carlton (2-11) vs essendon (8-5) princess park
essendon smash carlton by 59 points. essendon (9-5) play south. carlton (2-12) host geelong.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Carlton | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 20 | Sat 27-Jul-1901 3:00 pm | Princes Park | ||
| Essendon | 2.6 | 5.8 | 7.11 | 11.13 | 79 | Essendon won by 59 points | |||
south (7-6) vs geelong (11-2) lake oval
geelong beat south by4 points. geelong (12-2) play carlton. south (7-7) host essendon.
| South Melbourne | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 6.9 | 45 | Sat 27-Jul-1901 3:00 pm | Lake Oval | |
| Geelong | 2.3 | 2.5 | 5.11 | 6.13 | 49 | Geelong won by 4 points | ||
melbourne (7-1-5) vs fitzroy (6-1-6) mcg
melbourne beat inaccruate fitzroy by 1 goal. melbourne (8-1-5) play collingwood. fitzroy (6-1-7) play st kilda.
| Melbourne | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 29 | Sat 27-Jul-1901 3:00 pm | M.C.G. | |
| Fitzroy | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.10 | 2.11 | 23 | Melbourne won by 6 points | ||
collingwood (9-4) vs st kilda (1-12) victoria park
collingwood destroy st kilda by 67 points. collingwood (10-4) host melbourne. st kilda (1-13) host fitzroy.
| Collingwood | 3.7 | 5.9 | 9.16 | 10.20 | 80 | Sat 27-Jul-1901 3:00 pm | Victoria Park | |
| St. Kilda | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 13 | Collingwood won by 67 points | ||
ladder
| 1901 Ladder | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Home | Away | GF-BF | For | GA-BA | Agn | % | Pts |
| 1 | Geelong | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6-0-1 | 6-0-1 | 93.154 (38%) | 712 | 65.88 (42%) | 478 | 149.0 | 48 | |
| 2 | Collingwood | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5-0-2 | 5-0-2 | 96.136 (41%) | 712 | 65.98 (40%) | 488 | 145.9 | 40 | |
| 3 | Essendon | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5-0-2 | 4-0-3 | 112.176 (39%) | 848 | 70.87 (45%) | 507 | 167.3 | 36 | |
| 4 | Melbourne | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5-0-2 | 3-1-3 | 74.96 (44%) | 540 | 67.105 (39%) | 507 | 106.5 | 34 |
| 5 | South Melbourne | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3-0-4 | 4-0-3 | 90.111 (45%) | 651 | 78.115 (40%) | 583 | 111.7 | 28 | |
| 6 | Fitzroy | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2-1-4 | 4-0-3 | 96.117 (45%) | 693 | 80.117 (41%) | 597 | 116.1 | 26 |
| 7 | Carlton | 14 | 2 | 12 | 2-0-5 | 0-0-7 | 52.84 (38%) | 396 | 112.148 (43%) | 820 | 48.3 | 8 | |
| 8 | St Kilda | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1-0-6 | 0-0-7 | 47.68 (41%) | 350 | 123.184 (40%) | 922 | 38.0 | 4 | |
round 15 matches
st kilda v fitzroy JO
collingwood v melbourne MCG
carlton v geelong PP
south v essendon LO