1901 VFL Season
The complete 1901 season — final ladder, results and finals.
Premiers
🏆 Essendondef. Collingwood
Essendon won the 1901 VFL premiership, defeating Collingwood in the Grand Final. Geelong had finished on top of the home-and-away ladder as minor premiers.
8 teams contested the season. The 4th-placed cut-off sent Geelong, Essendon, Collingwood and Fitzroy into the finals. St Kilda finished last with 1 win. The full final ladder and round-by-round results follow.
Ladder
| # | Club | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geelong | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 853 | 597 | 142.9 | 56 |
| 2 | Essendon | 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 |
Top 4 (green) made the finals. Ladder is home-and-away only; percentage = points for ÷ points against.
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Results
71 matches