1901 VFL grand final

1901 VFL Grand Final

Essendon

Collingwood
6.7 (43) 2.4 (16)
1 2 3 4
ESS 3.0 (18) 5.2 (32) 5.4 (34) 6.7 (43)
COL 0.1 (1) 0.3 (3) 2.3 (15) 2.4 (16)
Date7 September 1901
StadiumLake Oval
Attendance30,000
Accolades
Australian Football
Hall of Fame
Albert Thurgood (1996)
Charlie Pannam (1996)
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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 in Melbourne on 7 September 1901. It was the 4th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1901 VFL season. The match, attended by 30,031 spectators, was won by Essendon by a margin of 27 points.