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2001: An AFL Odyssey Trivia Quiz

This quiz contains question about the AFL Season 2001 and the people, matches and events involved. Enjoy

A multiple-choice quiz by childman. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
childman

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
61,586

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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965

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Question 1 of 10

1. From which AFL Club did St Kilda recruit Aaron Hamill come from, for the 2001 season? Hint

Essendon

Kangaroos

West Coast

Carlton

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which 2001 Brisbane premiership player started his career at Melbourne ?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which two players played their 300th game for St Kilda in 2001? Hint

Stewart Loewe & Nathan Burke

Jason Cripps & Robert Harvey

Robert Harvey & Nicky WInmar

Andrew Thompson & Peter Everitt

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which team dropped from Runners-up in 2000, to finish in 11th place in 2001? Hint

Melbourne

Carlton

Kangaroos

Port Adelaide

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Question 5 of 10

5. Wearing number 7, who was Geelong's Captain in 2001.

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who took over from Malcolm Blight as coach of St Kilda in round 16? Hint

Stan Alves

Ben Allan

Grant Thomas

Nathan Burke

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which finalists from 2000 finished outside of the finals in 2001? Hint

Port Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney And Richmond

Collingwood, West Coast, Fremantle And Hawthorn

Western Bulldogs, Melbourne, Kangaroos and Geelong

Kangaroos, Carlton, Adelaide and St Kilda

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which AFL Club played it 2000th AFL Game in round 6 of 2001?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who won the 2001 Brownlow Medal? Hint

Jason Akermanis

Brett Ratten

Andrew Mcleod

Michael Voss

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who won the Norm Smith Medal for best on ground in the 2001 Grand Final? Hint

Scott Lucas

Michael Voss

Shaun Hart

Martin Pike

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. From which AFL Club did St Kilda recruit Aaron Hamill come from, for the 2001 season?

Answer: Carlton

Aaron Hamill caused a stir by leaving the Blues due to his status as a fan favourite.

2. Which 2001 Brisbane premiership player started his career at Melbourne ?

Answer: Martin Pike

Martin Pike played 24 games games for Melbourne in 1993 and 1994, and had stints with Fitzroy and The Kangaroos, before ending up in Brisbane in 2001.

3. Which two players played their 300th game for St Kilda in 2001?

Answer: Stewart Loewe & Nathan Burke

Loewe debuted for St kilda in 1985, while Burke started in 1987.

4. Which team dropped from Runners-up in 2000, to finish in 11th place in 2001?

Answer: Melbourne

This is not the biggest drop in a single year for a grand finalist: Adelaide dropped from Premiers in 1998 to 13th place in 1999!

5. Wearing number 7, who was Geelong's Captain in 2001.

Answer: Ben Graham

Ben Graham took over the captaincy in 2000 after Leigh Colbert quit the Cats to play for the Kangaroos!

6. Who took over from Malcolm Blight as coach of St Kilda in round 16?

Answer: Grant Thomas

Grant Thomas played 72 games for St Kilda from 1974 to 1983. He also played for North Melbourne (seven games) and Fitzroy (four games).

7. Which finalists from 2000 finished outside of the finals in 2001?

Answer: Western Bulldogs, Melbourne, Kangaroos and Geelong

Port Adelaide, Richmond, Sydney and Adelaide replaced these teams in the 2001 finals.

8. Which AFL Club played it 2000th AFL Game in round 6 of 2001?

Answer: Melbourne

Melbourne were the first Aussie rules club formed, in 1858. They were also one of the foundation members of the VFL (and AFL)!

9. Who won the 2001 Brownlow Medal?

Answer: Jason Akermanis

Jason Akermanis (Brisbane Lions) became the first Brownlow Medallist to play for the premiers (in the same year) since Gavin Wanganeen in 1993!

10. Who won the Norm Smith Medal for best on ground in the 2001 Grand Final?

Answer: Shaun Hart

Shaun Hart debuted with Brisbane in 1990 and the grand final was his 230th game.

Source: Author childman

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