carlton (1-3) vs st kilda (0-4) princess park
carlton go back to back beating st kilda by 20 points. carlton (2-3) play melbourne. st kilda (0-5) host geelong.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Carlton | 1.5 | 3.6 | 5.10 | 5.10 | 40 | Sat 25-May-1901 3:00 pm | Princes Park | ||
| St. Kilda | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 20 | Carlton won by 20 points | |||
geelong (4-0) vs collingwood (3-1) corio oval
collingwood stun geelong by 8 points. collingwood (4-1) host fitzroy. geelong (4-1) play st kilda.
| Geelong | 0.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 24 | Sat 25-May-1901 3:00 pm | Corio Oval | |
| Collingwood | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 32 | Collingwood won by 8 points | ||
essendon (1-3) vs melbourne (1-3) east melbourne
essendon beat melbourne by 26 points. essendon (2-3) play south. melbourne (1-4) host carlton.
| Essendon | 1.1 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 50 | Sat 25-May-1901 3:00 pm | East Melbourne | |
| Melbourne | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 24 | Essendon won by 26 points | ||
south (3-1) vs fitzroy (3-1) lake oval
fitzroy beat south by 16 points. fitzroy (4-1) play collingwood. south (3-2) host essendon.
| South Melbourne | 2.0 2.1 3.5 3.7 | 25 | Sat 25-May-1901 3:00 PM Venue: Lake Oval |
| Fitzroy | 2.1 4.4 5.5 6.5 | 41 | Fitzroy won by 16 pts |
ladder
| Rd 5 Ladder | |||
| CW | 5 | 16 | 212.9 |
| FI | 5 | 16 | 184.3 |
| GE | 5 | 16 | 125.2 |
| SM | 5 | 12 | 102.6 |
| ES | 5 | 8 | 113.3 |
| CA | 5 | 8 | 46.7 |
| ME | 5 | 4 | 90.4 |
| SK | 5 | 0 | 38.6 |
round 6 matches
melbourne v carlton MCG
south v essnedon LO
st kilda v geelong JO
collingwood v fitzroy VP
Harrison’s world 