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 () 23 2nd Andrew McLeod () 21 3rd Michael Voss () 19 Josh Francou ()* 19 4th Ben Cousins () 18=5th Jason Johnson () 16 Brent Harvey () Matthew Lloyd ()* 15=7th Shannon Grant () 14 Nathan Buckley () Shane Crawford ()* 14 9th Ben Graham () 13=10th Simon Black () 12 Shane O'Bree () * The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the AFL Tribunal during the year.
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