afl 2001 semi finals

after sydney and aedliade exited the finals only six teams are left and who will get one last chance at stopping essendon and brisbane playing for the flag.
richmond (4th) vs carlton (5th) mcg saturday afternoon
who will end their season for three quarters it was close but a poor start by carlton ended their season as richmond hanged on for an 11 point upset win their second finals win in 19 years and there last till 2017. richmond travel to brisbane saturday night carlton are finished.
Richmond 2.5.17 6.7.43 9.7.61 10.7.67
Carlton 0.2.2 5.5.35 6.10.46 7.14.56
major goals
rich ottens 2
carl hulme 2, kotaefedies 2
it was silvangis last game.
port (3rd) vs hawthorn (6th) aami stadium saturday night
before the game due to an airline collapse hawthorn had more trouble gettin gto adeliade and you’d think fatigue will hurt them trailing at 3/4 time but it was finals experience instead that makes the differnce as the hawks come from 3 goals down to win by 3 points. hawthorn play essendon saturday port are done after their best year of the five years in the comp.
Hawthorn 1.1.7 4.6.30 5.8.38 10.12.72
Port Adelaide 3.1.19 4.5.29 8.7.55 10.9.69
major gaols
haw barker 2, thompson 2
por cockatoo-colins 2, dew 2 (a future hawthorn premership player)
next round
saturday
essendon vs hawthorn MCG
brisbane vs richmond G (N)
carlton and port are out of the running
silavngi played his last game of a long carreer for carlton.