1901 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1901 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used East Melbourne as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Fitzroy in the first semi final, Essendon defeated Collingwood in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1901 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
East Melbourne
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 12-0-5, P%: 186.4)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Team Leaders
Captain:
Tod Collins
Vice-Captain:
Ted Kinnear
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | 15 | 2 | R05-14, S01-03, SF, GF | |
| Barry, Son | 16 | 2 | R01-03, R06-09, R11-14, S01-03, SF, GF | |
| Beasley, Jim | 2 | 0 | R05, R07 | |
| Byers, Bobby | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | 1 | 1 | R02 | |
| Cochrane, George | 1 | 0 | S02 | |
| Collins, Maurie | 18 | 3 | R01-03, R05-14, S01-03, SF, GF | |
| Collins, Tod | 18 | 2 | R01-12, R14, S01-03, SF, GF | |
| Evans, Marcus | 1 | 0 | R04 | |
| Forbes, Charlie | 5 | 0 | R03-04, R07, R11-12 | |
| Gavin, Hugh | 15 | 1 | R01, R04-06, R08-14, S01, S03, SF, GF | |
| Griffith, Billy | 17 | 3 | R01-06, R08-14, S01, S03, SF, GF | |
| Hastings, George | 17 | 6 | R01-14, S01, SF, GF | |
| Hiskins, Fred | 19 | 34 | R01-14, S01-03, SF, GF | |
| Kennedy, Jim | 3 | 9 | R13-14, S02 | |
| Kennedy, Ted | 18 | 1 | R01-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Kinnear, Ted | 19 | 16 | R01-14, S01-03, SF, GF | |
| Larkin, Jimmy | 16 | 17 | R01-13, S03, SF, GF | |
| Mann, Fred | 9 | 0 | R09-10, R12-14, S01-03, GF | |
| Martin, George | 9 | 4 | R01-02, R04-05, S01-03, SF, GF | |
| McKenzie, Jack | 12 | 14 | R06-08, R10-14, S01-02, SF, GF | |
| Morris, Mick | 1 | 0 | R04 | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | 3 | 1 | R02-04 | |
| Peppard, Mick | 17 | 2 | R01-14, S02-03, SF | |
| Robinson, Bill | 18 | 7 | R01-03, R05-14, S01-03, SF, GF | |
| Scott, Fred | 13 | 8 | R01-04, R09-14, S01-03 | |
| Stuckey, George | 9 | 0 | R02-03, R07-08, R10, S01, S03, SF, GF | |
| Thurgood, Albert | 10 | 21 | R05-09, S01-03, SF, GF | |
| Vollugi, Herc | 15 | 0 | R01-06, R08-14, S02, GF | |
| Ward, George | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| White, Artie | 6 | 3 | R02-07 | |
| Wright, Harry | 17 | 0 | R01, R03-11, R13-14, S01-03, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05/1901 | Round 1 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 43 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 09/05/1901 | Round 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 49 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 11/05/1901 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 3 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 18/05/1901 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 4 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 25/05/1901 | Round 5 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 26 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 01/06/1901 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 6 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 03/06/1901 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 80 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 08/06/1901 | Round 8 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 1 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 22/06/1901 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 107 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 29/06/1901 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 48 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 06/07/1901 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 25 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 13/07/1901 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 9 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 20/07/1901 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 1 | unknown | Ted Kinnear |
| 27/07/1901 | Round 14 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 59 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 10/08/1901 | Sectional Round 1 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 60 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 17/08/1901 | Sectional Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 69 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 24/08/1901 | Sectional Round 3 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 33 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 31/08/1901 | Semi Final | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 1 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 07/09/1901 | Grand Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 27 | unknown | Tod Collins |