Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2001. See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list. See 2001 AFL Draft for more information. [edit] National Cup Port Adelaide defeated Brisbane Lions 17.9 (111) to 3.8 (26) in the Final. [edit] Premiership Season [edit] Round 1 (Season Launch) | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | Kangaroos | 9.7 (61) | Essendon | 23.8 (146) | MCG | 56,028 | Friday, 30 March | | Hawthorn | 13.7 (85) | Collingwood | 11.15 (81) | MCG | 52,190 | Saturday, 31 March | | Fremantle | 18.10 (118) | Carlton | 18.11 (119) | Subiaco Oval | 23,716 | Saturday, 31 March | | Western Bulldogs | 16.11 (107) | St Kilda | 16.16 (112) | Colonial Stadium | 30,047 | Saturday, 31 March | | Port Adelaide | 14.15 (99) | Brisbane Lions | 14.9 (93) | Football Park | 25,948 | Saturday, 31 March | | Geelong | 17.13 (115) | West Coast | 7.7 (49) | Skilled Stadium | 20,149 | Sunday, 1 April | | Melbourne | 15.13 (103) | Richmond | 20.14 (134) | MCG | 44,466 | Sunday, 1 April | | Sydney | 19.12 (126) | Adelaide | 10.14 (74) | SCG | 31,174 | Sunday, 1 April | [edit] Round 2 | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | Essendon | 23.7 (145) | Port Adelaide | 16.11 (107) | Colonial Stadium | 34,918 | Friday, 6 April | | Carlton | 11.15 (81) | Hawthorn | 16.11 (107) | Optus Oval | 27,597 | Saturday, 7 April | | Richmond | 9.15 (69) | Western Bulldogs | 17.9 (111) | MCG | 36,427 | Saturday, 7 April | | Collingwood | 15.15 (105) | Fremantle | 13.10 (88) | Colonial Stadium | 26,067 | Saturday, 7 April | | Adelaide | 11.14 (80) | Melbourne | 12.11 (83) | Football Park | 35,653 | Saturday, 7 April | | Brisbane Lions | 17.16 (118) | Kangaroos | 8.10 (58) | Gabba | 22,970 | Sunday, 8 April | | St Kilda | 13.8 (86) | Geelong | 17.13 (115) | Colonial Stadium | 33,867 | Sunday, 8 April | | West Coast | 13.11 (89) | Sydney | 15.14 (104) | Subiaco Oval | 32,673 | Sunday, 8 April | | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | Carlton | 14.9 (93) | Essendon | 11.10 (76) | MCG | 63,088 | Thursday, 12 April | | Richmond | 17.14 (116) | Brisbane Lions | 14.10 (94) | MCG | 31,688 | Saturday, 14 April | | Western Bulldogs | 12.9 (81) | Collingwood | 23.15 (153) | Colonial Stadium | 37,598 | Saturday, 14 April | | Kangaroos | 11.5 (71) | Sydney | 23.13 (151) | SCG | 22,395 | Saturday, 14 April | | Adelaide | 13.10 (88) | Port Adelaide | 23.15 (153) | Football Park | 40,296 | Sunday, 15 April | | St Kilda | 16.11 (107) | West Coast | 19.11 (125) | Colonial Stadium | 19,496 | Sunday, 15 April | | Fremantle | 8.11 (59) | Hawthorn | 11.16 (82) | Subiaco Oval | 20,703 | Sunday, 15 April | | Melbourne | 18.16 (124) | Geelong | 15.14 (104) | MCG | 48,551 | Monday, 16 April | [edit] Round 4 | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | Collingwood | 10.11 (71) | Richmond | 13.8 (86) | MCG | 78,638 | Friday, 20 April | | Sydney | 6.19 (55) | Essendon | 15.12 (102) | SCG | 40,131 | Friday, 20 April | | Carlton | 8.5 (53) | Adelaide | 9.8 (62) | Optus Oval | 21,110 | Saturday, 21 April | | Western Bulldogs | 21.14 (140) | Brisbane Lions | 12.15 (87) | Colonial Stadium | 20,322 | Saturday, 21 April | | Fremantle | 13.10 (88) | West Coast | 16.16 (112) | Subiaco Oval | 38,804 | Saturday, 21 April | | Port Adelaide | 17.12 (114) | St Kilda | 7.8 (50) | Football Park | 27,017 | Saturday, 21 April | | Geelong | 4.9 (33) | Kangaroos | 7.11 (53) | Shell Stadium | 14,298 | Sunday, 22 April | | Hawthorn | 11.17 (83) | Melbourne | 5.14 (44) | MCG | 30,113 | Sunday, 22 April | | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | Essendon | 15.13 (103) | Collingwood | 14.11 (95) | MCG | 83,905 | Wednesday, 25 April | | West Coast | 11.4 (70) | Richmond | 17.7 (109) | Subiaco Oval | 38,424 | Friday, 27 April | | Carlton | 17.23 (125) | St Kilda | 14.8 (92) | Optus Oval | 24,385 | Saturday, 28 April | | Western Bulldogs | 19.12 (126) | Hawthorn | 24.11 (155) | Colonial Stadium | 34,400 | Saturday, 28 April | | Adelaide | 12.18 (90) | Kangaroos | 10.15 (75) | Football Park | 37,596 | Saturday, 28 April | | Brisbane Lions | 25.21 (171) | Fremantle | 19.8 (122) | Gabba | 20,059 | Sunday, 29 April | | Geelong | 15.12 (102) | Port Adelaide | 23.10 (148) | Shell Stadium | 18,736 | Sunday, 29 April | | Melbourne | 18.11 (119) | Sydney | 15.14 (104) | MCG | 31,168 | Sunday, 29 April | [edit] Round 6 | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | Kangaroos | 12.6 (78) | Richmond | 19.15 (129) | Colonial Stadium | 39,773 | Friday, 4 May | | St Kilda | 18.12 (120) | Sydney | 14.10 (94) | Colonial Stadium | 28,933 | Saturday, 5 May | | Fremantle | 9.20 (74) | Melbourne | 18.11 (119) | Subiaco Oval | 19,775 | Saturday, 5 May | | Port Adelaide | 20.9 (129) | Western Bulldogs | 13.8 (86) | Football Park | 30,197 | Saturday, 5 May | | Brisbane Lions | 17.14 (116) | Geelong | 8.13 (61) | Gabba | 25,881 | Saturday, 5 May | | Collingwood | 15.13 (103) | Carlton | 14.11 (95) | MCG | 73,572 | Sunday, 6 May | | Essendon | 24.14 (158) | West Coast | 10.10 (70) | Colonial Stadium | 33,829 | Sunday, 6 May | | Hawthorn | 16.8 (104) | Adelaide | 12.19 (91) | York Park | 17,460 | Sunday, 6 May | | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | Melbourne | 12.5 (77) | Western Bulldogs | 15.17 (107) | MCG | 32,299 | Friday, 11 May | | Richmond | 10.14 (74) | Essendon | 16.24 (120) | MCG | 77,576 | Saturday, 12 May | | St Kilda | 15.9 (99) | Hawthorn | 16.14 (110) | Colonial Stadium | 37,940 | Saturday, 12 May | | Adelaide | 14.19 (103) | Fremantle | 12.11 (83) | Football Park | 38,292 | Saturday, 12 May | | Collingwood | 14.13 (97) | Kangaroos | 15.9 (99) | Colonial Stadium | 34,600 | Sunday, 13 May | | Geelong | 9.14 (68) | Carlton | 17.6 (108) | MCG | 29,150 | Sunday, 13 May | | Sydney | 12.8 (80) | Brisbane Lions | 15.22 (112) | SCG | 22,390 | Sunday, 13 May | | West Coast | 7.8 (50) | Port Adelaide | 17.19 (121) | Subiaco Oval | 28,026 | Sunday, 13 May | [edit] Round 8 | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | Richmond | 14.8 (92) | Adelaide | 17.18 (120) | MCG | 29,073 | Friday, 18 May | | Carlton | 21.16 (142) | Brisbane Lions | 9.14 (68) | Optus Oval | 21,997 | Saturday, 19 May | | Hawthorn | 21.12 (138) | West Coast | 8.10 (58) | MCG | 22,988 | Saturday, 19 May | | Kangaroos | 19.24 (138) | St Kilda | 13.11 (89) | Manuka Oval | 10,958 | Saturday, 19 May | | Port Adelaide | 16.14 (110) | Collingwood | 18.11 (119) | Football Park | 34,232 | Saturday, 19 May | | Melbourne | 11.13 (79) | Essendon | 12.13 (85) | MCG | 47,452 | Sunday, 