2001 Brownlow Medal

2001 Brownlow Medal
Date	24 September
Location	Docklands Stadium
Winner	Jason Akermanis (Brisbane) 23 votes
Television/Radio coverage
Network	Seven Network

The 2001 Brownlow Medal was the 74th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home and away season.^[1] Jason Akermanis of the Brisbane Lions won the medal by polling twenty-three votes during the 2001 AFL season.^[2]

Leading votegetters

	Player	Votes
1st	Jason Akermanis (Brisbane)	23
2nd	Andrew McLeod (Adelaide)	21
3rd	Michael Voss (Brisbane Lions)	19
	Josh Francou (Port Adelaide)*	19
4th	Ben Cousins (West Coast)	18
=5th	Jason Johnson (Essendon)	16
=5th	Brent Harvey (North Melbourne)	16
	Matthew Lloyd (Essendon)*	15
=7th	Shannon Grant (North Melbourne)	14
=7th	Nathan Buckley (Collingwood)	14
	Shane Crawford (Hawthorn)*	14
9th	Ben Graham (Geelong)	13
=10th	Simon Black (Brisbane Lions)	12
=10th	Shane O'Bree (Collingwood)	12

* The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the AFL Tribunal during the year.

↑ Lovett, Michael (ed.). AFL Record Season Guide 2009. Docklands, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.
↑ "2001 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 November 2016.

2001 AFL season

Events	Ansett Australia Cup Premiership season Finals series Grand Final 2001 International Rules Series

Awards	AFL Players Association awards All-Australian team Brownlow Medal Coleman Medal Goal of the Year Leigh Matthews Trophy Mark of the Year Michael Tuck Medal Norm Smith Medal Rising Star

Club overviews	Adelaide Brisbane Lions Carlton Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelong Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Port Adelaide Richmond St Kilda Sydney West Coast Western Bulldogs

Player changes	Debuts Retirements Trades

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