collingwood (1-0) vs carlton (0-1) victoria park
only conceding 1 goal in the first two rounds collingwood are looking strong with a 87 point win over carlton. collingwood (2-0) play south. carlton (0-2) host geelong.
| Collingwood | 0.1 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 13.16 | 94 | Thu 9-May-1901 3:00 pm | Victoria Park | |
| Carlton | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 7 | Collingwood won by 87 points | ||
melbourne (0-1) vs south (1-0) mcg
south win thriller over melbourne by 4 points. south (2-0) host collinggwood. melborune (0-2) host st kilda.
| Melbourne | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 36 | Thu 9-May-1901 3:00 pm | M.C.G. | |
| South Melbourne | 0.3 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.10 | 40 | South Melbourne won by 4 points | ||
st kilda (0-1) vs essendon (0-1) junction oval
essendon smash st kilda by 39 points. essendon (1-1) host fitzroy. st kilda (0-2) play melbourne.
| St. Kilda | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 19 | Thu 9-May-1901 3:00 pm | Junction Oval | |
| Essendon | 3.2 | 3.3 | 6.10 | 9.14 | 68 | Essendon won by 49 points | ||
fitzroy (1-0) vs geelong (1-0) brunswick st
a strong second quarter gave geelonga 10 point win over fitzroy. geelong (2-0) play carlton. fitzroy (1-1) play essendon.
| Fitzroy | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 38 | Thu 9-May-1901 3:00 pm | Brunswick Street | |
| Geelong | 1.2 | 5.9 | 5.10 | 6.12 | 48 | Geelong won by 10 points | ||
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| COLL | 2 | 8 | 564.29 |
| GEEL | 2 | 8 | 120.34 |
| STH | 2 | 8 | 115.58 |
| FITZ | 2 | 4 | 147.76 |
| ESS | 2 | 4 | 107.23 |
| MELB | 2 | 0 | 90.48 |
| STK | 2 | 0 | 51.28 |
| CARL | 2 | 0 | 16.77 |
round 3 matches
carlton v geelong PP
south v collingwood LO
essendon v fitzroy EM
melbourne v st kilda MCG
Harrison’s world 