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2001 Fixture
| Rnd | Home Team | Away Team | Ground | Date | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | North Melbourne | 3.1 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 61 | lost to | Essendon | 7.2 | 9.5 | 15.6 | 23.8 | 146 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Mar 30 (Fri) | |
| R2 | Essendon | 7.4 | 11.6 | 18.7 | 23.7 | 145 | dftd | Port Adelaide | 3.1 | 6.4 | 9.6 | 16.11 | 107 | Colonial Stadium | Apr 6 (Fri) | |
| R3 | Carlton | 3.2 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 14.9 | 93 | dftd | Essendon | 3.3 | 6.6 | 10.8 | 11.10 | 76 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Apr 12 (Thu) | |
| R4 | Sydney | 1.5 | 2.6 | 4.13 | 6.19 | 55 | lost to | Essendon | 3.3 | 8.6 | 14.8 | 15.12 | 102 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Apr 20 (Fri) | |
| R5 | Essendon | 5.4 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 15.13 | 103 | dftd | Collingwood | 3.5 | 10.5 | 13.7 | 14.11 | 95 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Apr 25 (Wed) | |
| R6 | Essendon | 4.3 | 11.8 | 19.10 | 24.14 | 158 | dftd | West Coast | 3.3 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 10.10 | 70 | Colonial Stadium | May 6 (Sun) | |
| R7 | Richmond | 0.3 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 10.14 | 74 | lost to | Essendon | 4.10 | 8.15 | 12.21 | 16.24 | 120 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 12 (Sat) | |
| R8 | Melbourne | 3.3 | 3.7 | 7.11 | 11.13 | 79 | lost to | Essendon | 2.1 | 5.4 | 9.9 | 12.13 | 85 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 20 (Sun) | |
| R9 | Essendon | 7.4 | 11.9 | 15.10 | 18.14 | 122 | dftd | Hawthorn | 4.1 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 57 | Colonial Stadium | May 26 (Sat) | |
| R10 | Brisbane Lions | 3.4 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 15.12 | 102 | dftd | Essendon | 1.4 | 2.7 | 6.12 | 10.14 | 74 | Gabba | Jun 2 (Sat) | |
| R11 | St Kilda | 2.4 | 6.6 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 86 | lost to | Essendon | 6.3 | 13.6 | 18.11 | 19.14 | 128 | Colonial Stadium | Jun 8 (Fri) | |
| R12 | Essendon | 3.3 | 7.6 | 13.10 | 18.14 | 122 | dftd | Adelaide | 3.1 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 11.7 | 73 | Colonial Stadium | Jun 15 (Fri) | |
| R13 | Essendon | 2.2 | 7.5 | 13.7 | 18.10 | 118 | dftd | Fremantle | 4.4 | 5.5 | 7.11 | 10.12 | 72 | Colonial Stadium | Jun 30 (Sat) | |
| R14 | Western Bulldogs | 3.2 | 5.3 | 10.5 | 11.10 | 76 | lost to | Essendon | 5.3 | 12.6 | 19.7 | 24.10 | 154 | Colonial Stadium | Jul 6 (Fri) | |
| R15 | Essendon | 5.7 | 10.8 | 15.12 | 19.13 | 127 | dftd | Geelong | 1.2 | 9.5 | 13.5 | 17.10 | 112 | Colonial Stadium | Jul 15 (Sun) | |
| R16 | Essendon | 2.3 | 12.4 | 19.8 | 27.9 | 171 | dftd | North Melbourne | 12.1 | 16.1 | 22.4 | 25.9 | 159 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jul 22 (Sun) | |
| R17 | Port Adelaide | 4.5 | 7.7 | 13.9 | 15.14 | 104 | dftd | Essendon | 2.1 | 7.8 | 10.10 | 14.13 | 97 | Football Park | Jul 29 (Sun) | |
| R18 | Essendon | 4.0 | 9.1 | 11.8 | 14.11 | 95 | lost to | Carlton | 7.1 | 10.3 | 12.4 | 16.6 | 102 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 5 (Sun) | |
| R19 | Essendon | 1.3 | 2.8 | 5.11 | 11.13 | 79 | dftd | Sydney | 2.5 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 11.11 | 77 | Colonial Stadium | Aug 12 (Sun) | |
| R20 | Collingwood | 3.3 | 7.4 | 10.8 | 13.9 | 87 | lost to | Essendon | 4.7 | 5.12 | 9.14 | 15.17 | 107 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 18 (Sat) | |
