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The defending premiers started well with two wins, but as the fortunes of Melbourne's 2001 AFL season went south so did that of their VFL affiliate and despite winning the last two matches of the season the Zebras missed out on the finals.
Matches
Round 1 - Saturday 7 April - Trevor Barker Oval
Sandringham 21.12.138 d. Tasmania 8.6.54
Goals - Lynch 7, Templeton 5, MacGeorge 2, Bingham 2, Tregear 1, C. O'Brien 1, Tarpey 1, Ross Funcke 1, Scott Thompson 1
Best - MacGeorge, Tregear, Wheatley
Round 2 - Sunday 15 April - Trevor Barker Oval
Sandringham 13.12.90 d. Geelong 9.12.66
Goals - Lynch 4, Scott Thompson 2, Ben Beams 1, Ross Funcke 1, Simon Godfrey 1, Steven Pitt 1, Hayward 1, Troy Broadbridge 1, MacGeorge 1
Best - MacGeorge, Hayward, Godfrey
Round 3 - Saturday 21 April - Box Hill Oval
Box Hill 16.8.104 d. Sandringham 15.11.101
Goals - Steven Pitt 5, Templeton 2, Simon Godfrey 2, Tarpey 2, Wilson 1, Sullivan 1, Lynch 1, Ben Beams 1
Best - Wilson, Godfrey, Pitt
Round 4 - Saturday 28 April - Trevor Barker Oval
Port Melbourne 13.8.86 d. Sandringham 10.19.79
Goals - Templeton 4, Wilson 1, Steven Pitt 1, Ross Funcke 1, Coghlan 1, Ben Beams 1, Scott Thompson 1
Best - Broadbridge, Lamb, Jolly
Round 5 - Sunday 6 May - Queen Elizabeth Oval
Sandringham 13.18.96 d. Bendigo 8.10.58
Goals - Templeton 3, Hayward 2, Travis Johnstone 2, James McDonald 1, Ross Funcke 1, Scott Thompson 1, Wilson 1, Sullivan 1, McKellar 1
Best - Funcke, Johnstone, Wilson
Round 6 - Saturday 12 May - Trevor Barker Oval
Werribee 13.7.85 d. Sandringham 9.13.67
Goals - Templeton 3, James McDonald 2, Ben Beams 2, Darren Jolly 1, Shannon O'Brien 1
Best - Lamb, Templeton, Radford
Round 7 - Saturday 19 May - Trevor Barker Oval
Essendon 13.10.88 d. Sandringham 10.8.68
Goals - Troy Simmonds 3, Scott Thompson 3, Benjamin Doherty 2, Templeton 1, Wilson 1
Best - Radford, Pitt
Round 8 - Saturday 26 May - Frankston
Frankston 10.12.72 d. Sandringham 9.14.68
Goals - MacGeorge 2, Ben Beams 1, Troy Simmonds 1, Scott Thompson 1, Sullivan 1, Liddell 1, Steven Pitt 1, Troy Broadbridge 1
Best - Ryan, Lamb, Pitt
Round 9 - Sunday 3 June - Moorabbin
Sandringham 17.12.114 d. Springvale 16.12.108
Goals - Ben Beams 5, Steven Pitt 3, Templeton 3, Hackett 2, Ross Funcke 2, Hayward 1, MacGeorge 1
Best - Pitt, Wilson, MacGeorge
Round 10 - Sunday 10 June - Trevor Barker Oval
Williamstown 11.9.75 d. Sandringham 8.21.69
Goals - Hackett 3, Steven Pitt 2, MacGeorge 1, Luke Williams 1, Ross Funcke 1
Best - Febey, MacGeorge, Coghlan
Round 11 - Saturday 16 June - Trevor Barker Oval
Sandringham 17.17.119 d. Northern Bullants 8.12.60
Goals - Wilson 3, Benjamin Doherty 3, Luke Williams 2, Darren Jolly 2, Barrow 2, Guy Rigoni 2, McKellar 1, Templeton 1, Clark 1
Best - Liddell, Coghlan, Rigoni
Round 12 - Saturday 30 June - Eureka Stadium
Sandringham 14.9.93 d. North Ballarat 14.6.90
Goals - Simon Godfrey 3, Darren Jolly 3, Steven Pitt 2, Nick Gill 2, Barrow 2, MacGeorge 1, Templeton 1
Best - MacGeorge, Liddell, Godfrey
