12">Round 12</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Round 12"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Attendance</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.14 (122)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> </td> <td>11.7 (73) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>38,816 </td> <td>Friday, 15 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>13.9 (87) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.4 (94)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shell_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Shell Stadium">Shell Stadium</a> </td> <td>22,771 </td> <td>Saturday, 16 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>11.14 (80) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.18 (90)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>19,857 </td> <td>Saturday, 16 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>14.15 (99) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></b> </td> <td><b>23.10 (148)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">Gabba</a> </td> <td>23,740 </td> <td>Sunday, 17 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>26.17 (173)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>14.8 (92) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>36,589 </td> <td>Friday, 22 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.11 (101)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a> </td> <td>14.14 (98) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>41,295 </td> <td>Saturday, 23 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.14 (86)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>8.12 (60) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>37,196 </td> <td>Saturday, 23 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </td> <td>10.10 (70) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.14 (104)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td> <td>35,805 </td> <td>Sunday, 24 June </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_13">Round 13</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Round 13"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Attendance</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></b> </td> <td><b>20.20 (140)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>8.5 (53) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">Gabba</a> </td> <td>30,573 </td> <td>Friday, 29 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>23.15 (153)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>13.14 (92) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Optus_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Optus Oval">Optus Oval</a> </td> <td>30,067 </td> <td>Saturday, 30 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.10 (118)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>10.12 (72) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>29,528 </td> <td>Saturday, 30 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.11 (95)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </td> <td>10.13 (73) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manuka_Oval" title="Manuka Oval">Manuka Oval</a> </td> <td>10,030 </td> <td>Saturday, 30 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> </td> <td>14.13 (97) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.9 (99)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td> <td>39,010 </td> <td>Saturday, 30 June </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>13.9 (87) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.12 (126)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>40,783 </td> <td>Sunday, 1 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>9.11 (65) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.12 (84)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>26,760 </td> <td>Sunday, 1 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.5 (95)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>13.10 (88) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>29,783 </td> <td>Sunday, 1 July </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_14">Round 14</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Round 14"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Attendance</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>11.10 (76) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>24.10 (154)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>48,728 </td> <td>Friday, 6 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>10.11 (71) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>20.9 (129)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>52,189 </td> <td>Saturday, 7 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>8.16 (64)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>7.9 (51) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td> <td>31,534 </td> <td>Saturday, 7 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.17 (119)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>9.8 (62) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">Gabba</a> </td> <td>22,911 </td> <td>Saturday, 7 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.15 (111)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>14.9 (93) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>50,160 </td> <td>Sunday, 8 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>13.15 (93) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.13 (121)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>27,464 </td> <td>Sunday, 8 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.19 (91)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td>12.9 (81) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>30,488 </td> <td>Sunday, 8 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>11.5 (71) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>25.13 (163)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>15,961 </td> <td>Sunday, 8 July </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_15">Round 15</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Round 15"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Attendance</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>9.5 (59) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>23.18 (156)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>26,560 </td> <td>Friday, 13 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td>16.15 (111) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.9 (117)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Optus_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Optus Oval">Optus Oval</a> </td> <td>23,901 </td> <td>Saturday, 14 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>11.11 (77) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.14 (98)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>34,394 </td> <td>Saturday, 14 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.23 (119)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>11.19 (85) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>15,111 </td> <td>Saturday, 14 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.12 (96)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>7.10 (52) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td> <td>26,773 </td> <td>Saturday, 14 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>16.7 (103) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.15 (129)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>45,016 </td> <td>Sunday, 15 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.13 (127)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>17.10 (112) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>48,152 </td> <td>Sunday, 15 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>17.8 (110) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a></b> </td> <td><b>24.10 (154)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>34,259 </td> <td>Sunday, 15 July </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_16">Round 16</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Round 16"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Essendon_vs_Kangaroos_match_in_the_2001_AFL_season" class="mw-redirect" title="Essendon vs Kangaroos match in the 2001 AFL season">Essendon vs Kangaroos match in the 2001 AFL season</a></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Attendance</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.13 (127)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>12.14 (86) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>37,938 </td> <td>Friday, 20 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.17 (131)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>8.8 (56) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Optus_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Optus Oval">Optus Oval</a> </td> <td>15,622 </td> <td>Saturday, 21 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>14.5 (89) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.18 (144)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>52,381 </td> <td>Saturday, 21 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>12.6 (78) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.16 (112)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>21,665 </td> <td>Saturday, 21 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></b> </td> <td><b>13.16 (94)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </td> <td>8.12 (60) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">Gabba</a> </td> <td>29,547 </td> <td>Saturday, 21 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> </td> <td>7.14 (56) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.9 (105)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td> <td>46,852 </td> <td>Sunday, 22 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>27.9 (171)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a> </td> <td>25.9 (159) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>51,878 </td> <td>Sunday, 22 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>12.8 (80) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>22.18 (150)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>31,456 </td> <td>Sunday, 22 July </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_17">Round 17</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Round 17"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Attendance</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>15.10 (100) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.12 (102)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>43,595 </td> <td>Friday, 27 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.6 (78)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>10.6 (66) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shell_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Shell Stadium">Shell Stadium</a> </td> <td>22,414 </td> <td>Saturday, 28 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>12.12 (84) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.10 (100)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>17,566 </td> <td>Saturday, 28 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>13.12 (90) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.5 (119)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>20,498 </td> <td>Saturday, 28 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a> </td> <td>18.7 (115) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.10 (136)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>26,776 </td> <td>Saturday, 28 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.14 (104)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>14.13 (97) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td> <td>37,930 </td> <td>Sunday, 29 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.6 (96)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td>13.15 (93) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>52,472 </td> <td>Sunday, 29 July </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>11.17 (83)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>6.12 (48) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>20,669 </td> <td>Sunday, 29 July </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_18">Round 18</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Round 18"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Attendance</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>10.11 (71)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>6.15 (51) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>69,930 </td> <td>Friday, 3 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>15.10 (100) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.7 (103)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>31,074 </td> <td>Saturday, 4 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>13.12 (90) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.10 (106)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>16,595 </td> <td>Saturday, 4 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>22.11 (143)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a> </td> <td>3.18 (36) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>32,689 </td> <td>Saturday, 4 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.11 (107)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> </td> <td>15.9 (99) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td> <td>49,846 </td> <td>Sunday, 5 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.22 (136)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>15.13 (103) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">Gabba</a> </td> <td>26,872 </td> <td>Sunday, 5 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>14.11 (95) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.6 (102)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>75,873 </td> <td>Sunday, 5 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></b> </td> <td><b>26.15 (171)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>12.7 (79) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>31,358 </td> <td>Sunday, 5 August </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> claimed their first win of the season in their match against <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_19">Round 19</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Round 19"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Attendance</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.5 (131)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>12.10 (82) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>30,919 </td> <td>Friday, 10 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>16.18 (114) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.11 (125)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>14,018 </td> <td>Saturday, 11 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>10.11 (71) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>24.12 (156)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>26,632 </td> <td>Saturday, 11 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.10 (106)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td>8.5 (53) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td> <td>44,542 </td> <td>Saturday, 11 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.14 (128)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>15.7 (97) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">Gabba</a> </td> <td>31,324 </td> <td>Sunday, 12 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.17 (119)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>11.11 (77) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>38,793 </td> <td>Sunday, 12 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>11.13 (79)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>11.11 (77) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>45,057 </td> <td>Sunday, 12 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.14 (98)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>9.10 (64) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>41,285 </td> <td>Sunday, 12 August </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_20">Round 20</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Round 20"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Attendance</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a> </td> <td>15.10 (100) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>25.12 (162)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>25,340 </td> <td>Friday, 17 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>20.18 (138)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>10.13 (73) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>25,856 </td> <td>Saturday, 18 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.15 (99)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>10.9 (69) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td> <td>25,536 </td> <td>Saturday, 18 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>13.9 (87) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.17 (107)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>71,518 </td> <td>Saturday, 18 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>12.7 (79) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.23 (125)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>26,642 </td> <td>Sunday, 19 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>16.8 (104) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>22.16 (148)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>34,521 </td> <td>Sunday, 19 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>14.14 (98) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.17 (131)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>28,367 </td> <td>Sunday, 19 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>12.15 (87) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.12 (138)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>15,136 </td> <td>Sunday, 19 August </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_21">Round 21</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Round 21"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Attendance</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>13.14 (92)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a> </td> <td>13.10 (88) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>37,776 </td> <td>Friday, 24 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>20.10 (130)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>9.8 (62) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>70,051 </td> <td>Saturday, 25 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>6.11 (47) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.10 (136)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>36,445 </td> <td>Saturday, 25 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>10.13 (73) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>22.18 (150)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>19,649 </td> <td>Saturday, 25 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>13.13 (91)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>8.5 (53) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td> <td>42,827 </td> <td>Sunday, 26 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>9.13 (67) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.14 (110)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shell_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Shell Stadium">Shell Stadium</a> </td> <td>24,325 </td> <td>Sunday, 26 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.18 (114)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>12.7 (79) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>12,566 </td> <td>Sunday, 26 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.16 (142)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>8.7 (55) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>26,334 </td> <td>Sunday, 26 August </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_22">Round 22</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Round 22"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Attendance</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>12.11 (83) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.5 (107)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>77,028 </td> <td>Friday, 31 August </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>13.19 (97)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>3.9 (27) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Optus_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Optus Oval">Optus Oval</a> </td> <td>26,314 </td> <td>Saturday, 1 September </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.18 (120)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> </td> <td>11.17 (83) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>19,535 </td> <td>Saturday, 1 September </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>13.9 (87) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b> </td> <td><b>13.11 (89)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>24,113 </td> <td>Saturday, 1 September </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></b> </td> <td><b>13.15 (93)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>9.8 (62) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">Gabba</a> </td> <td>33,606 </td> <td>Saturday, 1 September </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></b> </td> <td><b>24.19 (163)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>7.9 (51) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td> <td>22,976 </td> <td>Sunday, 2 September </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a> </td> <td>11.17 (83) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.12 (126)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manuka_Oval" title="Manuka Oval">Manuka Oval</a> </td> <td>13,117 </td> <td>Sunday, 2 September </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>19.9 (123) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.7 (133)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> </td> <td>21,146 </td> <td>Sunday, 2 September </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ladder">Ladder</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Ladder"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1011077906">.mw-parser-output .sports-table-notes{font-size:90%;margin-bottom:0.5em}</style> <span class="anchor" id="sports-table-Ladder"></span> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>2001 AFL ladder </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="190">Team </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Won">W</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Drawn">D</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points for">PF</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points against">PA</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Point percentage">PP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2548 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1895 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">134.5 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">68 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;" rowspan="8"><a href="#Finals_series">Finals series</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2538 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1989 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">127.6 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">68 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2473 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1918 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">128.9 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">64 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2126 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1973 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">107.8 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">60 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">5 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2311 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1797 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">128.6 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">56 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">6 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2149 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2041 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">105.3 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">52 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">7 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2121 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1833 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">115.7 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">48 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">8 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2085 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2026 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">102.9 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">48 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2232 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2088 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">106.9 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">44 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="8"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2305 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2458 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">93.8 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2136 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2364 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">90.4 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1926 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2054 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">93.8 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">36 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">13 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2161 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2371 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">91.1 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">36 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">14 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1708 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2590 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">65.9 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">20 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">15 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1917 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2642 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">72.6 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">16 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">16 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">20 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1794 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2491 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">72.0 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">8 </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120317130439/http://stats.afl.com.au/public/statistics/ladders/2001/All/ladders_all_2001.shtml?season_idIndex=104&round_noIndex=0&AFLstatisticMenu=1">AFL ladder</a><br />Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> Premiers</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ladder_progression">Ladder progression</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Ladder progression"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1039155122">.mw-parser-output table.sportsrbrtable{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .sportsrbrtable td{padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .sportsrbrtable-rnd{width:15px}.mw-parser-output .sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort{width:15px;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle{border-top:none;height:1.2ex}.mw-parser-output .sportsrbrtable-team{text-align:left;font-weight:normal;background-color:inherit}.mw-parser-output .sportsrbrtable-lbl{font-weight:normal;background-color:inherit}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #aaa;background-color:#ccffcc; color:black;"> </span> Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #aaa;background-color:#99ccff; color:black;"> </span> Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #aaa;background-color:#ffcccc; color:black;"> </span> Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.</div><div style="overflow:hidden"><div class="noresize overflowbugx" style="overflow:auto"><table class="wikitable sortable sportsrbrtable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th rowspan="2">Team ╲ Round</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">1</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">2</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">3</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">4</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">5</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">6</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">7</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">8</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">9</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">10</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">11</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">12</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">13</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">14</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">15</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">16</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">17</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">18</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">19</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">20</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">21</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">22</th></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></th><td