| R21 | West Coast | 1.3 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 6.11 | 47 | lost to | Essendon | 7.2 | 10.5 | 17.7 | 21.10 | 136 | Subiaco Oval | Aug 25 (Sat) | |
| R22 | Essendon | 3.2 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 12.11 | 83 | lost to | Richmond | 5.2 | 8.3 | 13.5 | 17.5 | 107 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 31 (Fri) | |
| QF | Essendon | 4.5 | 8.5 | 12.8 | 17.11 | 113 | dftd | Richmond | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.10 | 5.13 | 43 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Sep 7 (Fri 7:40pm) | |
| PF | Essendon | 4.2 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 11.10 | 76 | dftd | Hawthorn | 2.6 | 2.7 | 5.11 | 9.13 | 67 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Sep 22 (Sat) | |
| GF | Essendon | 3.2 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 12.10 | 82 | lost to | Brisbane Lions | 3.7 | 5.10 | 11.12 | 15.18 | 108 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Sep 29 (Sat 2:30pm) | |
2001 Player Statistics
| Pos | Num | Player | MT | K | Avg | H | Avg | D | Avg | M | Avg | HO | Avg | T | Avg | FF | FA | G | Avg | B | SC | Rat | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Jason Johnson | 24 | 364 | 15.2 | 162 | 6.8 | 526 | 21.9 | 85 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 2.7 | 25 | 43 | 21 | 0.9 | 19 | 145 | 1969 | 82 |
| 2 | 7 | Dean Solomon | 24 | 208 | 8.7 | 119 | 5 | 327 | 13.6 | 101 | 4.2 | 9 | 0.4 | 55 | 2.3 | 17 | 28 | 8 | 0.3 | 5 | 53 | 1380 | 57.5 |
| 3 | 25 | Scott Lucas | 25 | 297 | 11.9 | 76 | 3 | 373 | 14.9 | 135 | 5.4 | 5 | 0.2 | 42 | 1.7 | 19 | 26 | 35 | 1.4 | 34 | 244 | 1806 | 72.2 |
| 4 | 27 | Steven Alessio | 17 | 92 | 5.4 | 83 | 4.9 | 175 | 10.3 | 59 | 3.5 | 207 | 12.2 | 33 | 1.9 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 0.8 | 11 | 89 | 989 | 58.2 |
| 5 | 16 | Paul Barnard | 24 | 233 | 9.7 | 132 | 5.5 | 365 | 15.2 | 136 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.3 | 48 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 164 | 1679 | 70 |
| 6 | 18 | Matthew Lloyd | 21 | 244 | 11.6 | 49 | 2.3 | 293 | 14 | 158 | 7.5 | 2 | 0.1 | 23 | 1.1 | 18 | 24 | 105 | 5 | 36 | 666 | 2010 | 95.7 |
| 7 | 1 | Mark Johnson | 23 | 250 | 10.9 | 89 | 3.9 | 339 | 14.7 | 84 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2.1 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 0.4 | 2 | 62 | 1392 | 60.5 |
| 8 | 2 | Mark Mercuri | 20 | 164 | 8.2 | 153 | 7.7 | 317 | 15.9 | 70 | 3.5 | 3 | 0.2 | 34 | 1.7 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 0.5 | 10 | 70 | 1166 | 58.3 |
| 9 | 10 | Mark McVeigh | 23 | 173 | 7.5 | 74 | 3.2 | 247 | 10.7 | 55 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 2.5 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 0.8 | 11 | 119 | 1132 | 49.2 |
| 10 | 11 | Damien Hardwick | 21 | 203 | 9.7 | 155 | 7.4 | 358 | 17 | 72 | 3.4 | 2 | 0.1 | 41 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1278 | 60.9 |
| 11 | 9 | Adam Ramanauskas | 25 | 258 | 10.3 | 124 | 5 | 382 | 15.3 | 90 | 3.6 | 22 | 0.9 | 50 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 0.5 | 3 | 81 | 1553 | 62.1 |
| 12 | 6 | Sean Wellman | 23 | 266 | 11.6 | 122 | 5.3 | 388 | 16.9 | 125 | 5.4 | 2 | 0.1 | 33 | 1.4 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 0.4 | 4 | 64 | 1579 | 68.7 |
| 13 | 5 | James Hird | 22 | 266 | 12.1 | 134 | 6.1 | 400 | 18.2 | 109 | 5 | 12 | 0.5 | 45 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 27 | 1.2 | 17 | 179 | 1733 | 78.8 |
