2001 AFL Grand Final

2001 AFL Grand Final
The Melbourne Cricket Ground, where the 2001 AFL Grand Final took place.
Essendon Brisbane Lions 12.10 (82) 15.18 (108)
1 2 3 4 ESS 3.2 (20) 8.6 (54) 9.8 (62) 12.10 (82) BL 3.7 (25) 5.10 (40) 11.12 (78) 15.18 (108)
Date	29 September 2001
Stadium	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance	91,482
Favourite	Essendon
Umpires	Matthew James, Scott McLaren, Martin Ellis
Ceremonies
Pre-match entertainment	Vanessa Amorosi Men At Work INXS
National anthem	Julie Anthony
Accolades
Norm Smith Medallist	Shaun Hart (Brisbane Lions)
Jock McHale Medallist	Leigh Matthews
Broadcast in Australia
Network	Seven Network
Commentators	Bruce McAvaney (host and commentator) Sandy Roberts (commentator) Jason Dunstall (expert commentator) Gerard Healy (expert commentator) Robert DiPierdomenico (boundary rider) Matthew Campbell (boundary rider)
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The 2001 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Bombers and the Brisbane Lions, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 29 September 2001. It was the 105th annual grand final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League),^[1] staged to determine the premiers for the 2001 AFL season. The match, attended by 91,482 spectators, was won by Brisbane by a margin of 26 points, marking the club's first premiership since it was established in 1997.