style="background-color:#99ccff">4</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">32</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">32</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">36</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">40</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">44</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">48</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">52</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">56</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">56</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">56</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">60</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">64</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">68</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">68</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></b></th><td>0</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td>16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">56</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">60</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">64</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">68</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></th><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td>4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">56</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">60</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">64</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></th><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">56</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">60</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></th><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td>12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">56</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></th><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">16</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">20</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">24</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">28</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></th><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td>24</td><td>24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></th><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td>24</td><td>24</td><td>24</td><td>28</td><td>32</td><td>32</td><td>36</td><td>36</td><td>40</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></th><td>0</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td>32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td>40</td><td>40</td><td>44</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></th><td>0</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td>4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td>20</td><td>24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td>28</td><td>32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td>36</td><td>36</td><td>36</td><td>40</td><td>40</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></th><td>0</td><td>4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td>8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>24</td><td>24</td><td>24</td><td>28</td><td>28</td><td>32</td><td>36</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></th><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>24</td><td>28</td><td>28</td><td>32</td><td>36</td><td>36</td><td>36</td><td>36</td><td>36</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a></th><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">0</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">0</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">0</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>24</td><td>28</td><td>32</td><td>32</td><td>32</td><td>32</td><td>36</td><td>36</td><td>36</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></th><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></th><td 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style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">1</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>17.11 (113)</b></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px;padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 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colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>10.7 (67)</b></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid #FF3333;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid #FF3333;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em">8 Sep, <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">7.14 (56)</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em">22 Sep, <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">5</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>17.16 (118)</b></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>11.10 (76)</b></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">8</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">6.14 (50)</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">9.13 (67)</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em">29 Sep, <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="6"></td><td rowspan="6"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="7" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">12.10 (82)</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2" style="background:linear-gradient(to top right, transparent calc(50% - 1px),black calc(50% - 1px),black calc(50% + 1px), transparent calc(50% + 1px)),linear-gradient(to 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#aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>15.18 (108)</b></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">6</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>19.11 (125)</b></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>20.16 (136)</b></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="12" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">7</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">11.8 (74)</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em">15 Sep, <a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">10.8 (68)</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="8"></td><td rowspan="8"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">10.9 (69)</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="8" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em">8 Sep, <a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a></td><td style="border:solid #FF3333;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid #FF3333;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>10.12 (72)</b></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #FF3333;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="3"></td><td rowspan="3" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">2</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>12.16 (88)</b></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid #FF3333;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">3</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">8.8 (56)</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px;padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_one">Week one</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Week one"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Qualifying Finals </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday 7 September (7:45 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 17.11 (113) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 5.13 (43) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 78,253) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday 8 September (7:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 12.16 (88) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 8.8 (56) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a> (crowd: 32,380) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Elimination Finals </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday 8 September (2:30 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 17.16 (118) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 6.14 (50) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 53,982) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday 9 September (2:30 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 19.15 (129) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 11.8 (74) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Stadium">Colonial Stadium</a> (crowd: 32,910) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_two">Week two</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Week two"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Semi-finals </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday 15 September (2:30 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 10.7 (67) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 7.14 (56) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 83,323) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday 15 September (7:15 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 10.9 (69) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 10.12 (72) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> (crowd: 30,613) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_three">Week three</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Week three"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Preliminary Finals </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday 22 September (2:30 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 11.10 (76) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 9.13 (67) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 86,468) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday 22 September (7:45 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 20.16 (136) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 10.8 (68) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a> (crowd: 37,032) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_four">Week four</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Week four"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2001 AFL Grand Final">2001 AFL Grand Final</a></div> <p><br /> </p> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Grand Final </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday 29 September (2:30 pm) </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> </td> <td style="font-size: 100%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 91,482) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.2 (20)<br />8.6 (54)<br />9.8 (62)<br /><span>12.10 (82)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;font-weight: bold;">Q1<br />Q2<br />Q3<br />Final </td> <td>3.7 (25)<br />5.10 (40)<br />11.12 (78)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">15.18 (108)</span> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top" colspan="2"><b>Umpires:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scott_McLaren" title="Scott McLaren">McLaren</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martin_Ellis_(umpire)" title="Martin Ellis (umpire)">Ellis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mathew_James_(umpire)" title="Mathew James (umpire)">James</a><br /> <b><a href="/wiki/Norm_Smith_Medal" title="Norm Smith Medal">Norm Smith Medal</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Hart" title="Shaun