afl 2001 prelimunary finals

with four teams left who will play for the flag.
essendon (1st) vs hawthorn (6th) mcg saturday afternoon
can the hawks bizare season take them to the grand final after a poor start it goes down to the wire a missed shot by hawthorn turned into an essendon goal makes the difference essendon win by 9 points.
Essendon 4.2.26 8.7.55 8.8.56 11.10.76
Hawthorn 2.6.18 2.7.19 5.11.41 9.13.67
major goals
ess alessio 2, lucas 2
haw holland 3
brisbane (2nd) vs richmond (4th) gabba saturday night
brisbanes run is now 15 after destroying richmonds season by 68 points. in the mdidle quarters it was a blow out it will brisbane v essendon for the flag on saturday.
Brisbane Lions 6.1.37 12.6.78 16.11.107 20.16.136
Richmond 4.1.25 6.4.40 7.5.47 10.8.68
major goals
bris brown 4, lappin 3, voss 3, akermanis 2, c scott 2
rich tivendale 3, holland 2, richarosn 2
grand final
saturday
essendon vs brisbane MCG