afl 2001 grand final

essendon v brisbane

lions win thier first flag over the dons by 26 in a run away second half.

BRIS 3.7 5.10 11.12 15.18 (108)
ESS 3.2 8.6 9.8 12.10 (82)
GOALS: BRIS – Power 3, Lynch 2, Akermanis 2, Brown 2, Lappin 2, Voss, Notting, Ashcroft, Pike; ESS – Lloyd 5, Lucas 4, J. Johnson, Moorcroft, Caracella
BEST: BRIS – Hart, Lappin, Voss, Lynch, Power, Brown, B. Scott, Johnson, Pike, Leppitsch;
ESS – Lloyd, J. Johnson, Lucas, Ramanauskas, Jacobs

NORM SMITH MEDAL: Shaun Hart

UMPIRES: James, McLaren, Ellis

ATTENDANCE: 91,482 at MCG

2002 matches

round 1

thursday

richmond v collingwood N

saturday

st kilda v carlton

geelong v essendon N

port v north N

sunday

sydney v brisbane

bulldogs v adelaide

west coast v freo gor

monday

hawthorn v melbourne