Round 6, 2001
Fremantle vs Melbourne
Saturday 5 May
Venue: Subiaco
Attendance: 19,775
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Fremantle | 4.7 | 7.12 | 9.17 | 9.20.74 |
| Melbourne | 2.3 | 5.7 | 10.7 | 18.11.119 |
Melbourne win by 45 points
Goalkickers: Brad Green 4, Russell Robertson 3, Ben Beams 2, David Neitz 2, Daniel Ward 2, Anthony McDonald 1, Guy Rigoni 1, David Schwarz 1, Shane Woewodin 1, Adem Yze 1
Brownlow votes:
3 - Anthony McDonald
2 - Shane Woewodin
Best and Fairest
28 - Adem Yze
27 - Alistair Nicholson
16 - Russell Robertson
13 - David Neitz
9 - Brad Green
6 - David Schwarz
6 - Steven Febey
6 - Daniel Ward
6 - Shane Woewodin
5 - Matthew Collins
Milestones:
100 games
Shane Woewodin
Melbourne's 2000th VFL/AFL game came against the league's most recent additions, and on the day Shane Woewodin played his 100th consecutive matches since debut, the Demons won easily to drop Fremantle to 0-6. The Dockers led early but wasted both chances in front of goal, and their opportunity to play against a Melbourne side missing late withdrawal Jeff White (knee injury) and hamstring victim Jeff Farmer.
Fremantle led by 24 points early in the third term, and looked like ending their winless start to the season. Despite the rain coming down heavily the Demons kicked five of the last six goals of the quarter to go in slightly at the last change Then, with the game on the line Fremantle fell to pieces and conceded eight goals. Alistair Nicholson, thrown into the ruck in the absence of White and Troy Simmonds dominated the centre, and when Fremantle lost Koops, Bandy, Modra and Bell to injury during the last quarter they managed just three behinds.
Neale Daniher admitted his side was outplayed for three quarters, saying he thought the Dockers "should have been a lot further in front".
Daniel Ward, Adem Yze and Anthony McDonald were Melbourne's best. White was replaced in the selected side by Ben Beams. Andrew Leoncelli injured his shoulder.
Media
Age - 04/05/2001
Sunday Mail - 06/05/2001
Herald Sun - 06/05/2001
Herald Sun - 07/05/2001
Australian - 07/05/2001
AFANA News 2001