Hart">Shaun Hart</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a>)<br /> <b>Television broadcast:</b> <a href="/wiki/Seven_Network" title="Seven Network">Seven Network</a><br /> <b>National anthem:</b> <a href="/wiki/Julie_Anthony_(Australian_singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Julie Anthony (Australian singer)">Julie Anthony</a><br /> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Lloyd" title="Matthew Lloyd">Lloyd</a> 5, <a href="/wiki/Scott_Lucas_(footballer)" title="Scott Lucas (footballer)">Lucas</a> 4, <a href="/wiki/Blake_Caracella" title="Blake Caracella">Caracella</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jason_Johnson_(Australian_rules_footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jason Johnson (Australian rules footballer)">Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gary_Moorcroft" title="Gary Moorcroft">Moorcroft</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>Goals</b> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Luke_Power" title="Luke Power">Power</a> 3, <a href="/wiki/Jason_Akermanis" title="Jason Akermanis">Akermanis</a> 2, <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Brown_(Australian_footballer)" title="Jonathan Brown (Australian footballer)">Brown</a> 2, <a href="/wiki/Nigel_Lappin" title="Nigel Lappin">Lappin</a> 2, <a href="/wiki/Alistair_Lynch" class="mw-redirect" title="Alistair Lynch">Lynch</a> 2, <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Ashcroft" title="Marcus Ashcroft">Ashcroft</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Notting" title="Tim Notting">Notting</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martin_Pike_(Australian_rules_footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Martin Pike (Australian rules footballer)">Pike</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Voss" title="Michael Voss">Voss</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Lloyd" title="Matthew Lloyd">Lloyd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scott_Lucas_(footballer)" title="Scott Lucas (footballer)">Lucas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jason_Johnson_(Australian_rules_footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jason Johnson (Australian rules footballer)">J. Johnson</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>Best</b> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Shaun_Hart" title="Shaun Hart">Hart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Johnson_(footballer,_born_1976)" title="Chris Johnson (footballer, born 1976)">Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Voss" title="Michael Voss">Voss</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nigel_Lappin" title="Nigel Lappin">Lappin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luke_Power" title="Luke Power">Power</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Match_attendance">Match attendance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Match attendance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team</th> <th>Hosted</th> <th>Average</th> <th>Highest</th> <th>Lowest</th> <th>Total</th> <th>Last Year</th> <th>Up/Down </th></tr> <tr> <td>Essendon</td> <td>11</td> <td>51,790</td> <td>83,905</td> <td>29,528</td> <td>569,685</td> <td>48,353</td> <td>+ 3437 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Collingwood</td> <td>11</td> <td>49,977</td> <td>78,638</td> <td>26,067</td> <td>549,751</td> <td>45,012</td> <td>+ 4965 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Richmond</td> <td>11</td> <td>46,129</td> <td>77,576</td> <td>25,856</td> <td>507,416</td> <td>44,012</td> <td>+ 2117 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Adelaide</td> <td>11</td> <td>39,627</td> <td>46,852</td> <td>31,534</td> <td>435,897</td> <td>38,470</td> <td>+ 1157 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Melbourne</td> <td>11</td> <td>34,060</td> <td>62,761</td> <td>12,566</td> <td>374,665</td> <td>37,599</td> <td>– 3499 </td></tr> <tr> <td>West Coast Eagles</td> <td>11</td> <td>32,669</td> <td>41,285</td> <td>25,588</td> <td>359,360</td> <td>33,136</td> <td>– 467 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hawthorn</td> <td>11</td> <td>31,449</td> <td>52,472</td> <td>16,595</td> <td>346,490</td> <td>34,417</td> <td>– 2918 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Carlton</td> <td>11</td> <td>31,263</td> <td>70,051</td> <td>15,622</td> <td>343,889</td> <td>34,414</td> <td>– 3151 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Port Adelaide</td> <td>11</td> <td>30,789</td> <td>49,846</td> <td>22,423</td> <td>338,683</td> <td>26,377</td> <td>+ 4412 </td></tr> <tr> <td>St Kilda</td> <td>11</td> <td>29,850</td> <td>40,783</td> <td>14,018</td> <td>328,355</td> <td>24,422</td> <td>+ 5428 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Western Bulldogs</td> <td>11</td> <td>29,660</td> <td>48,728</td> <td>15,111</td> <td>326,263</td> <td>30,572</td> <td>– 912 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sydney</td> <td>11</td> <td>27,982</td> <td>40,131</td> <td>20,611</td> <td>307,800</td> <td>25,563</td> <td>+ 2419 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Brisbane Lions</td> <td>11</td> <td>27,638</td> <td>36,149</td> <td>20,059</td> <td>304,014</td> <td>27,406</td> <td>+ 232 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Geelong</td> <td>11</td> <td>27,093</td> <td>50,160</td> <td>14,298</td> <td>298,024</td> <td>27,729</td> <td>– 636 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kangaroos</td> <td>11</td> <td>26,998</td> <td>56,028</td> <td>10,030</td> <td>296,983</td> <td>22,092</td> <td>+ 4906 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fremantle</td> <td>11</td> <td>21,258</td> <td>38,804</td> <td>15,136</td> <td>233,842</td> <td>22,357</td> <td>– 1099 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Totals</td> <td>176</td> <td>33,643</td> <td>83,905</td> <td>10,030</td> <td>5,921,117</td> <td>32,618</td> <td>+ 1025 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Venue</th> <th>Hosted</th> <th>Average</th> <th>Highest</th> <th>Lowest</th> <th>Total</th> <th>Last Year</th> <th>Up/Down </th></tr> <tr> <td>MCG</td> <td>44</td> <td>47,425</td> <td>83,905</td> <td>17,566</td> <td>2086,712</td> <td>46,141</td> <td>+ 1284 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Football Park</td> <td>22</td> <td>35,208</td> <td>49,846</td> <td>22,423</td> <td>774,580</td> <td>32,424</td> <td>+ 2784 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Colonial Stadium</td> <td>43</td> <td>31,939</td> <td>50,701</td> <td>12,566</td> <td>1373,371</td> <td>30,524</td> <td>+ 1415 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gabba</td> <td>12</td> <td>27,313</td> <td>36,149</td> <td>20,059</td> <td>327,754</td> <td>27,406</td> <td>– 93 </td></tr> <tr> <td>SCG</td> <td>13</td> <td>27,159</td> <td>40,131</td> <td>20,611</td> <td>353,069</td> <td>22,390</td> <td>+ 4769 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Subiaco Oval</td> <td>22</td> <td>26,964</td> <td>41,285</td> <td>15,136</td> <td>593,202</td> <td>30,326</td> <td>– 3362 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Optus Oval</td> <td>9</td> <td>23,417</td> <td>30,067</td> <td>15,622</td> <td>210,750</td> <td>24,656</td> <td>– 1239 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Shell Stadium</td> <td>7</td> <td>21,445</td> <td>27,421</td> <td>14,298</td> <td>150,114</td> <td>22,108</td> <td>– 663 </td></tr> <tr> <td>York Park</td> <td>1</td> <td>17,460</td> <td>17,460</td> <td>17,460</td> <td>17,460</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>Manuka Oval</td> <td>3</td> <td>11,368</td> <td>13,117</td> <td>10,030</td> <td>34,105</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>Totals</td> <td>176</td> <td>33,643</td> <td>83,905</td> <td>10,030</td> <td>5,921,117</td> <td>32,618</td> <td>+ 1025 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Brownlow_Medal" title="Brownlow Medal">Brownlow Medal</a> was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Jason_Akermanis" title="Jason Akermanis">Jason Akermanis</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Leigh_Matthews_Trophy" title="Leigh Matthews Trophy">AFL Players Association MVP Award</a> went to <a href="/wiki/Andrew_McLeod" title="Andrew McLeod">Andrew McLeod</a> of <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a>. <ul><li>This was the last year for the award under this name; starting with the 2002 season, it would be renamed the "Leigh Matthews Trophy".</li></ul></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Coleman_Medal" title="Coleman Medal">Coleman Medal</a> was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Lloyd" title="Matthew Lloyd">Matthew Lloyd</a> of <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Norm_Smith_Medal" title="Norm Smith Medal">Norm Smith Medal</a> was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Hart" title="Shaun Hart">Shaun Hart</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/AFL_Rising_Star_award" class="mw-redirect" title="AFL Rising Star award">AFL Rising Star award</a> was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Justin_Koschitzke" title="Justin Koschitzke">Justin Koschitzke</a> of <a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_events">Notable events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Notable events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In their <a href="/wiki/Essendon_vs_Kangaroos_match_in_the_2001_AFL_season" class="mw-redirect" title="Essendon vs Kangaroos match in the 2001 AFL season">Round 16 match</a>, <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> trailed by 69 points 12 minutes into the second quarter against the <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a>, but recovered to record a high-scoring 12-point win. This presently stands as the largest ever comeback in a <a href="/wiki/VFL/AFL" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL/AFL">VFL/AFL</a> game.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> and <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_season" title="1958 VFL season">1958</a> 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.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 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.