1901 VFL season
Fifth season of the Victorian Football League (VFL) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1901 VFL season was the fifth season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured eight clubs and ran from 4 May to 7 September, comprising a 17-round home-and-away season followed by a two-week finals series featuring the top four clubs.
1901 VFL premiership season | |
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Date | 4 May—7 September 1901 |
Teams | 8 |
Premiers | Essendon 2nd premiership |
Minor premiers | Geelong 2nd minor premiership |
Leading goalkicker medallist | Fred Hiskins (Essendon) (34 goals) |
Matches played | 71 |
Essendon won the premiership, defeating Collingwood by 27 points in the 1901 VFL grand final; it was Essendon's second VFL premiership. Geelong won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 14–3 win–loss record. Essendon's Fred Hiskins won the leading goalkicker medal as the league's leading goalkicker.