2001 Hawthorn Football Club season

77th season in the Australian Football League

Australian rules football club season

Hawthorn Football Club2001 season

President| Ian Dicker
Coach| Peter Schwab
Chris Connolly (Round 17)
Captain(s)| Shane Crawford
Home ground| Melbourne Cricket Ground
York Park
AFL season| 13–9 (6th)
Finals series| Preliminary Final
(lost to Essendon 67–76)
Best and Fairest| Joel Smith
Leading goalkicker| John Barker (47)
Highest home attendance| 52,472 (Round 17 vs. Carlton)
Lowest home attendance| 16,595 (Round 18 vs. Fremantle)
Average home attendance| 31,617

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2002 ->

The 2001 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 77th season in the Australian Football League and 100th overall.

## Fixture

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### Premiership season

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Rd  | Date and local time  | Opponent  | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue  | Attendance  | Record

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1  | Saturday, 31 March (2:10 pm)  | Collingwood | 13.7 (85) | 11.15 (81)  | Won by 4 points  | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)  | 52,190  | 1–0
2  | Saturday, 7 April (2:10 pm)  | Carlton | 11.15 (81)  | 16.11 (107) | Won by 26 points  | Optus Oval (A)  | 27,597  | 2–0
3  | Sunday, 15 April (2:10 pm)  | Fremantle | 8.11 (59)  | 11.16 (82) | Won by 23 points  | Subiaco Oval (A)  | 20,703  | 3–0
4  | Sunday, 22 April (2:10 pm)  | Melbourne | 11.17 (83) | 5.14 (44)  | Won by 39 points  | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)  | 30,113  | 4–0
5  | Saturday, 28 April (2:10 pm)  | Western Bulldogs | 19.12 (126)  | 24.11 (155) | Won by 29 points  | Colonial Stadium (A)  | 34,400  | 5–0
6  | Sunday, 6 May (2:10 pm)  | Adelaide | 16.8 (104) | 12.19 (91)  | Won by 13 points  | York Park (H)  | 17,460  | 6–0
7  | Saturday, 12 May (7:00 pm)  | St Kilda | 15.9 (99)  | 16.14 (110) | Won by 11 points  | Colonial Stadium (A)  | 37,940  | 7–0
8  | Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm)  | West Coast | 21.12 (138) | 8.10 (58)  | Won by 80 points  | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)  | 22,988  | 8–0
9  | Saturday, 26 May (7:40 pm)  | Essendon | 18.14 (122)  | 8.9 (57) | Lost by 65 points  | Colonial Stadium (A)  | 50,701  | 8–1
10  | Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm)  | Port Adelaide | 10.13 (73) | 17.14 (116)  | Lost by 43 points  | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)  | 28,228  | 8–2
11  | Saturday, 9 June (2:10 pm)  | Geelong | 14.9 (93)  | 13.12 (90) | Lost by 3 points  | Colonial Stadium (A)  | 37,526  | 8–3
12  | Saturday, 23 June (2:10 pm)  | Kangaroos | 15.11 (101) | 14.14 (98)  | Won by 3 points  | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)  | 41,295  | 9–3
13  | Friday, 29 June (7:40 pm)  | Brisbane Lions | 20.20 (140)  | 8.5 (53) | Lost by 87 points  | The Gabba (A)  | 30,573  | 9–4
14  | Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm)  | Richmond | 10.11 (71)  | 20.9 (129) | Won by 58 points  | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)  | 52,189  | 10–4
15  | Saturday, 14 July (2:10 pm)  | Sydney | 11.11 (77) | 14.14 (98)  | Lost by 21 points  | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)  | 34,394  | 10–5
16  | Saturday, 21 July (2:10 pm)  | Collingwood | 14.5 (89)  | 21.18 (144) | Won by 55 points  | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)  | 52,381  | 11–5
17  | Sunday, 29 July (2:10 pm)  | Carlton | 15.6 (96) | 13.15 (93)  | Won by 3 points  | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)  | 52,472  | 12–5
18  | Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm)  | Fremantle | 13.12 (90) | 16.10 (106)  | Lost by 16 points  | Colonial Stadium (H)  | 16,595  | 12–6
19  | Saturday, 11 August (7:00 pm)  | Melbourne | 10.11 (71)  | 24.12 (156) | Won by 85 points  | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)  | 26,632  | 13–6
20  | Sunday, 19 August (2:10 pm)  | Western Bulldogs | 12.7 (79) | 17.23 (125)  | Lost by 46 points  | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)  | 26,642  | 13–7
21  | Sunday, 26 August (1:40 pm)  | Adelaide | 13.13 (91)  | 8.5 (53) | Lost by 38 points  | Football Park (A)  | 42,827  | 13–8
22  | Saturday, 1 September (7:00 pm)  | St Kilda | 13.9 (87) | 13.11 (89)  | Lost by 2 points  | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)  | 24,113  | 13–9
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### Finals series

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Rd  | Date and local time  | Opponent  | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue  | Attendance

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Home  | Away  | Result
Elimination final  | Sunday, 9 September (2:30 pm)  | Sydney | 19.15 (129) | 11.8 (74)  | Won by 55 points  | Colonial Stadium (H)  | 32,910
Semi-final  | Saturday, 15 September (7:45 pm)  | Port Adelaide | 10.9 (69)  | 10.12 (72) | Won by 3 points  | Football Park (A)  | 30,613
Preliminary final  | Saturday, 22 September (2:30 pm)  | Essendon | 11.10 (76)  | 9.13 (67) | Lost by 9 points  | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)  | 86,468
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## Ladder

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2001 AFL ladder  Pos | Team

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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

## References

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1. ^ a b "AFL Tables - 2001 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 20 September 2016.

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* Glenferrie Oval (1906–1973)
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Related articles|

* Beyond Blue Cup
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VFA in recess from 1916–1917, Hawthorn did not participate in the 1918 VFA season due to World War I (indicated in grey)

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2001 AFL season

Events|

* Ansett Australia Cup
* Premiership season
* Finals series
* Grand Final
* 2001 International Rules Series
* Essendon comeback vs Kangaroos, round 16

Awards|

* AFL Players Association awards
* All-Australian team
* Brownlow Medal
* Coleman Medal
* Goal of the Year
* Leigh Matthews Trophy
* Mark of the Year
* Michael Tuck Medal
* Norm Smith Medal
* Rising Star

Club overviews|

* Adelaide
* Brisbane Lions
* Carlton
* Collingwood
* Essendon
* Fremantle
* Geelong
* Hawthorn
* Kangaroos
* Melbourne
* Port Adelaide
* Richmond
* St Kilda
* Sydney
* West Coast
* Western Bulldogs

Player changes|

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* Trades

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