# 2001 Brisbane Lions season

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 | Scores | Venue | Attendance |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Brisbane | Opponent | Venue | Attendance |
| 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 | Scores | Venue | Attendance |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Brisbane | Opponent | Venue | Attendance |
| 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

2001 AFL ladder :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Finals series |
| 3 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2473 | 1918 | 128.9 | 64 | Finals series |
| 4 | Richmond | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2126 | 1973 | 107.8 | 60 | Finals series |
| 5 | Carlton | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2311 | 1797 | 128.6 | 56 | Finals series |
| 6 | Hawthorn | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2149 | 2041 | 105.3 | 52 | Finals series |
| 7 | Sydney | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2121 | 1833 | 115.7 | 48 | Finals series |
| 8 | Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2085 | 2026 | 102.9 | 48 | Finals series |
| 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 | |