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2001 Ansett Australia Cup - Wikipedia

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2001 Ansett Australia Cup
AFL pre-season competition
Season	2001
Teams	16
Winners	Port Adelaide (1st title)
Matches played	27
Michael Tuck Medallist	Adam Kingsley (Port Adelaide)

The 2001 Ansett Australia Cup was contested by all sixteen clubs of the Australian Football League prior to the beginning of the 2001 AFL season. It ran for five weeks in February and March 2001. The competition took a round-robin format to provide all teams with at least 3 practice games to prepare for the 2001 regular season, with all clubs divided into four groups of four, and the group winners qualifying for the knockout semi finals. Group A comprised the defending premiers Essendon, Port Adelaide, Geelong and Sydney. Group B featured Kangaroos, Collingwood, West Coast and St Kilda. Group C featured Brisbane Lions, Carlton, Western Bulldogs and Adelaide while finally Group D comprised Hawthorn, Richmond, Fremantle and Melbourne.

In the group stages, the Brisbane Lions, Port Adelaide, Hawthorn and Kangaroos finished top of their respective groups and qualified for the semi-finals. Port Adelaide won Group A with 3 wins out of 3, qualifying ahead of Sydney and Geelong. The win over Geelong that secured Port Adelaide a place in the semi-finals was marred however by a serious broken leg suffered by key ruckman Brendon Lade. In Group B, Kangaroos won their place in the semi-finals after a 28-point win in the final group game against Collingwood. Group C was won by Brisbane Lions after they defeated Carlton by 13 points in the deciding game of the group. Group D was secured by Hawthorn after a 100-point thumping of Melbourne meant they qualified ahead of Richmond on percentage.

In the knockout semi-finals, Brisbane Lions and Port Adelaide beat Hawthorn and Kangaroos respectively to qualify for the Grand Final. Port Adelaide trailed Kangaroos at three-quarter time but kicked the first 5 goals of the final term to secure a 16-point victory in front of their own fans at Football Park. In the other semi-final at Colonial Stadium, the Brisbane Lions kicked the final 4 goals of the game against Hawthorn to win by 15 points. The win by Brisbane Lions was significant. as it broke a finals hoodoo in Melbourne, and it set up the first grand final between two non-Victorian teams in VFL/AFL history.

Group stage

Group 1


	Group 1
Friday, 16 February	Geelong 4.10 (34)	def. by	Sydney 6.11 (47)	Marrara Oval (crowd: 8,500)
Saturday, 17 February	Port Adelaide 16.25 (121)	def.	Essendon 5.12 (42)	Football Park (crowd: 19,498)
Friday, 23 February	Port Adelaide 17.10 (112)	def.	Sydney 15.17 (107)	Football Park (crowd: 15,709)
Friday, 23 February	Essendon 12.18 (90)	def. by	Geelong 17.10 (112)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 22,829)
Saturday, 3 March	Geelong 12.15 (87)	def. by	Port Adelaide 16.9 (105)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 4,474)
Saturday, 3 March	Sydney 11.17 (83)	def.	Essendon 8.11 (59)	Manuka Oval (crowd: 12,358)

Group 2

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Date	Crowd
Collingwood	12.14 (86)	St Kilda	10.8 (68)	Colonial Stadium	Friday, 16 February	30,072
West Coast	6.11 (47)	Kangaroos	14.12 (96)	Subiaco Oval	Friday, 16 February	16,905
Kangaroos	14.12 (96)	St Kilda	12.9 (81)	Manuka Oval	Saturday, 24 February	8157
West Coast	12.6 (78)	Collingwood	12.8 (80)	Subiaco Oval	Saturday, 24 February	16,090
St Kilda	19.9 (123)	West Coast	15.7 (97)	Colonial Stadium	Friday, 2 March	8642
Kangaroos	18.12 (120)	Collingwood	14.8 (92)	Colonial Stadium	Saturday, 3 March	28,983

