carlton (2-12) vs geelong (12-2) princess park
geelong beat carlton by 31 points. geelong (13-2) host south. carlton (2-13) play essendon.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Carlton | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 23 | Sat 10-Aug-1901 2:30 pm | Princes Park | ||
| Geelong | 1.2 | 3.6 | 4.12 | 6.18 | 54 | Geelong won by 31 points | |||
collingwood (10-4) vs melbourne (8-1-5) victoria park
collingwood beat melbourne by 16 points. collingwood (11-4) play fitzroy. melbourne (8-1-6) host st kilda.
| Collingwood | 1.3 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 44 | Sat 10-Aug-1901 2:30 pm | Victoria Park | |
| Melbourne | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.10 | 28 | Collingwood won by 16 points | ||
st kilda (1-13) vs fitzroy (6-1-7) junction oval
fitzroy keep their finals hopes alive with a 72 point win over st kilda. fitzroy (7-1-7) host collingwood. st kilda (1-14) play melbourne.
| St. Kilda | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 27 | Sat 10-Aug-1901 2:30 pm | Junction Oval | |
| Fitzroy | 4.4 | 9.8 | 11.10 | 14.15 | 99 | Fitzroy won by 72 points | ||
south (7-7) vs essendon (9-5) lake oval
essendon destroy south by 10 goals. essendon (10-5) host carlton. south (7-8) play geelong.
| South Melbourne | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 9 | Sat 10-Aug-1901 2:30 pm | Lake Oval | |
| Essendon | 2.2 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 10.9 | 69 | Essendon won by 60 points | ||
ladder
| Rd 15 Ladder | |||
| GE | 15 | 52 | 152.9 |
| CW | 15 | 44 | 146.5 |
| ES | 15 | 40 | 177.7 |
| ME | 15 | 34 | 103.1 |
| FI | 15 | 30 | 126.9 |
| SM | 15 | 28 | 101.2 |
| CA | 15 | 8 | 47.9 |
| SK | 15 | 4 | 36.9 |
round 16 matches
geelong v south CO
essendon v carlton EM
fitzroy v collingwood BS
melbourne v st kilda MCG