20 May | | Western Bulldogs | 18.14 (122) | Sydney | 15.11 (101) | SCG | 22,874 | Sunday, 20 May | | Fremantle | 10.13 (73) | Geelong | 14.11 (95) | Subiaco Oval | 20,231 | Sunday, 20 May | [edit] Round 9 | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | Kangaroos | 10.9 (69) | Carlton | 12.10 (82) | MCG | 43,624 | Friday, 25 May | | Collingwood | 14.14 (98) | St Kilda | 12.8 (80) | MCG | 49,937 | Saturday, 26 May | | West Coast | 11.11 (77) | Western Bulldogs | 18.17 (125) | Subiaco Oval | 30,063 | Saturday, 26 May | | Brisbane Lions | 18.14 (122) | Adelaide | 19.13 (127) | Gabba | 24,122 | Saturday, 26 May | | Essendon | 18.14 (122) | Hawthorn | 8.9 (57) | Colonial Stadium | 50,701 | Saturday, 26 May | | Port Adelaide | 13.10 (88) | Melbourne | 9.14 (68) | Football Park | 22,423 | Sunday, 27 May | | Geelong | 17.16 (118) | Richmond | 11.10 (76) | Shell Stadium | 27,421 | Sunday, 27 May | | Sydney | 12.12 (84) | Fremantle | 10.5 (65) | SCG | 20,611 | Sunday, 27 May | [edit] Round 10 | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | Western Bulldogs | 11.13 (79) | Kangaroos | 19.11 (125) | Colonial Stadium | 32,793 | Friday, 1 June | | Carlton | 21.23 (149) | West Coast | 3.12 (30) | Optus Oval | 19,757 | Saturday, 2 June | | Hawthorn | 10.13 (73) | Port Adelaide | 17.14 (116) | MCG | 28,228 | Saturday, 2 June | | St Kilda | 17.11 (113) | Melbourne | 22.12 (144) | Colonial Stadium | 30,497 | Saturday, 2 June | | Brisbane Lions | 15.12 (102) | Essendon | 10.14 (74) | Gabba | 36,149 | Saturday, 2 June | | Adelaide | 9.12 (66) | Geelong | 8.7 (55) | Football Park | 40,466 | Sunday, 3 June | | Collingwood | 7.13 (55) | Sydney | 11.7 (73) | Colonial Stadium | 42,640 | Sunday, 3 June | | Fremantle | 6.10 (46) | Richmond | 12.12 (84) | Subiaco Oval | 19,626 | Sunday, 3 June | | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | St Kilda | 13.8 (86) | Essendon | 19.14 (128) | Colonial Stadium | 40,075 | Friday, 8 June | | Geelong | 14.9 (93) | Hawthorn | 13.12 (90) | Colonial Stadium | 37,526 | Saturday, 9 June | | West Coast | 9.8 (62) | Brisbane Lions | 11.18 (84) | Subiaco Oval | 25,588 | Saturday, 9 June | | Adelaide | 14.13 (97) | Western Bulldogs | 19.13 (127) | Football Park | 38,829 | Saturday, 9 June | | Kangaroos | 23.16 (154) | Fremantle | 10.8 (68) | Colonial Stadium | 18,023 | Sunday, 10 June | | Richmond | 13.10 (88) | Carlton | 8.13 (61) | MCG | 71,767 | Sunday, 10 June | | Sydney | 18.17 (125) | Port Adelaide | 10.18 (78) | SCG | 28,187 | Sunday, 10 June | | Melbourne | 8.9 (57) | Collingwood | 19.20 (134) | MCG | 62,761 | Monday, 11 June | [edit] Round 12 (Split Round) | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | Essendon | 18.14 (122) | Adelaide | 11.7 (73) | Colonial Stadium | 38,816 | Friday, 15 June | | Geelong | 13.9 (87) | Western Bulldogs | 15.4 (94) | Shell Stadium | 22,771 | Saturday, 16 June | | Fremantle | 11.14 (80) | St Kilda | 12.18 (90) | Subiaco Oval | 19,857 | Saturday, 16 June | | Melbourne | 14.15 (99) | Brisbane Lions | 23.10 (148) | Gabba | 23,740 | Sunday, 17 June | | Collingwood | 26.17 (173) | West Coast | 14.8 (92) | Colonial Stadium | 36,589 | Friday, 22 June | | Hawthorn | 15.11 (101) | Kangaroos | 14.14 (98) | MCG | 41,295 | Saturday, 23 June | | Richmond | 12.14 (86) | Sydney | 8.12 (60) | Colonial Stadium | 37,196 | Saturday, 23 June | | Port Adelaide | 10.10 (70) | Carlton | 15.14 (104) | Football Park | 35,805 | Sunday, 24 June | [edit] Round 13 | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | Brisbane Lions | 20.20 (140) | Hawthorn | 8.5 (53) | Gabba | 30,573 | Friday, 29 June | | Carlton | 23.15 (153) | Western Bulldogs | 13.14 (92) | Optus Oval | 30,067 | Saturday, 30 June | | Essendon | 18.10 (118) | Fremantle | 10.12 (72) | Colonial Stadium | 29,528 | Saturday, 30 June | | Kangaroos | 14.11 (95) | Port Adelaide | 10.13 (73) | Manuka Oval | 10,030 | Saturday, 30 June | | Adelaide | 14.13 (97) | Collingwood | 15.9 (99) | Football Park | 39,010 | Saturday, 30 June | | St Kilda | 13.9 (87) | Richmond | 19.12 (126) | Colonial Stadium | 40,783 | Sunday, 1 July | | Sydney | 9.11 (65) | Geelong | 12.12 (84) | SCG | 26,760 | Sunday, 1 July | | West Coast | 15.5 (95) | Melbourne | 13.10 (88) | Subiaco Oval | 29,783 | Sunday, 1 July | [edit] Round 14 | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | Western Bulldogs | 11.10 (76) | Essendon | 24.10 (154) | Colonial Stadium | 48,728 | Friday, 6 July | | Richmond | 10.11 (71) | Hawthorn | 20.9 (129) | MCG | 52,189 | Saturday, 7 July | | Geelong | 16.15 (111) | Collingwood | 14.9 (93) | Colonial Stadium | 50,160 | Saturday, 7 July | | Adelaide | 8.16 (64) | West Coast | 7.9 (51) | Football Park | 31,534 | Saturday, 7 July | | Brisbane Lions | 17.17 (119) | St Kilda | 9.8 (62) | Gabba | 22,911 | Saturday, 7 July | | Melbourne | 13.15 (93) | Kangaroos | 18.13 (121) | MCG | 27,464 | Sunday, 8 July | | Sydney | 12.19 (91) | Carlton | 12.9 (81) | SCG | 30,488 | Sunday, 8 July | | Fremantle | 11.5 (71) | Port Adelaide | 25.13 (163) | Subiaco Oval | 15,961 | Sunday, 8 July | [edit] Round 15 | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | St Kilda | 9.5 (59) | Adelaide | 23.18 (156) | Colonial Stadium | 26,560 | Friday, 13 July | | Carlton | 16.15 (111) | Melbourne | 18.9 (117) | Optus Oval | 23,901 | Saturday, 14 July | | Hawthorn | 11.11 (77) | Sydney | 14.14 (98) | MCG | 34,394 | Saturday, 14 July | | Western Bulldogs | 16.23 (119) | Fremantle | 11.19 (85) | Colonial Stadium | 15,111 | Saturday, 14 July | | Port Adelaide | 14.12 (96) | Richmond | 7.10 (52) | Football Park | 26,773 | Saturday, 14 July | | Collingwood | 16.7 (103) | Brisbane Lions | 19.15 (129) | MCG | 45,016 | Sunday, 15 July | | Essendon | 19.13 (127) | Geelong | 17.10 (112) | Colonial Stadium | 48,152 | Sunday, 15 July | | West Coast | 17.8 (110) | Kangaroos | 24.10 (154) | Subiaco Oval | 34,259 | Sunday, 15 July | [edit] Round 16 | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | Richmond | 19.13 (127) | Melbourne | 12.14 (86) | MCG | 37,938 | Friday, 20 July | | Carlton | 19.17 (131) | Fremantle | 8.8 (56) | Optus Oval | 15,622 | Saturday, 21 July | | Collingwood | 14.5 (89) | Hawthorn | 21.18 (144) | MCG | 52,381 | Saturday, 21 July | | St Kilda | 12.6 (78) | Western Bulldogs | 16.16 (112) | Colonial Stadium | 21,665 | Saturday, 21 July | | Brisbane Lions | 13.16 (94) | Port Adelaide | 8.12 (60) | Gabba | 29,547 | Saturday, 21 July | | Adelaide | 7.14 (56) | Sydney | 16.9 (105) | Football Park | 46,852 | Sunday, 22 July | | Essendon | 27.9 (171) | Kangaroos | 25.9 (159) | MCG | 51,878 | Sunday, 22 July | | West Coast | 12.8 (80) | Geelong | 22.18 (150) | Subiaco Oval | 31,456 | Sunday, 22 July | [edit] Round 17 | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | Western Bulldogs | 15.10 (100) | Richmond | 15.12 (102) | Colonial Stadium | 43,595 | Friday, 27 July | | Geelong | 12.6 (78) | St Kilda | 10.6 (66) | Shell Stadium | 22,414 | Saturday, 28 July | | Melbourne | 12.12 (84) | Adelaide | 15.10 (100) | MCG | 17,566 | Saturday, 28 July | | Fremantle | 13.12 (90) | Collingwood | 19.5 (119) | Subiaco Oval | 20,498 | Saturday, 28 July | | Kangaroos | 18.7 (115) | Brisbane Lions | 21.10 (136) | Colonial Stadium | 26,776 | Saturday, 28 July | | Port Adelaide | 15.14 (104) | Essendon | 14.13 (97) | Football Park | 37,930 | Sunday, 29 July | | Hawthorn | 15.6 (96) | Carlton | 13.15 (93) | MCG | 52,472 | Sunday, 29 July | | Sydney | 11.17 (83) | West Coast | 6.12 (48) | SCG | 20,669 | Sunday, 29 July | [edit] Round 18 | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | Richmond | 10.11 (71) | Collingwood | 6.15 (51) | MCG | 69,930 | Friday, 3 August | | Geelong | 15.10 (100) | Melbourne | 16.7 (103) | MCG | 31,074 | Saturday, 4 August | | Hawthorn | 13.12 (90) | Fremantle | 16.10 (106) | Colonial Stadium | 16,595 | Saturday, 4 August | | Sydney | 22.11 (143) | Kangaroos | 3.18 (36) | SCG | 32,689 | Saturday, 4 August | | Port Adelaide | 16.11 (107) | Adelaide | 15.9 (99) | Football Park | 49,846 | Sunday, 5 August | | Brisbane Lions | 19.22 (136) | Western Bulldogs | 15.13 (103) | Gabba | 26,872 | Sunday, 5 August | | Essendon | 14.11 (95) | Carlton | 16.6 (102) | MCG | 75,873 | Sunday, 5 August | | West Coast | 26.15 (171) | St Kilda | 12.7 (79) | Subiaco Oval | 31,358 | Sunday, 5 August | [edit] Round 19 | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | Kangaroos | 21.5 (131) | Geelong | 12.10 (82) | Colonial Stadium | 30,919 | Friday, 10 August | | St Kilda | 16.18 (114) | Port Adelaide | 19.11 (125) | Colonial Stadium | 14,018 | Saturday, 11 August | | Melbourne | 10.11 (71) | Hawthorn | 24.12 (156) | MCG | 26,632 | Saturday, 11 August | | Adelaide | 16.10 (106) | Carlton | 8.5 (53) | Football Park | 44,542 | Saturday, 11 August | | Brisbane Lions | 19.14 (128) | Richmond | 15.7 (97) | Gabba | 31,324 | Sunday, 12 August | | Collingwood | 17.17 (119) | Western Bulldogs | 11.11 (77) | MCG | 38,793 | Sunday, 12 August | | Essendon | 11.13 (79) | Sydney | 11.11 (77) | Colonial Stadium | 45,057 | Sunday, 12 August | | West Coast | 14.14 (98) | Fremantle | 9.10 (64) | Subiaco Oval | 41,285 | Sunday, 12 August | [edit] Round 20 | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | Kangaroos | 15.10 (100) | Adelaide | 25.12 (162) | Colonial Stadium | 25,340 | Friday, 17 August | | Richmond | 20.18 (138) | West Coast | 10.13 (73) | Colonial Stadium | 25,856 | Saturday, 18 August | | Port Adelaide | 14.15 (99) | Geelong | 10.9 (69) | Football Park | 25,536 | Saturday, 18 August | | Collingwood | 13.9 (87) | Essendon | 15.17 (107) | MCG | 71,518 | Saturday, 18 August | | Hawthorn | 12.7 (79) | Western Bulldogs | 17.23 (125) | MCG | 26,642 | Sunday, 19 August | | St Kilda | 16.8 (104) | Carlton | 22.16 (148) | Colonial Stadium | 34,521 | Sunday, 19 August | | Sydney | 14.14 (98) | Melbourne | 19.17 (131) | SCG | 28,367 | Sunday, 19 August | | Fremantle | 12.15 (87) | Brisbane Lions | 21.12 (138) | Subiaco Oval | 15,136 | Sunday, 19 August | [edit] Round 21 | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | Richmond | 13.14 (92) | Kangaroos | 13.10 (88) | MCG | 37,776 | Friday, 24 August | | Carlton | 20.10 (130) | Collingwood | 9.8 (62) | MCG | 70,051 | Saturday, 25 August | | West Coast | 6.11 (47) | Essendon | 21.10 (136) | Subiaco Oval | 36,445 | Saturday, 25 August | | Western Bulldogs | 10.13 (73) | Port Adelaide | 22.18 (150) | Colonial Stadium | 19,649 | Saturday, 25 August | | Adelaide | 13.13 (91) | Hawthorn | 8.5 (53) | Football Park | 42,827 | Sunday, 26 August | | Geelong | 9.13 (67) | Brisbane Lions | 16.14 (110) | Shell Stadium | 24,325 | Sunday, 26 August | | Melbourne | 16.18 (114) | Fremantle | 12.7 (79) | Colonial Stadium | 12,566 | Sunday, 26 August | | Sydney | 21.16 (142) | St Kilda | 8.7 (55) | SCG | 26,334 | Sunday, 26 August | [edit] Round 22 | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | Essendon | 12.11 (83) | Richmond | 17.5 (107) | MCG | 77,028 | Friday, 31 August | | Carlton | 13.19 (97) | Geelong | 3.9 (27) | Optus Oval | 26,314 | Saturday, 1 September | | Fremantle | 17.18 (120) | Adelaide | 11.17 (83) | Subiaco Oval | 19,535 | Saturday, 1 September | | Hawthorn | 13.9 (87) | St Kilda | 13.11 (89) | MCG | 24,113 | Saturday, 1 September | | Brisbane Lions | 13.15 (93) | Sydney | 9.8 (62) | Gabba | 33,606 | Saturday, 1 September | | Port Adelaide | 24.19 (163) | West Coast | 7.9 (51) | Football Park | 22,976 | Sunday, 2 September | | Kangaroos | 11.17 (83) | Collingwood | 19.12 (126) | Manuka Oval | 13,117 | Sunday, 2 September | | Western Bulldogs | 19.9 (123) | Melbourne | 21.7 (133) | Colonial Stadium | 21,146 | Sunday, 2 September | [edit] Final series [edit] Qualifying and Elimination Finals (Father's Day) [edit] Semi Finals [edit] Preliminary Finals [edit] Grand Final | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | Essendon | 12.10 (82) | Brisbane Lions | 15.18 (108) | MCG | 91,482 | Saturday, 29 September | [edit] Ladder All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 176. An additional 9 games were played during the finals series.
[edit] Match attendance Total match attendance for all games was 5,919,026 people. Attendance at the Grand Final was 91,482 people. The largest non-finals attendance was 83,905 people for the Collingwood v Essendon game of Round 5. [edit] Awards [edit] Notable events - In their round 16 game, Essendon trailed by 69 points 12 minutes into the second quarter against the Kangaroos, but recovered to record a high-scoring 12 point win. This presently stands as the largest ever comeback in a VFL/AFL game.
- Melbourne and Collingwood began its annual tradition of playing each other at the M.C.G. in a Melbourne home game on Queen's Birthday Holiday, as the only AFL match of the day. The teams had met on the King's or Queen's Birthday Holiday sporadically in the past (1950, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1993, 1996 and 1999) as one of several games played on the day, with the 1958 game's attendance of 99,346 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.
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