Round 13 - Saturday 7 July - Trevor Barker Oval
Murray Kangaroos 17.15.117 d. Sandringham 15.10.100
Goals - Templeton 3, Ross Funcke 3, Lynch 2, Travis Johnstone 2, MacGeorge 2, Steven Pitt 1, Ben Beams 1, Hackett 1
Best - Liddell, MacGeorge, Funcke
Round 14 - Saturday 14 July - Princes Park
Carlton 17.6.112 d. Sandringham 13.7.85
Goals - Anthony McDonald 2, Templeton 2, Darren Jolly 2, Liddell 2, Benjamin Doherty 1, Ben Beams 1, MacGeorge 1, Travis Johnstone 1, Steven Pitt 1
Best - Clark, A. McDonald, MacGeorge
Round 15 - Saturday 21 July - Coburg
Coburg 12.10.82 d. Sandringham 10.15.75
Goals - Ben Beams 3, Wilson 1, Ross Funcke 1, Templeton 1, Liddell 1, Nick Gill 1, Steven Pitt 1, Haynes 1
Best - Liddell, McDonald, Jolly
Round 16 - Sunday 29 July - North Hobart Oval
Sandringham 14.10.94 d. Tasmania 10.7.67
Goals - Templeton 6, Brent Grgic 2, Scott Thompson 1, Travis Johnstone 1, Radford 1, MacGeorge 1, Nick Gill 1, Benjamin Doherty 1
Best - Jolly, MacGeorge, Grant
Round 17 - Saturday 4 August - Kardinia Park
Geelong 17.16.118 d. Sandringham 8.10.58
Goals - Hayward 2, Nick Gill 2, Templeton 1, Ben Beams 1, Grant 1, Liddell 1
Best - MacGeorge, Coghlan, Hayward
Round 18 - Sunday 12 August - Trevor Barker Oval
Box Hill 14.9.93 d. Sandringham 7.10.52
Goals - MacGeorge 2, Paul Wheatley 1, Simon Godfrey 1, Darren Jolly 1, Hackett 1, Templeton 1
Best - Clark, Hackett, McNicholas
Round 19 - Saturday 18 August - TEAC Oval
Sandringham 14.14.98 d. Port Melbourne 15.7.97
Goals - Ben Beams 6, Templeton 2, Steven Pitt 2, Hackett 1, Hayward 1, Liddell 1, Travis Johnstone 1
Best - Coghlan, Johnstone, Beams
Round 20 - Saturday 25 August - Trevor Barker Oval
Sandringham 15.16.106 d. Bendigo 7.9.51
Goals - Ben Beams 3, Scott Thompson 3, Liddell 2, Templeton 2, Coghlan 2, Chris Lamb 1, Haynes 1, Grant 1
Best - Whelan, Haynes, Clark
Ladder
W | D | L | % | P
| |
| Werribee | 18 | 0 | 2 | 173.31 | 72 |
| Box Hill | 15 | 0 | 5 | 147.27 | 60 |
| Springvale | 13 | 0 | 7 | 110.72 | 52 |
| Murray Kangaroos | 13 | 0 | 7 | 107.71 | 52 |
| Carlton | 12 | 0 | 8 | 116.93 | 48 |
| Frankston | 12 | 0 | 8 | 103.70 | 48 |
| Coburg | 11 | 0 | 9 | 103.69 | 44 |
| Essendon | 11 | 0 | 9 | 94.93 | 44 |
| Williamstown | 10 | 0 | 10 | 101.38 | 40 |
| Port Melbourne | 10 | 0 | 10 | 99.10 | 40 |
| Sandringham | 9 | 0 | 11 | 105.42 | 36 |
| North Ballarat | 8 | 0 | 12 | 84.11 | 32 |
| Geelong | 7 | 0 | 13 | 94.12 | 28 |
| Northern Blues | 6 | 0 | 14 | 99.39 | 24 |
| Tasmania | 5 | 0 | 15 | 66.88 | 20 |
| Bendigo | 0 | 0 | 20 | 50.25 | 0 |
Playing List
| Number | Player | From | |||
| 1 | Nathan Bingham | Ashburton | |||
| 2 | Jason Krueger | Darwin | |||
| 3 | Ed Wilson | Old Melbournians | |||
| 4 | Mark Boon | Prahran U18 | |||
| 5 | Justin Tarpey | Prahran U18 | |||
| 6 | Scott Thompson | Melbourne | |||
| 7 | Damien Lynch | Prahran U18 | |||
| 8 | Michael Nguyen | Prahran U18 | |||
| 9 | Sam Radford | East Brighton | |||
| 10 | Steven Pitt | Melbourne | |||
| 11 | David Wickham | Clarence | |||
| 12 | David MacGeorge | Beaumaris | |||
