1901 VFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
1901 VFL Season
Team:
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Fred Mann | Jim Anderson | Maurie Collins |
| Half-Back: | Son Barry | Hugh Gavin | Tod Collins |
| Centre: | George Hastings | Harry Wright | Herc Vollugi |
| Half-Forward: | Fred Hiskins | Albert Thurgood | Jimmy Larkin |
| Forward: | George Martin | Ted Kinnear | George Stuckey |
| Follower: | Jack McKenzie | Bill Robinson | Billy Griffith |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 1 out of 19 matches was used.
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 |