1901 VFL Grand Final: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 7 September 1901 between Essendon and Collingwood in the grand final of the 1901 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at Lakeside Oval. Tod Collins captained the hosts with Ted Kinnear as vice-captain. Bill Proudfoot captained the visitors with Lardie Tulloch as vice-captain.

Essendon
Back: F. Mann, J. Anderson, M. Collins
Half-back: S. Barry, H. Gavin, T. Collins (capt.)
Centre: G. Hastings, H. Wright, H. Vollugi
Half-forward: F. Hiskins, A. Thurgood, J. Larkin
Forward: G. Martin, T. Kinnear (vice-capt.), G. Stuckey
Follower: J. McKenzie, B. Robinson, B. Griffith

Collingwood
B. Proudfoot (capt.), L. Tulloch (vice-capt.), A. Boyack, B. Bryce, C. Dow, A. Dummett, J. Farrell, M. Fell, F. Hailwood, O. Hyman, A. Leach, F. Leach, P. Martin, B. McCulloch, L. Morgan, C. Pannam, T. Rowell, A. Smith

Essendon (6.7.43) defeated Collingwood (2.4.16).

Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Thurgood (3), T. Kinnear, G. Martin, J. McKenzie
Collingwood: B. Bryce (2)

Match Details

Season: 1901 VFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 7 September 1901
Time: 2:50 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 30,031

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Collingwood
Score: 6.7.43 - 2.4.16

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 0 5 . 2 5 . 4 6 . 7 6 . 7 (43)
Collingwood 0 . 1 0 . 3 2 . 3 2 . 4 2 . 4 (16)
Margin ESSE by 17 ESSE by 29 ESSE by 19 ESSE by 27 ESSE by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), unknown (Collingwood)
Captains: Tod Collins (Essendon), Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: Ted Kinnear (Essendon), Lardie Tulloch (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Crapp
Goal Umpire: J. Jones, J. Rickard

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim FB ? 0 ?
Barry, Son HBFL ? 0 ?
Collins, Maurie BPR ? 0 ?
Collins, Tod (c) HBFR ? 0 ?
Gavin, Hugh CHB ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy RO ? 0 ?
Hastings, George WL ? 0 ?
Hiskins, Fred HFFL ? 0 ?
Kinnear, Ted (vc) FF ? 1 ?
Larkin, Jimmy HFFR ? 0 ?
Mann, Fred BPL ? 0 ?
Martin, George FPL ? 1 ?
McKenzie, Jack RU ? 1 ?
Robinson, Bill RU ? 0 ?
Stuckey, George FPR ? 0 ?
Thurgood, Albert CHF ? 3 ?
Vollugi, Herc WR ? 0 ?
Wright, Harry C ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 7

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Boyack, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Bryce, Bob ? ? 2 ?
Dow, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Dummett, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Farrell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Fell, Matthew ? ? 0 ?
Hailwood, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Hyman, Oscar ? ? 0 ?
Leach, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Leach, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Martin, Peter ? ? 0 ?
McCulloch, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Morgan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
Pannam, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Proudfoot, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rowell, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Archie ? ? 0 ?
Tulloch, Lardie (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 2 4

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: unknown
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






J. McKenzie

G. Stuckey T. Kinnear (vc) G. Martin B. Robinson

FORWARD B. Griffith

HALF-BACK













J. Larkin A. Thurgood F. Hiskins



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













H. Vollugi H. Wright G. Hastings FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













T. Collins (c) H. Gavin S. Barry



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













M. Collins J. Anderson F. Mann



BACK



Collingwood Coach: unknown