1901 VFL grand final

Grand final of the 1901 Victorian Football League season

1901 VFL Grand Final

Essendon

Collingwood
6.7 (43) 2.4 (16)
1 2 3 4
ESS 3.0 (18) 5.2 (32) 5.4 (34) 6.7 (43)
COL 0.1 (1) 0.3 (3) 2.3 (15) 2.4 (16)
Date7 September 1901
StadiumLake Oval
Attendance30,000
Accolades
Australian Football
Hall of Fame
Albert Thurgood (1996)
Charlie Pannam (1996)
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The 1901 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Lake Oval in Melbourne on 7 September 1901. It was the 4th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1901 VFL season. The match, attended by 30,031 spectators, was won by Essendon by a margin of 27 points.

Teams

Essendon
Collingwood
Essendon
B: Fred Mann Jim Anderson Maurie Collins
HB: Son Barry Hugh Gavin Tod Collins (c)
C: George Hastings Harry Wright Herc Vollugi
HF: Fred Hiskins Albert Thurgood Jimmy Larkin
F: George Martin Ted Kinnear George Stuckey
Foll: Bill Robinson Jack McKenzie Billy Griffith
Res: - -
Coach: -
Collingwood
B: Charlie Dow Bill Proudfoot (c) Alf Dummett
HB: Oscar Hyman Lardie Tulloch Bill McCulloch
C: Charlie Pannam Fred Leach Peter Martin
HF: Bob Bryce Ted Rowell Arthur Leach
F: Jack Farrell Archie Smith Leo Morgan
Foll: Matthew Fell Frank Hailwood Alf Boyack
Res: - -
Coach: -

Statistics

Essendon FC team, Premiers

Goalkickers

Essendon

  • A Thurgood 3
  • T Kinnear 1
  • G Martin 1
  • J McKenzie 1

Collingwood

  • B Bryce 2

See also

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Essendon Football Club 1901 VFL premiers
Essendon 6.7 (43) defeated Collingwood 2.4 (16), at the Lake Oval
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  • Nickname: Bombers
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  • Crichton Medal
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  • AFL coach: Brad Scott
  • AFL captain: Dyson Heppell
  • AFLW coach: Natalie Wood
  • AFLW co-captains: Stephanie Cain & Bonnie Toogood
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Essendon did not participate in the 1916 and 1917 VFL seasons due to World War I (indicated in grey)
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Collingwood Football Club
  • Nickname: Magpies
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  • Current squad
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  • Awards
  • Copeland Trophy
  • AFL Women's best and fairest
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  • AFL coach: Craig McRae
  • AFL captain: Darcy Moore
  • AFLW coach: Sam Wright
  • AFLW captains: Brianna Davey
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Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924