geelong (1st) v collingwood (3rd) east melbourne
collingwood knock geelong out by 21 points. they will play essendon in the grand final.
| Collingwood | 2.3 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 45 | Sat 31-Aug-1901 2:30 pm | East Melbourne | 10,000 | £240 |
| Geelong | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 24 | Collingwood won by 21 points | |||
essendon (2nd) v fitzroy (4th) victoria park
essendon beat fitzroy by 1 point they will play collingwood in the grand ifnal.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | Gate | |
| Essendon | 0.1 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 6.10 | 46 | Sat 31-Aug-1901 2:30 pm | Victoria Park | 15,000 | £340 |
| Fitzroy | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 45 | Essendon won by 1 point | |||
grand final
essendon v collingwood LO