2001 Brisbane Lions season
| 2001 season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Leigh Matthews |
| Captain | Michael Voss |
| Home ground | The Gabba (Capacity: 42,000) |
| AFL season | 2nd |
| Finals series | Premiers |
| Best and fairest | Simon Black Michael Voss |
| Leading goalkicker | Alastair Lynch (58 goals) |
| Highest home attendance | 36,149 vs. Essendon (2 June 2001)[1] |
| Lowest home attendance | 20,059 vs. Fremantle (29 April 2001)[1] |
| Average home attendance | 27,637 |
| Club membership | 18,330 |
The Brisbane Lions' 2001 season was its fifth season in the Australian Football League (AFL). In it, the club won the first premiership in its history.
Season summary
Home and away season
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Venue | Attendance | |
| Brisbane | Opponent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 March (7:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 93 | 99 | Football Park (A) | 25,948 |
| 2 | 8 April (2:10 pm) | Kangaroos | 118 | 58 | The Gabba (H) | 22,970 |
| 3 | 14 April (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 94 | 116 | MCG (A) | 31,688 |
| 4 | 21 April (2:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 87 | 140 | Docklands Stadium (A) | 20,322 |
| 5 | 29 April (2:10 pm) | Fremantle | 171 | 122 | The Gabba (H) | 20,059 |
| 6 | 5 May (7:40 pm) | Geelong | 116 | 61 | The Gabba (H) | 25,881 |
| 7 | 13 May (2:10 pm) | Sydney | 112 | 80 | SCG (A) | 22,390 |
| 8 | 19 May (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 68 | 142 | Princes Park (A) | 21,997 |
| 9 | 26 May (7:40 pm) | Adelaide | 122 | 127 | The Gabba (H) | 24,122 |
| 10 | 2 June (7:40 pm) | Essendon | 102 | 74 | The Gabba (H) | 36,149 |
| 11 | 9 June (5:40 pm) | West Coast | 84 | 62 | Subiaco Oval (A) | 25,588 |
| 12 | 17 June (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 148 | 99 | The Gabba (A) | 23,740 |
| 13 | 29 June (7:40 pm) | Hawthorn | 140 | 53 | The Gabba (H) | 30,573 |
| 14 | 7 July (7:40 pm) | St Kilda | 119 | 62 | The Gabba (H) | 22,911 |
| 15 | 15 July (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 129 | 103 | MCG (A) | 45,016 |
| 16 | 21 July (7:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | 94 | 60 | The Gabba (H) | 29,547 |
| 17 | 28 July (7:00 pm) | Kangaroos | 136 | 115 | Docklands Stadium (A) | 26,776 |
| 18 | 5 August (2:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 136 | 103 | The Gabba (H) | 26,872 |
| 19 | 12 August (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 128 | 97 | The Gabba (H) | 31,324 |
| 20 | 19 August (2:10 pm) | Fremantle | 138 | 87 | Subiaco Oval (A) | 15,136 |
| 21 | 26 August (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 110 | 67 | Kardinia Park (A) | 24,325 |
| 22 | 1 September (7:40 pm) | Sydney | 93 | 62 | The Gabba (H) | 33,606 |
Finals series
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Venue | Attendance | |
| Brisbane | Opponent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second qualifying final | 8 September (7:45 pm) | Port Adelaide | 88 | 56 | The Gabba | 32,380 |
| Second preliminary final | 22 September (7:45 pm) | Richmond | 136 | 68 | The Gabba | 37,032 |
| Grand Final | 29 September (2:30 pm) | Essendon | 108 | 82 | MCG | 91,482 |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essendon | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2548 | 1895 | 134.5 | 68 | Finals series |
| 2 | Brisbane Lions (P) | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2538 | 1989 | 127.6 | 68 | |
| 3 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2473 | 1918 | 128.9 | 64 | |
