The 1901 Victorian Football League (VFL) season was the fifth season of the VFL. The season saw 100 Australian rules footballers make their senior VFL debut and a further 11 players transfer to new clubs having previously played in the VFL.
Summary + Summary of debuts in 1901 Club VFL debuts Change of club 13 3 11 2 12 0 9 0 9 2 12 1 25 2 South Melbourne 9 1 Total 100 11
Debuts
Name Club Age at debut Round debuted Games Goals Notes 19 5 Oldest first-time coach in VFL/AFL history. Previously played for Fitzroy. 16 1 16 5 Brother of Vin Gardiner and father of Jack Gardiner. 15 0 14 0 13 1 11 0 11 4 8 0 4 0 4 1 Previously played for Collingwood. 4 0 4 0 3 0 Previously played for St Kilda. 3 1 3 0 189 175 118 10Brother of Charlie and Arthur Dummett, and uncle of Bob Dummett. 41 12 23 3 22 6 22 9 Brother of Arthur, and Fred Leach. 19 6 15 2 13 11 Previously played for South Melbourne. 12 5 Previously played for Melbourne. 3 1 1 0 1 1 81 90 Father of Jack McKenzie Jr. 71 14 Brother of Alex, Fred and Gordon Robinson, and uncle of Alexander and George Robinson. 70 5 43 1 Brother of James Kennedy. 27 1 6 3 4 9 Brother of Ted Kennedy. 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 163 41 109 145 80 75 79 5 74 33 17 0 15 2 12 4 Brother of Jim Paternoster. 68108 474 46 6 44 5 130Previously played for South Melbourne. 7 7 7 1 4 6Previously played for South Melbourne. 2 10 1 0 1 0 152 212 78 29 16 3 15 14 13 5 11 8 Belgian Croix de guerre recipient in World War I. 8 3 7 1 4 3 3 3 1 0 Previously played for St Kilda. 1 0 1 0 Brother of Bill de Grouchy. 31 5 Brother of Cecil and George Sandford. 27 7 18 1 16 3 12 0 11 2 110 Brother of Ben and Cecil Sandford. 9 0 Previously played for Essendon. 80 70 50 43 30 3 1 2 1 2 2 20 20 10 Brother of Jim Dowdall. Previously played for Collingwood. 10 10 10 10 10 10 Brother of Owen Brennan. 11 10 South Melbourne 61 26 South Melbourne 362 Brother of Harold and Les Rippon. Previously played for Melbourne. South Melbourne 31 12 South Melbourne 27 13 South Melbourne 15 3 South Melbourne 13 0 South Melbourne 9 0 South Melbourne 5 2 South Melbourne 4 0 South Melbourne 1 0
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