| 2001 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Leigh Matthews | ||
| Captain(s) | 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 | ||
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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
References
- ^ a b "Brisbane Lions - All Games - By Season". AFL Tables. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
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