</li> <li>During the season, it came to the attention of the AFL that in 2000 and 2001, the <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> had been using a controversial but then-legal practice of rehydrating its players by use of <a href="/wiki/Intravenous_drip" class="mw-redirect" title="Intravenous drip">intravenous saline drip</a> during half-time and between matches. The half-time drips were administered through <a href="/wiki/Stent" title="Stent">stents</a> 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,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/World_Anti_Doping_Agency" class="mw-redirect" title="World Anti Doping Agency">World Anti Doping Agency</a> later banned the practice in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_AFL_season&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627082923/http://footystats.freeservers.com/Special/2001review.html">"2001 review"</a>. 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class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white"><div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL premiers"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Premiers</span></a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Norm_Smith_Medal" title="Norm Smith Medal"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Norm Smith Medal</span></a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_minor_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL minor premiers"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Minor premiers</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brownlow_Medal" title="Brownlow Medal"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Brownlow Medal</span></a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Brownlow_Medal_winners" title="List of Brownlow Medal winners"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">winners</span></a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/VFL/AFL_games_records" title="VFL/AFL games records"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Games records</span></a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_players_to_have_played_200_games_for_one_club" title="List of VFL/AFL players to have played 200 games for one club"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">200-game players for one club</span></a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/VFL/AFL_goalkicking_records" title="VFL/AFL goalkicking records"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Goalkicking records</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/All-Australian_team" title="All-Australian team"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">All-Australian team</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Coleman_Medal" title="Coleman Medal"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Coleman Medal</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Rising_Star" title="AFL Rising Star"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Rising Star</span></a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Clubs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Future</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tasmania_Football_Club" title="Tasmania Football Club">Tasmania</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_University_Football_Club" title="Melbourne University Football Club">University</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1897_VFL_season" title="1897 VFL season">1897</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_season" title="1898 VFL season">1898</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1899_VFL_season" title="1899 VFL season">1899</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1900_VFL_season" title="1900 VFL season">1900</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_season" title="1901 VFL season">1901</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_season" title="1902 VFL season">1902</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1903_VFL_season" title="1903 VFL season">1903</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_season" title="1904 VFL season">1904</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1905_VFL_season" title="1905 VFL season">1905</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_season" title="1906 VFL season">1906</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_season" title="1907 VFL season">1907</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_season" title="1908 VFL season">1908</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_season" title="1909 VFL season">1909</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_season" title="1910 VFL season">1910</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_season" title="1911 VFL season">1911</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_season" title="1912 VFL season">1912</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_season" title="1913 VFL season">1913</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_season" title="1914 VFL season">1914</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_season" title="1915 VFL season">1915</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_season" title="1916 VFL season">1916</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_season" title="1917 VFL season">1917</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_season" title="1918 VFL season">1918</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1919_VFL_season" title="1919 VFL season">1919</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1920_VFL_season" title="1920 VFL season">1920</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_season" title="1921 VFL season">1921</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1922_VFL_season" title="1922 VFL season">1922</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_season" title="1923 VFL season">1923</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1924_VFL_season" title="1924 VFL season">1924</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_season" title="1925 VFL season">1925</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_season" title="1926 VFL season">1926</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_season" title="1927 VFL season">1927</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_season" title="1928 VFL season">1928</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_season" title="1929 VFL season">1929</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_season" title="1930 VFL season">1930</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_season" title="1931 VFL season">1931</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_season" title="1932 VFL season">1932</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_season" title="1933 VFL season">1933</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_season" title="1934 VFL season">1934</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_season" title="1935 VFL season">1935</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_season" title="1936 VFL season">1936</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_season" title="1937 VFL season">1937</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_season" title="1938 VFL season">1938</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_season" title="1939 VFL season">1939</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_season" title="1940 VFL season">1940</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_season" title="1941 VFL season">1941</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_season" title="1942 VFL season">1942</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_season" title="1943 VFL season">1943</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_season" title="1944 VFL season">1944</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_season" title="1945 VFL season">1945</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_season" title="1946 VFL season">1946</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_season" title="1947 VFL season">1947</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_season" title="1948 VFL season">1948</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_season" title="1949 VFL season">1949</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_season" title="1950 VFL season">1950</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_season" title="1951 VFL season">1951</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_VFL_season" title="1952 VFL season">1952</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_season" title="1953 VFL season">1953</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_season" title="1954 VFL season">1954</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_season" title="1955 VFL season">1955</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_VFL_season" title="1956 VFL season">1956</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_season" title="1957 VFL season">1957</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_season" title="1958 VFL season">1958</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_season" title="1959 VFL season">1959</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1960_VFL_season" title="1960 VFL season">1960</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_season" title="1961 VFL season">1961</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_season" title="1962 VFL season">1962</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_season" title="1963 VFL season">1963</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_season" title="1964 VFL season">1964</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_season" title="1965 VFL season">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_season" title="1966 VFL season">1966</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_season" title="1967 VFL season">1967</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_season" title="1968 VFL season">1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_season" title="1969 VFL season">1969</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_season" title="1970 VFL season">1970</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_season" title="1971 VFL season">1971</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_season" title="1972 VFL season">1972</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_season" title="1973 VFL season">1973</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_season" title="1974 