1901 VFL finals series

The 1901 Victorian Football League finals series was the 5th annual edition of the VFL final series, the Australian rules football tournament staged to determine the premier of the 1901 VFL season. The series ran over two weekends in August and September 1901, culminating with the 1901 VFL Grand Final at the Lake Oval on 7 September 1901.

1901 premiership season
Date31 August – 7 September 1901
Teams4
PremiersEssendon
Attendance
Matches played3
Total attendance55,041 (18,347 per match)
Highest30031 (Grand Final, Melbourne vs. Fitzroy)

The system used for this final series was First Argus system. The system was only used once.

Ladder

1901 VFL ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Geelong 17 14 3 0 853 597 142.9 56 Semi-finals
2 Essendon (P) 17 12 5 0 1085 582 186.4 48
3 Collingwood 17 12 5 0 917 579 158.4 48
4 Fitzroy 17 9 7 1 877 666 131.7 38
5 Melbourne 17 9 7 1 716 610 117.4 38
6 South Melbourne 17 8 9 0 727 730 99.6 32
7 Carlton 17 2 15 0 476 1013 47.0 8
8 St Kilda 17 1 16 0 414 1288 32.1 4
Source: VFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Semi-final

1st Semi-final

1st Semi-final
Saturday, 31 August 1901 Collingwood def. Geelong EMCG (crowd: 10,000) Report
2.3 (15)
3.5 (23)
5.8 (38)
 6.9 (45)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
0.2 (2)
1.3 (9)
3.4 (22)
 3.6 (24)
Umpires: Gibson
Smith 2, Bryce, Morgan, Rowell, Tulloch Goals Bennion, Rankin, Woods

2nd Semi-final

2nd Semi-final
Saturday, 31 August 1901 Essendon def. Fitzroy Victoria Park (crowd: 15,000) Report
0.1 (1)
3.2 (20)
5.7 (37)
 6.10 (46)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
2.4 (16)
2.6 (18)
3.8 (26)
 6.9 (45)
Umpires: Henry "Ivo" Crapp
Thurgood 5, Larkin Goals Brosnan 2, Sharp 2, Sharpe 2

Grand final

Grand Final
Saturday, 7 September 1901 Essendon def. Collingwood Lake Oval (crowd: 30,031) Report
3.0 (18)
5.2 (32)
5.4 (34)
 6.7 (43)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
0.1 (1)
0.3 (3)
2.3 (15)
 2.4 (16)
Umpires: Henry "Ivo" Crapp
Thurgood 3, Kinnear, Martin, McKenzie Goals Bryce 2

References

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