The 1901 VFL Grand Final was an
Australian rules football game contested between the
Essendon Football Club and
Collingwood Football Club, held at the
Lake Oval
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in
Melbourne
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on 7 September 1901. It was the 4th annual
Grand Final
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of the
Victorian Football League
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, staged to determine the
premiers
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for the
1901 VFL season
The 1901 VFL season was the fifth season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured eight clubs, ran from 4 May until 7 September, and comprised a 17-ga ...
. The match, attended by 30,031 spectators, was won by Essendon by a margin of 27 points.
Teams
* Umpire -
Henry "Ivo" Crapp
Statistics
![Essendon fc 1901](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Essendon_fc_1901.jpg)
Goalkickers
See also
*
1901 VFL season
The 1901 VFL season was the fifth season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured eight clubs, ran from 4 May until 7 September, and comprised a 17-ga ...
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VFL/AFL Grand Finals
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Essendon Football Club
Collingwood Football Club
September 1901 sports events