VFL season">1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_VFL_season" title="1975 VFL season">1975</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_season" title="1976 VFL season">1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_season" title="1977 VFL season">1977</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_season" title="1978 VFL season">1978</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_season" title="1979 VFL season">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_season" title="1980 VFL season">1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_season" title="1981 VFL season">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_season" title="1982 VFL season">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_season" title="1983 VFL season">1983</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_season" title="1984 VFL season">1984</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_season" title="1985 VFL season">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_season" title="1986 VFL season">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_season" title="1987 VFL season">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_season" title="1988 VFL season">1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_season" title="1989 VFL season">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_season" title="1990 AFL season">1990</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_season" title="1991 AFL season">1991</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_AFL_season" title="1992 AFL season">1992</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_season" title="1993 AFL season">1993</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_AFL_season" title="1994 AFL season">1994</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_AFL_season" title="1995 AFL season">1995</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_season" title="1996 AFL season">1996</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_season" title="1997 AFL season">1997</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_season" title="1998 AFL season">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_AFL_season" title="1999 AFL season">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_season" title="2000 AFL season">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_AFL_season" title="2002 AFL season">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_season" title="2003 AFL season">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_AFL_season" title="2004 AFL season">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_season" title="2005 AFL season">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_season" title="2006 AFL season">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_season" title="2007 AFL season">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_season" title="2008 AFL season">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_season" title="2009 AFL season">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_season" title="2010 AFL season">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_season" title="2011 AFL season">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_season" title="2012 AFL season">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_AFL_season" title="2013 AFL season">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_AFL_season" title="2014 AFL season">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_AFL_season" title="2015 AFL season">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_season" title="2016 AFL season">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_season" title="2017 AFL season">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_season" title="2018 AFL season">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_season" title="2019 AFL season">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_season" title="2020 AFL season">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_season" title="2021 AFL season">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_season" title="2022 AFL season">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_season" title="2023 AFL season">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_season" title="2024 AFL season">2024</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2025_AFL_season" title="2025 AFL season">2025</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Grand finals</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:grey;">1897</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_grand_final" title="1898 VFL grand final">1898</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1899_VFL_grand_final" title="1899 VFL grand final">1899</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1900_VFL_grand_final" title="1900 VFL grand final">1900</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_grand_final" title="1901 VFL grand final">1901</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_grand_final" title="1902 VFL grand final">1902</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1903_VFL_grand_final" title="1903 VFL grand final">1903</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_grand_final" title="1904 VFL grand final">1904</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1905_VFL_grand_final" title="1905 VFL grand final">1905</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_grand_final" title="1906 VFL grand final">1906</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_grand_final" title="1907 VFL grand final">1907</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_grand_final" title="1908 VFL grand final">1908</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_grand_final" title="1909 VFL grand final">1909</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_grand_final" title="1910 VFL grand final">1910</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_grand_final" title="1911 VFL grand final">1911</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_grand_final" title="1912 VFL grand final">1912</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_grand_final" title="1913 VFL grand final">1913</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_grand_final" title="1914 VFL grand final">1914</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_grand_final" title="1915 VFL grand final">1915</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_grand_final" title="1916 VFL grand final">1916</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_grand_final" title="1917 VFL grand final">1917</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_grand_final" title="1918 VFL grand final">1918</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1919_VFL_grand_final" title="1919 VFL grand final">1919</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1920_VFL_grand_final" title="1920 VFL grand final">1920</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_grand_final" title="1921 VFL grand final">1921</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1922_VFL_grand_final" title="1922 VFL grand final">1922</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_grand_final" title="1923 VFL grand final">1923</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:grey;">1924</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_grand_final" title="1925 VFL grand final">1925</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_grand_final" title="1926 VFL grand final">1926</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_grand_final" title="1927 VFL grand final">1927</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_grand_final" title="1928 VFL grand final">1928</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_grand_final" title="1929 VFL grand final">1929</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_grand_final" title="1930 VFL grand final">1930</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_grand_final" title="1931 VFL grand final">1931</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_grand_final" title="1932 VFL grand final">1932</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_grand_final" title="1933 VFL grand final">1933</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_grand_final" title="1934 VFL grand final">1934</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_grand_final" title="1935 VFL grand final">1935</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_grand_final" title="1936 VFL grand final">1936</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_grand_final" title="1937 VFL grand final">1937</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_grand_final" title="1938 VFL grand final">1938</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_grand_final" title="1939 VFL grand final">1939</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_grand_final" title="1940 VFL grand final">1940</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_grand_final" title="1941 VFL grand final">1941</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_grand_final" title="1942 VFL grand final">1942</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_grand_final" title="1943 VFL grand final">1943</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_grand_final" title="1944 VFL grand final">1944</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_grand_final" title="1945 VFL grand final">1945</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_grand_final" title="1946 VFL grand final">1946</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_grand_final" title="1947 VFL grand final">1947</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_grand_final" title="1948 VFL grand final">1948</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_grand_final" title="1949 VFL grand final">1949</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_grand_final" title="1950 VFL grand final">1950</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_grand_final" title="1951 VFL grand final">1951</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_VFL_grand_final" title="1952 VFL grand final">1952</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_grand_final" title="1953 VFL grand final">1953</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_grand_final" title="1954 VFL grand final">1954</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_grand_final" title="1955 VFL grand