2001 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club

2001 season
President	Ian Dicker
Coach	Peter Schwab Chris Connolly (Round 17)
Captain(s)	Shane Crawford
Home ground	Melbourne Cricket Ground York Park
AFL season	13–9 (6th)
Finals series	Preliminary Final (Lost to Essendon 67–76)
Best and Fairest	Joel Smith
Leading goalkicker	John Barker (47)
Highest home attendance	52,472 (Round 17 vs. Carlton)
Lowest home attendance	16,595 (Round 18 vs. Fremantle)
Average home attendance	31,617
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The 2001 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 77th season in the Australian Football League and 100th overall.

Fixture

Premiership season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Record
			Home	Away	Result
1	Saturday, 31 March (2:10 pm)	Collingwood	13.7 (85)	11.15 (81)	Won by 4 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	52,190	1–0
2	Saturday, 7 April (2:10 pm)	Carlton	11.15 (81)	16.11 (107)	Won by 26 points	Optus Oval (A)	27,597	2–0
3	Sunday, 15 April (2:10 pm)	Fremantle	8.11 (59)	11.16 (82)	Won by 23 points	Subiaco Oval (A)	20,703	3–0
4	Sunday, 22 April (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	11.17 (83)	5.14 (44)	Won by 39 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	30,113	4–0
5	Saturday, 28 April (2:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs	19.12 (126)	24.11 (155)	Won by 29 points	Colonial Stadium (A)	34,400	5–0
6	Sunday, 6 May (2:10 pm)	Adelaide	16.8 (104)	12.19 (91)	Won by 13 points	York Park (H)	17,460	6–0
7	Saturday, 12 May (7:00 pm)	St Kilda	15.9 (99)	16.14 (110)	Won by 11 points	Colonial Stadium (A)	37,940	7–0
8	Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm)	West Coast	21.12 (138)	8.10 (58)	Won by 80 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	22,988	8–0
9	Saturday, 26 May (7:40 pm)	Essendon	18.14 (122)	8.9 (57)	Lost by 65 points	Colonial Stadium (A)	50,701	8–1
10	Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm)	Port Adelaide	10.13 (73)	17.14 (116)	Lost by 43 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	28,228	8–2
11	Saturday, 9 June (2:10 pm)	Geelong	14.9 (93)	13.12 (90)	Lost by 3 points	Colonial Stadium (A)	37,526	8–3
12	Saturday, 23 June (2:10 pm)	Kangaroos	15.11 (101)	14.14 (98)	Won by 3 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	41,295	9–3
13	Friday, 29 June (7:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions	20.20 (140)	8.5 (53)	Lost by 87 points	The Gabba (A)	30,573	9–4
14	Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm)	Richmond	10.11 (71)	20.9 (129)	Won by 58 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	52,189	10–4
15	Saturday, 14 July (2:10 pm)	Sydney	11.11 (77)	14.14 (98)	Lost by 21 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	34,394	10–5
16	Saturday, 21 July (2:10 pm)	Collingwood	14.5 (89)	21.18 (144)	Won by 55 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	52,381	11–5
17	Sunday, 29 July (2:10 pm)	Carlton	15.6 (96)	13.15 (93)	Won by 3 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	52,472	12–5
18	Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm)	Fremantle	13.12 (90)	16.10 (106)	Lost by 16 points	Colonial Stadium (H)	16,595	12–6
19	Saturday, 11 August (7:00 pm)	Melbourne	10.11 (71)	24.12 (156)	Won by 85 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	26,632	13–6
20	Sunday, 19 August (2:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs	12.7 (79)	17.23 (125)	Lost by 46 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	26,642	13–7
21	Sunday, 26 August (1:40 pm)	Adelaide	13.13 (91)	8.5 (53)	Lost by 38 points	Football Park (A)	42,827	13–8
22	Saturday, 1 September (7:00 pm)	St Kilda	13.9 (87)	13.11 (89)	Lost by 2 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	24,113	13–9

Finals series

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance
			Home	Away	Result
Elimination final	Sunday, 9 September (2:30 pm)	Sydney	19.15 (129)	11.8 (74)	Won by 55 points	Colonial Stadium (H)	32,910
Semi-final	Saturday, 15 September (7:45 pm)	Port Adelaide	10.9 (69)	10.12 (72)	Won by 3 points	Football Park (A)	30,613
Preliminary final	Saturday, 22 September (2:30 pm)	Essendon	11.10 (76)	9.13 (67)	Lost by 9 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	86,468