1901 VFL Season: Geelong

These are the details of the premiership results of Geelong for the 1901 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. Geelong were defeated by Collingwood in a semi final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).

Season Team Details

Competition: 1901 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Corio Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 14-0-3, P%: 142.9)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Collingwood (Semi Final)

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Bailiff, Les 13 0 R01-05, R07-08, R11-14, S01, SF
Baker, Jack 4 4 R01, R03-04, R06
Bennion, Bill 2 1 S03, SF
Bowey, Frank 5 0 R01, R03, S02-03, SF
Buchan, Tommy 14 6 R02-12, S01, S03, SF
Burns, Peter 17 0 R01-12, R14, S01-03, SF
Coles, Charlie 17 24 R01-03, R05-14, S01-03, SF
Donaghy, Mick 17 0 R01-02, R04-14, S01-03, SF
Fletcher, Percy 2 0 S02, SF
Flynn, Jim 13 6 R04-08, R10-12, R14, S01-03, SF
Gill, Billy 6 1 R09-10, R12-14, S01
Hardiman, Jack 5 2 R01-03, R05, R13
Holland, Ted 5 0 R01-04, R06
Holligan, Teddy 18 4 R01-14, S01-03, SF
Horman, James 15 1 R01-14, S01
Lockwood, George 7 0 R03-08, S02
Lockwood, Teddy 13 17 R02-04, R09-14, S01-03, SF
Lord, Don 2 0 R10, R13
McCallum, Firth 10 2 R01-03, R05-09, R11-12
McKeegan, Tim 12 0 R06-13, S01-03, SF
McShane, Jim 16 15 R01-11, R13-14, S01-03
McShane, Joe 15 4 R01-02, R04-14, S02-03
Moodie, Bill 4 6 R06-09
Newling, Ernie 18 0 R01-14, S01-03, SF
O'Loughlin, Jack 10 1 R09-14, S01-03, SF
Palmer, George 1 0 R10
Palmer, Jimmy 13 0 R01-05, R07-09, R11-14, S03
Powell, Joe 1 0 R05
Rankin, Teddy 18 9 R01-14, S01-03, SF
Saxbee, George 1 0 S02
Thompson, Archie 8 0 R01-04, R13-14, S01, SF
Woods, Ike 5 4 R14, S01-03, SF
Young, Henry 17 7 R01-02, R04-14, S01-03, SF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
04/05/1901 Round 1 Melbourne HOME WIN GEEL by 2 unknown Henry Young
09/05/1901 Round 2 Fitzroy AWAY WIN GEEL by 10 unknown Henry Young
11/05/1901 Round 3 Carlton AWAY WIN GEEL by 29 unknown unknown
18/05/1901 Round 4 Essendon HOME WIN GEEL by 4 unknown Henry Young
25/05/1901 Round 5 Collingwood HOME LOSS COLL by 8 unknown Henry Young
01/06/1901 Round 6 St Kilda AWAY WIN GEEL by 61 unknown Henry Young
03/06/1901 Round 7 South Melbourne HOME WIN GEEL by 43 unknown Henry Young
08/06/1901 Round 8 Melbourne AWAY WIN GEEL by 13 unknown Henry Young
22/06/1901 Round 9 Fitzroy HOME WIN GEEL by 1 unknown Henry Young
29/06/1901 Round 10 Carlton HOME WIN GEEL by 32 unknown Henry Young
06/07/1901 Round 11 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESSE by 25 unknown Henry Young
13/07/1901 Round 12 Collingwood AWAY WIN GEEL by 42 unknown Henry Young
20/07/1901 Round 13 St Kilda HOME WIN GEEL by 26 unknown Henry Young
27/07/1901 Round 14 South Melbourne AWAY WIN GEEL by 4 unknown Henry Young
10/08/1901 Sectional Round 1 Carlton AWAY WIN GEEL by 31 unknown Henry Young
17/08/1901 Sectional Round 2 South Melbourne HOME WIN GEEL by 24 unknown Henry Young
24/08/1901 Sectional Round 3 Essendon HOME LOSS ESSE by 33 unknown Henry Young
31/08/1901 Semi Final Collingwood HOME LOSS COLL by 21 unknown Henry Young

Ladder Chart

This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.