2001 Brownlow Medal

2001 Brownlow Medal
Date	24 September
Location	Crown Palladium
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 23 votes during the 2001 AFL season.^[2]

Leading vote-getters

	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
	Brent Harvey (Kangaroos)
	Matthew Lloyd (Essendon)*	15
=7th	Shannon Grant (Kangaroos)	14
	Nathan Buckley (Collingwood)
	Shane Crawford (Hawthorn)*	14
9th	Ben Graham (Geelong)	13
=10th	Simon Black (Brisbane Lions)	12
	Shane O'Bree (Collingwood)

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

References

1. Lovett, Michael, ed. (2009). AFL Record Season Guide 2009. Docklands, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.
2. "2001 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 November 2016.