essendon v collingwood east melbourne
collingwood stun essendon by 43 points due to poor kicking. collingwood (1-0) host carlton. essendon (0-1) play st kilda.
| Essendon | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.10 | 1.15 | 21 | Sat 4-May-1901 3:00 pm | East Melbourne | |
| Collingwood | 3.2 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 9.10 | 64 | Collingwood won by 43 points | ||
st kilda v south junction oval
south survive a st kilda scare by 8 points. south (1-0) play melbourne. st kilda (0-1) host essendon.
| St. Kilda | 2.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 41 | Sat 4-May-1901 3:00 pm | Junction Oval | |
| South Melbourne | 3.3 | 3.5 | 5.12 | 6.13 | 49 | South Melbourne won by 8 points | ||
geelong v melbourne corio oval
geelong stun melbourne by 2 points. geelong (1-0) face fitzroy. melbourne (0-1) host south.
| Geelong | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.11 | 23 | Sat 4-May-1901 3:30 pm | Corio Oval | |
| Melbourne | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 21 | Geelong won by 2 points | ||
fitzroy v carlton brunsiwck st
fitzroy smash carlton by 7 goals. fitzroy (1-0) host geelong. carlton (0-1) play collingwood.
| Fitzroy | 2.3 | 4.8 | 6.11 | 8.13 | 61 | Sat 4-May-1901 3:00 pm | Brunswick Street | |
| Carlton | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 19 | Fitzroy won by 42 points | ||
ladder
round 2 matches
collingwood v carlton VP
melbourne v south MCG
fitzroy v geelong BS
st kilda v essendon JO