| 4 | Richmond | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2126 | 1973 | 107.8 | 60 | |
| 5 | Carlton | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2311 | 1797 | 128.6 | 56 | |
| 6 | Hawthorn | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2149 | 2041 | 105.3 | 52 | |
| 7 | Sydney | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2121 | 1833 | 115.7 | 48 | |
| 8 | Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2085 | 2026 | 102.9 | 48 | |
| 9 | Collingwood | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2232 | 2088 | 106.9 | 44 | |
| 10 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2305 | 2458 | 93.8 | 40 | |
| 11 | Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2136 | 2364 | 90.4 | 40 | |
| 12 | Geelong | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1926 | 2054 | 93.8 | 36 | |
| 13 | Kangaroos | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2161 | 2371 | 91.1 | 36 | |
| 14 | West Coast | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1708 | 2590 | 65.9 | 20 | |
| 15 | St Kilda | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1917 | 2642 | 72.6 | 16 | |
| 16 | Fremantle | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1794 | 2491 | 72.0 | 8 |
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Playing squad
The following players were listed with Brisbane during the 2001 AFL season:
| Player | Games in 2001 | Goals in 2001 | Career games | Career goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Akermanis | 24 | 28 | 248 | 307 |
| Marcus Ashcroft | 25 | 6 | 318 | 145 |
| Simon Black | 25 | 16 | 322 | 172 |
| Craig Bolton | 1 | 0 | 246 | 34 |
| Daniel Bradshaw | 16 | 24 | 222 | 496 |
| Jonathan Brown | 20 | 37 | 256 | 594 |
| Jamie Charman | 1 | 0 | 129 | 77 |
| Nathan Clarke | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Robert Copeland | 14 | 2 | 143 | 30 |
| Damian Cupido | 3 | 2 | 40 | 58 |
| Richard Hadley | 0 | 0 | 66 | 17 |
| Shaun Hart | 22 | 10 | 273 | 111 |
| Des Headland | 14 | 6 | 166 | 123 |
| Chris Johnson | 23 | 11 | 264 | 124 |
| Clark Keating | 6 | 4 | 139 | 72 |
| Matthew Kennedy | 12 | 1 | 188 | 34 |
| Trent Knobel | 7 | 0 | 75 | 13 |
| Nigel Lappin | 22 | 11 | 279 | 174 |
| Justin Leppitsch | 22 | 9 | 227 | 194 |
| Alastair Lynch | 23 | 58 | 306 | 633 |
| Beau McDonald | 15 | 2 | 91 | 38 |
| Ashley McGrath | 7 | 2 | 214 | 143 |
| Dylan McLaren | 6 | 0 | 93 | 11 |
| Craig McRae | 23 | 24 | 195 | 232 |
| Mal Michael | 25 | 5 | 237 | 49 |
| Tim Notting | 24 | 26 | 207 | 138 |
| Marcus Picken | 4 | 1 | 29 | 20 |
| Martin Pike | 23 | 9 | 237 | 125 |
| Luke Power | 24 | 31 | 282 | 226 |
| Ben Robbins | 13 | 3 | 92 | 25 |
| Brad Scott | 18 | 7 | 168 | 45 |
| Chris Scott | 20 | 7 | 215 | 30 |
| Aaron Shattock | 7 | 2 | 66 | 25 |
| Michael Voss (c) | 23 | 22 | 289 | 245 |
| Darryl White | 21 | 7 | 268 | 165 |
- Statistics are for AFL premiership matches only.
2001 AFL Grand Final team
The Brisbane Lions fielded the following side in the 2001 AFL Grand Final against Essendon on 29 September 2001 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground:
| B | HB | C |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Johnson | Mal Michael | Darryl White |
| Shaun Hart | Justin Leppitsch | Nigel Lappin |
| HF | F | R |
| Jason Akermanis | Alastair Lynch | Craig McRae |
| Martin Pike | Jonathan Brown | Luke Power |
| Followers | Interchange | Coach |
| Clark Keating | Michael Voss (c) | Matthew Kennedy |
| Simon Black | Tim Notting | Robert Copeland |
| Craig Bolton | Leigh Matthews | |
- Coach: Leigh Matthews
References
- ^ a b "Brisbane Lions - All Games - By Season". AFL Tables. Retrieved 16 March 2016.