2001 Brownlow Medal
# 2001 Brownlow Medal

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. Jason Akermanis of the Brisbane Lions won the medal by polling 23 votes during the 2001 AFL season.

## 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 |
| =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.
