Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1901.
Premiership season
In 1901, the VFL competition was comprised of eight teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their place on the field at any time during the match.
Each team played each other twice in a home-and-away season of 14 rounds.
Once the 14 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1901 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the original Argus system.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Date |
|
| 7.16 (58)
|
| 3.3 (21)
| MCG
| 11 May 1901 |
|
| 6.8 (44)
|
| 7.5 (47)
| EMCG
| 11 May 1901 |
|
| 3.8 (26)
|
| 7.13 (55)
| Princes Park
| 11 May 1901 |
|
| 9.4 (58)
|
| 6.11 (47)
| Lake Oval
| 11 May 1901 |
Round 4
Round 5
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Date |
|
| 7.8 (50)
|
| 3.6 (24)
| EMCG
| 25 May 1901 |
|
| 5.10 (40)
|
| 2.8 (20)
| Princes Park
| 25 May 1901 |
|
| 3.7 (25)
|
| 6.5 (41)
| Lake Oval
| 25 May 1901 |
|
| 3.6 (24)
|
| 4.8 (32)
| Corio Oval
| 25 May 1901 |
Round 6
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Date |
|
| 7.13 (55)
|
| 6.9 (45)
| Victoria Park
| 1 June 1901 |
|
| 2.5 (17)
|
| 11.12 (78)
| Junction Oval
| 1 June 1901 |
|
| 5.5 (35)
|
| 3.23 (41)
| Lake Oval
| 1 June 1901 |
|
| 7.7 (49)
|
| 5.4 (34)
| MCG
| 1 June 1901 |
Round 7
Round 8
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Date |
|
| 7.7 (49)
|
| 7.6 (48)
| Victoria Park
| 8 June 1901 |
|
| 5.7 (37)
|
| 6.8 (44)
| Princes Park
| 8 June 1901 |
|
| 7.14 (56)
|
| 1.1 (7)
| Lake Oval
| 8 June 1901 |
|
| 7.4 (46)
|
| 9.5 (59)
| MCG
| 8 June 1901 |
Round 9
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Date |
|
| 19.22 (136)
|
| 4.5 (29)
| EMCG
| 22 June 1901 |
|
| 6.6 (42)
|
| 9.9 (63)
| Princes Park
| 22 June 1901 |
|
| 6.9 (45)
|
| 9.7 (61)
| Lake Oval
| 22 June 1901 |
|
| 6.16 (52)
|
| 8.3 (51)
| Corio Oval
| 22 June 1901 |
Round 10
Round 11
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Date |
|
| 6.13 (49)
|
| 2.12 (24)
| EMCG
| 6 July 1901 |
|
| 4.10 (34)
|
| 11.7 (73)
| Junction Oval
| 6 July 1901 |
|
| 5.6 (36)
|
| 4.11 (35)
| MCG
| 6 July 1901 |
|
| 10.10 (70)
|
| 3.2 (20)
| Lake Oval
| 6 July 1901 |
Round 12
Round 13
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Date |
|
| 8.7 (55)
|
| 4.5 (29)
| Corio Oval
| 20 July 1901 |
|
| 6.16 (52)
|
| 8.3 (51)
| EMCG
| 20 July 1901 |
|
| 5.6 (36)
|
| 6.6 (42)
| Princes Park
| 20 July 1901 |
|
| 2.7 (19)
|
| 3.6 (24)
| Brunswick Street Oval
| 20 July 1901 |
Round 14
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Date |
|
| 10.20 (80)
|
| 1.7 (13)
| Victoria Park
| 27 July 1901 |
|
| 3.2 (20)
|
| 11.13 (79)
| Princes Park
| 27 July 1901 |
|
| 6.9 (45)
|
| 6.13 (49)
| Lake Oval
| 27 July 1901 |
|
| 4.5 (29)
|
| 2.11 (23)
| MCG
| 27 July 1901 |
Grand Final
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.Essendon defeated Collingwood 6.7 (43) to 2.4 (16). (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).
Ladder
All teams played 14 games during the home and away season, for a total of 56. A sectional round of 3 games per team was then played, for a total of 12. An additional 3 games were played during the finals series.
Home and away ladder
Pre-finals ladder
Awards
Notable Events
- In the last home-and-away match between South Melbourne and Geelong, field umpire Henry "Ivo" Crapp experiments with clearly calling out his decisions.
- In Essendon's "Grand Final" victory against Collingwood, Albert Thurgood kicks three of Essendon's six goals. One of his goals was scored with an 86-yard (79 m.) drop-kick, and another (measured immediately after the match) was scored with a 93-yard (85 m.) place-kick into a strong head wind.
- VFL institutes the original Argus system to determine the season's premiers.
References
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872-1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-959-17402-8
- Rogers, S. & Brown, A., Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897-1997 (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. ISBN 0-670-90809-6
- Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897-1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0
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