final">1955</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_VFL_grand_final" title="1956 VFL grand final">1956</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_grand_final" title="1957 VFL grand final">1957</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_grand_final" title="1958 VFL grand final">1958</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_grand_final" title="1959 VFL grand final">1959</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1960_VFL_grand_final" title="1960 VFL grand final">1960</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_grand_final" title="1961 VFL grand final">1961</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_grand_final" title="1962 VFL grand final">1962</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_grand_final" title="1963 VFL grand final">1963</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_grand_final" title="1964 VFL grand final">1964</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_grand_final" title="1965 VFL grand final">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_grand_final" title="1966 VFL grand final">1966</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_grand_final" title="1967 VFL grand final">1967</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_grand_final" title="1968 VFL grand final">1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_grand_final" title="1969 VFL grand final">1969</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_grand_final" title="1970 VFL grand final">1970</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_grand_final" title="1971 VFL grand final">1971</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_grand_final" title="1972 VFL grand final">1972</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_grand_final" title="1973 VFL grand final">1973</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_grand_final" title="1974 VFL grand final">1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_VFL_grand_final" title="1975 VFL grand final">1975</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_grand_final" title="1976 VFL grand final">1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_grand_final" title="1977 VFL grand final">1977</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_grand_final" title="1978 VFL grand final">1978</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_grand_final" title="1979 VFL grand final">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_grand_final" title="1980 VFL grand final">1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_grand_final" title="1981 VFL grand final">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_grand_final" title="1982 VFL grand final">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_grand_final" title="1983 VFL grand final">1983</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_grand_final" title="1984 VFL grand final">1984</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_grand_final" title="1985 VFL grand final">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_grand_final" title="1986 VFL grand final">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_grand_final" title="1987 VFL grand final">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_grand_final" title="1988 VFL grand final">1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_grand_final" title="1989 VFL grand final">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1990 AFL Grand Final">1990</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1991 AFL Grand Final">1991</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1992 AFL Grand Final">1992</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1993 AFL Grand Final">1993</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1994 AFL Grand Final">1994</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1995 AFL Grand Final">1995</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1996 AFL Grand Final">1996</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1997 AFL Grand Final">1997</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1998 AFL Grand Final">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1999 AFL Grand Final">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2000 AFL Grand Final">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2001 AFL Grand Final">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2002 AFL Grand Final">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2003 AFL Grand Final">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2004 AFL Grand Final">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2005 AFL Grand Final">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2006 AFL Grand Final">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2007 AFL Grand Final">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2008 AFL Grand Final">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2009 AFL Grand Final">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2010 AFL Grand Final">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2011 AFL Grand Final">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2012 AFL Grand Final">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2013 AFL Grand Final">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2014 AFL Grand Final">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2015 AFL Grand Final">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2016 AFL Grand Final">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2017 AFL Grand Final">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2018 AFL Grand Final">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2019 AFL Grand Final">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2020 AFL Grand Final">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2021 AFL Grand Final">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2022 AFL Grand Final">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2023 AFL Grand Final">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2024 AFL Grand Final">2024</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%"><abbr title="Venues that hosted matches during the 2024 season">Venues</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Oval" title="Adelaide Oval">Adelaide Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Barossa Park</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Showground_Stadium" title="Sydney Showground Stadium">Engie Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">GMHBA Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hands_Oval" title="Hands Oval">Hands Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Manuka_Oval" title="Manuka Oval">Manuka Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eureka_Stadium" title="Eureka Stadium">Mars Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Marvel Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bellerive_Oval" title="Bellerive Oval">Ninja Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Norwood_Oval" title="Norwood Oval">Norwood Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Perth_Stadium" title="Perth Stadium">Optus Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">People First Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">Sydney Cricket Ground</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Marrara_Oval" title="Marrara Oval">TIO Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Traeger_Park" title="Traeger Park">TIO Traeger Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/York_Park" title="York Park">University of Tasmania Stadium</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Other awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Coaches_Association_awards" title="AFL Coaches Association awards">AFL Coaches Association awards</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Players_Association_awards" title="AFL Players Association awards">AFL Players Association awards</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Leigh_Matthews_Trophy" title="Leigh Matthews Trophy">Leigh Matthews Trophy</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Goal_of_the_Year_(AFL)" title="Goal of the Year (AFL)">Goal of the Year</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mark_of_the_Year" title="Mark of the Year">Mark of the Year</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Major recurring<br />events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Football League Draft">AFL draft</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_finals_series" title="AFL finals series">AFL finals series</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Futures_match" title="AFL Futures match">AFL Futures match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final">AFL Grand Final</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anzac_Day_match#Other_ANZAC_Day_fixtures" title="Anzac Day match">Anzac Day Eve match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anzac_Day_match" title="Anzac Day match">Anzac Day match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dreamtime_at_the_%27G" title="Dreamtime at the 'G">Dreamtime at the 'G</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rivalries_in_the_Australian_Football_League#Hawthorn_v_Geelong" title="Rivalries in the Australian Football League">Easter Monday clash</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/E._J._Whitten_Legends_Game" title="E. J. Whitten Legends Game">E. J. Whitten Legends Game</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gather_Round" title="Gather Round">Gather Round</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Birthday_match" title="King's Birthday match">King's Birthday match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anzac_Day_match#Len_Hall_Tribute_game" title="Anzac Day match">Len Hall Tribute game</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rivalries_in_the_Australian_Football_League#Richmond_v_Carlton" title="Rivalries in the Australian Football League">Opening game</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/QClash" title="QClash">QClash</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Showdown_(AFL)" title="Showdown (AFL)">Showdown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Derby_(AFL)" title="Sydney Derby (AFL)">Sydney Derby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Western_Derby" title="Western Derby">Western 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