| 13 | Paul Sullivan | Prahran U18 | |||
| 14 | Mark Haynes | Hawthorn | |||
| 15 | Ross Funcke | Melbourne | |||
| 15 | Leigh McDonald | ? | |||
| 16 | Cameron Templeton | ? | |||
| 17 | Mitchell Grant | St. Patricks | |||
| 18 | Ben Beams | Melbourne | |||
| 19 | Heath Tregear | Hampton Rovers | |||
| 20 | Troy Broadbridge | Melbourne | |||
| 21 | Rick Hayward | Traralgon | |||
| 22 | Jake Ryan | Southport | |||
| 23 | Adam Coghlan | Murray Bushrangers | |||
| 24 | Campbell McKellar | Hampton Rovers | |||
| 25 | Travis Johnstone | Melbourne | |||
| 26 | Luke Williams | Melbourne | |||
| 26 | Ryan Martin | Beaumaris | |||
| 27 | Mitchell Barrow | Beaumaris | |||
| 28 | Chad Liddell | Collingwood | |||
| 29 | Chris Lamb | Melbourne | |||
| 29 | Luke Holcombe | Prahran U18 | |||
| 30 | Simon Godfrey | Melbourne | |||
| 31 | Anthony Ingerson | Melbourne | |||
| 31 | Aaron Giles | Sandringham Dragons | |||
| 32 | Guy Rigoni | Melbourne | |||
| 33 | Daniel Le Cordier | Prahran U18 | |||
| 34 | Brendan Donelly | Collegians | |||
| 35 | Luke McNicholas | Beaumaris | |||
| 36 | Lee Anderson | Melbourne | |||
| 37 | Shannon O'Brien | Melbourne | |||
| 38 | Ben Hackett | Oakleigh Chargers | |||
| 39 | Mitchell Craig | Melbourne | |||
| 40 | Nick Gill | Melbourne | |||
| 41 | Darren Jolly | Melbourne | |||
| 42 | Brent Grgic | Melbourne | |||
| 43 | Michael Clark | Melbourne | |||
| 44 | Mark Berts | Melbourne | |||
| 45 | Ben Tellis | Parkdale | |||
| 46 | Benjamin Doherty | Melbourne | |||
| 47 | Thomas Marshall | Melbourne | |||
| 48 | Kevin Devine | Melbourne | |||
| 49 | Ben Osborne | Prahran U18 | |||
| 50 | Ricky White | Southern Stingrays | |||
| 51 | Julian Black | Beaumaris | |||
| 52 | Chris Bryan | Sandringham Dragons | |||
| 53 | Brendan Bennett | Hampton United | |||
| 54 | Scott Oram | Prahran U18 | |||
| 55 | David Rossi | Mentone | |||
| 56 | Dan Condon | Coburg Districts | |||
| 57 | Ryan Sawyers | Sandringham Dragons | |||
| 58 | Jason Ritterman | Sandringham Dragons | |||
| 59 | Brayden Haynes | Beaumaris | |||
| 60 | Damien Constante | Parkdale | |||
| Matthew Collins | Melbourne | ||||
| Matthew Febey | Melbourne | ||||
| Anthony McDonald | Melbourne | ||||
| James McDonald | Melbourne | ||||
| Troy Simmonds | Melbourne | ||||
| Paul Wheatley | Melbourne | ||||
| Matthew Whelan | Melbourne | ||||
Goalkickers
| Goals | Player | ||||
| 41 | Templeton | ||||
| 26 | Ben Beams | ||||
| 20 | Steven Pitt | ||||
| 14 | Lynch MacGeorge | ||||
| 13 | Scott Thompson | ||||
| 11 | Ross Funcke | ||||
| 9 | Darren Jolly | ||||
| 8 | Hackett Liddell Wilson | ||||
| 7 | Benjamin Doherty Simon Godfrey Hayward Travis Johnstone | ||||
| 6 | Nick Gill | ||||
| 4 | Barrow Troy Simmonds | ||||
| 3 | Coghlan James McDonald Sullivan Tarpey Luke Williams | ||||
| 2 | Bingham Troy Broadbridge Grant Brent Grgic Haynes Anthony McDonald McKellar Guy Rigoni | ||||
| 1 | Clark Chris Lamb C. O'Brien Shannon O'Brien Radford Tregear Paul Wheatley | ||||
Awards
Best and Fairest - David MacGeorge
Second Best and Fairest - Chad Liddell