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Final home-and-away ladder.
| # | Club | W–L | P | W | L | % | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EssendonEssendon | 17–5 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 134.5 | 68 | |
| 2 | Brisbane LionsBrisbane | 17–5 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 127.6 | 68 | |
| 3 | Port AdelaidePort | 16–6 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 128.9 | 64 | |
| 4 | RichmondRichmond | 15–7 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 107.8 | 60 | |
| 5 | CarltonCarlton | 14–8 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 128.6 | 56 | |
| 6 | HawthornHawthorn | 13–9 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 105.3 | 52 | |
| 7 | Sydney SwansSydney | 12–10 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 115.7 | 48 | |
| 8 | Adelaide CrowsAdelaide | 12–10 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 102.9 | 48 | |
| 9 | CollingwoodCollingwood | 11–11 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 106.9 | 44 | |
| 10 | Western BulldogsBulldogs | 10–12 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 93.8 | 40 | |
| 11 | MelbourneMelbourne | 10–12 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 90.4 | 40 | |
| 12 | Geelong CatsGeelong | 9–13 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 93.8 | 36 | |
| 13 | North MelbourneNorth | 9–13 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 91.1 | 36 | |
| 14 | West Coast EaglesWest Coast | 5–17 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 65.9 | 20 | |
| 15 | St KildaSt Kilda | 4–18 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 72.6 | 16 | |
| 16 | FremantleFremantle | 2–20 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 72.0 | 8 |
Ordered by premiership points, then percentage.
Essendon by 70 · MCG
Carlton by 68 · MCG
Brisbane by 32 · Gabba
Hawthorn by 55 · Marvel Stadium
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Essendon finished on top of the 2001 AFL ladder with 68 premiership points (17 wins) and a percentage of 134.5, ahead of Brisbane on 68 points.
Clubs get four premiership points for a win and two for a draw. Clubs on the same points are separated by percentage: points scored divided by points conceded, multiplied by 100. Byes are worth nothing, so clubs that have had more byes can sit lower for a week or two.
From 2000 to 2025 the top eight made the finals, with the top four getting a second chance (the 'double chance') in the first week. From 2026 a wildcard round brings the top ten into the finals.
Brisbane won the 2001 AFL premiership, beating Essendon in the Grand Final.
How the finals work: the AFL finals format and wildcard round.