| 14 | 24 | Joe Misiti | 16 | 206 | 12.9 | 166 | 10.4 | 372 | 23.3 | 58 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1.6 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 0.5 | 3 | 51 | 1242 | 77.6 |
| 15 | 43 | Dean Rioli | 17 | 155 | 9.1 | 70 | 4.1 | 225 | 13.2 | 80 | 4.7 | 2 | 0.1 | 41 | 2.4 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 1.4 | 7 | 151 | 1127 | 66.3 |
| 16 | 31 | Dustin Fletcher | 21 | 239 | 11.4 | 62 | 3 | 301 | 14.3 | 78 | 3.7 | 16 | 0.8 | 18 | 0.9 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 28 | 1167 | 55.6 |
| 17 | 33 | Blake Caracella | 21 | 256 | 12.2 | 177 | 8.4 | 433 | 20.6 | 120 | 5.7 | 4 | 0.2 | 29 | 1.4 | 24 | 13 | 25 | 1.2 | 11 | 161 | 1748 | 83.2 |
| 18 | 22 | John Barnes | 22 | 133 | 6 | 100 | 4.5 | 233 | 10.6 | 78 | 3.5 | 218 | 9.9 | 23 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 19 | 1156 | 52.5 |
| 19 | 26 | Chris Heffernan | 16 | 110 | 6.9 | 69 | 4.3 | 179 | 11.2 | 36 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2.1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0.4 | 5 | 41 | 729 | 45.6 |
| 20 | 23 | Mark Bolton | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 38 | 3.2 | 85 | 7.1 | 26 | 2.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 19 | 1.6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0.4 | 4 | 34 | 385 | 32.1 |
| 21 | 3 | Aaron Henneman | 19 | 87 | 4.6 | 45 | 2.4 | 132 | 6.9 | 55 | 2.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 29 | 1.5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 625 | 32.9 |
| 22 | 29 | Gary Moorcroft | 16 | 117 | 7.3 | 50 | 3.1 | 167 | 10.4 | 59 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.9 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 0.9 | 9 | 99 | 780 | 48.8 |
| 23 | 42 | Danny Jacobs | 23 | 172 | 7.5 | 98 | 4.3 | 270 | 11.7 | 96 | 4.2 | 20 | 0.9 | 34 | 1.5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0.3 | 7 | 49 | 1193 | 51.9 |
| 24 | 45 | Damien Peverill | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 63 | 7 | 157 | 17.4 | 33 | 3.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 40 | 4.4 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0.4 | 2 | 26 | 688 | 76.4 |
| 25 | 32 | Justin Blumfield | 13 | 94 | 7.2 | 71 | 5.5 | 165 | 12.7 | 52 | 4 | 11 | 0.8 | 27 | 2.1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0.6 | 5 | 53 | 742 | 57.1 |
| 26 | 13 | Michael Long | 7 | 42 | 6 | 30 | 4.3 | 72 | 10.3 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2.3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 10 | 297 | 42.4 |
| 27 | 34 | David Hille | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 12 | 2 | 35 | 5.8 | 13 | 2.2 | 47 | 7.8 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 9 | 194 | 32.3 |
| 28 | 28 | Cory McGrath | 13 | 85 | 6.5 | 60 | 4.6 | 145 | 11.2 | 37 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1.9 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0.5 | 3 | 45 | 629 | 48.4 |
| 29 | 21 | Dean Wallis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 |
| 30 | 15 | Robert Forster-Knight | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 37 | 4.1 | 60 | 6.7 | 10 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2.7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 29.6 |
| 31 | 12 | Jonathon Robran | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 9 | 2.3 | 22 | 5.5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 18 | 120 | 30 |