Group 3

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Date	Crowd
Adelaide	10.13 (73)	Brisbane Lions	16.18 (114)	Westpac Stadium	Saturday, 17 February	8000
Western Bulldogs	14.8 (92)	Carlton	16.10 (106)	Colonial Stadium	Saturday, 17 February	15,815
Carlton	10.12 (72)	Adelaide	9.12 (66)	Optus Oval	Saturday, 24 February	7291
Brisbane Lions	5.15 (45)	Western Bulldogs	9.7 (61)	Bundaberg Rum Stadium	Saturday, 24 February	5800
Adelaide	11.11 (77)	Western Bulldogs	9.5 (59)	Football Park	Friday, 2 March	20,169
Brisbane Lions	10.14 (74)	Carlton	9.7 (61)	Gabba	Saturday, 3 March	22,957

Group 4

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Date	Crowd
Fremantle	8.9 (57)	Melbourne	14.14 (98)	Subiaco Oval	Saturday, 17 February	11,392
Hawthorn	13.11 (89)	Richmond	6.9 (45)	York Park	Sunday, 18 February	13,958
Richmond	14.13 (97)	Melbourne	9.11 (65)	Optus Oval	Sunday, 25 February	7875
Fremantle	10.12 (72)	Hawthorn	5.16 (46)	Subiaco Oval	Sunday, 25 February	9193
Richmond	22.13 (145)	Fremantle	7.9 (51)	Optus Oval	Sunday, 4 March	4391
Hawthorn	21.17 (143)	Melbourne	6.7 (43)	Colonial Stadium	Sunday, 4 March	9813

Knockout Phase

Semi-finals


	Semi-finals
Friday, 9 March (7:40 pm)	Port Adelaide 15.12 (102)	def.	Kangaroos 13.8 (86)	Football Park (crowd: 18,516)
Saturday, 10 March (7:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 14.10 (94)	def.	Hawthorn 12.7 (79)	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 15,866)

Grand final


	Grand Final
Saturday, 17 March (7:30 pm)	Port Adelaide	def.	Brisbane Lions	Football Park (crowd: 35,304)	Report
	1.3 (9) 9.5 (59) 15.6 (96) 17.9 (111)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.3 (9) 1.3 (9) 3.6 (24) 3.8 (26)	Umpires: Sheehan, Dore, Goldspink Michael Tuck Medal: Adam Kingsley (Port Adelaide) Television broadcast: Seven Network


Dew 4 C. Cornes 3 K. Cornes, Francis 2 Ackland, P. Burgoyne, J Francou, Guerra, Montgomery, Stevens 1		Goals	2 Bradshaw 1 Power
Kingsley, Dew, P. Burgoyne, J Francou, Stevens, Primus		Best	Bradshaw, White, Pike
French (leg)		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	C. Scott reported by field umpire Goldspink for striking C. Cornes during the final quarter

The Brisbane Lions (the eventual regular season premiers) were playing in its first grand final of any kind (since the merger with Fitzroy), while Port Adelaide were playing in their second pre-season grand final after going down to Hawthorn back in 1999. The Brisbane Lions were unhappy with the arrangements for the final, as they had to travel interstate for the 4th time in 5 games, while Port Adelaide played their 4th game at home. In the final, Port Adelaide took out their first pre season title with a convincing 85-point thumping of the Brisbane Lions. After an even first 1/4, Port took control in the second term with an 8 goal to 0 blitz, during which Stuart Dew kicked 3 goals in 3 minutes, and comfortably held on to secure the first silverware the club had won since their 1997 entry into the AFL.

Knockout Chart

Semi-finals				Grand Final

Port Adelaide	15	12	102

Kangaroos	13	8	86
				Port Adelaide	17	9	111

				Brisbane Lions	3	8	26
Brisbane Lions	14	10	94

Hawthorn	12	7	79

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