| 32 | 17 | Judd Lalich | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 18 | 3 | 43 | 7.2 | 15 | 2.5 | 46 | 7.7 | 8 | 1.3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 13 | 245 | 40.8 |
| 33 | 4 | Daniel McAlister | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 |
| 34 | 37 | Marcus Bullen | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 35 | 36 | Jordan Bannister | 4 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 21 |
| Totals | 550 | 4954 | 9 | 2668 | 4.9 | 7622 | 13.9 | 2162 | 3.9 | 645 | 1.2 | 991 | 1.8 | 430 | 451 | 419 | 0.8 | 239 | 2753 | 33123 | 60.2 |
2001 Wins
| Round | Opposition | For | Against | Margin | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 21 | West Coast | 21.10 (136) | 6.11 (47) | 89 | Subiaco Oval | |
| Round 6 | West Coast | 24.14 (158) | 10.10 (70) | 88 | Colonial Stadium | |
| Round 1 | North Melbourne | 23.8 (146) | 9.7 (61) | 85 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 14 | Western Bulldogs | 24.10 (154) | 11.10 (76) | 78 | Colonial Stadium | |
| Finals Week 1 | Richmond | 17.11 (113) | 5.13 (43) | 70 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 9 | Hawthorn | 18.14 (122) | 8.9 (57) | 65 | Colonial Stadium | |
| Round 12 | Adelaide | 18.14 (122) | 11.7 (73) | 49 | Colonial Stadium | |
| Round 4 | Sydney | 15.12 (102) | 6.19 (55) | 47 | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| Round 13 | Fremantle | 18.10 (118) | 10.12 (72) | 46 | Colonial Stadium | |
| Round 7 | Richmond | 16.24 (120) | 10.14 (74) | 46 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 11 | St Kilda | 19.14 (128) | 13.8 (86) | 42 | Colonial Stadium | |
| Round 2 | Port Adelaide | 23.7 (145) | 16.11 (107) | 38 | Colonial Stadium | |
| Round 20 | Collingwood | 15.17 (107) | 13.9 (87) | 20 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 15 | Geelong | 19.13 (127) | 17.10 (112) | 15 | Colonial Stadium | |
| Round 16 | North Melbourne | 27.9 (171) | 25.9 (159) | 12 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Finals Week 3 | Hawthorn | 11.10 (76) | 9.13 (67) | 9 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 5 | Collingwood | 15.13 (103) | 14.11 (95) | 8 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 8 | Melbourne | 12.13 (85) | 11.13 (79) | 6 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 19 | Sydney | 11.13 (79) | 11.11 (77) | 2 | Colonial Stadium | |
| Average margin: | 42.9 | |||||
2001 Losses
| Round | Opposition | For | Against | Margin | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 10 | Brisbane Lions | 10.14 (74) | 15.12 (102) | 28 | Gabba | |
| Finals Week 4 | Brisbane Lions | 12.10 (82) | 15.18 (108) | 26 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 22 | Richmond | 12.11 (83) | 17.5 (107) | 24 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 3 | Carlton | 11.10 (76) | 14.9 (93) | 17 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 17 | Port Adelaide | 14.13 (97) | 15.14 (104) | 7 | Football Park | |
| Round 18 | Carlton | 14.11 (95) | 16.6 (102) | 7 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Average margin: | 18.2 | |||||
2001 Quarter Statistics
| Quarter | W | D | L | For | Against | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 16 | 0 | 9 | 98.83 (671) | 79.78 (552) | 121.56 |
| 2nd | 20 | 0 | 5 | 107.82 (724) | 70.44 (464) | 156.03 |
| 3rd | 21 | 0 | 4 | 113.70 (748) | 81.70 (556) | 134.53 |
| 4th | 14 | 0 | 11 | 101.70 (676) | 77.79 (541) | 124.95 |
| Total | 71 | 0 | 29 | 419.305 (2819) | 307.271 (2113) | 133.41 |
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